Xiaomi Redmi 4a vs Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Redmi 4a Xiaomi Redmi Y1
Released · Nov 11, 2016
Released · Nov 08, 2017
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 64GB
3120 mAh
3080 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 04, 2016 Nov 02, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$104 $170

Design

Dimensions
5.51 x 2.77 x 0.33 inches
139.9 x 70.4 x 8.5 mm
6.02 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches
153 x 76.2 x 7.7 mm
Weight
4.64 oz / 131.5 g 5.40 oz / 153.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys, Notification light Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 69.99% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 71.57% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 1280x720px, 267 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm) Snapdragon 435 8940 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308 Adreno 505
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3120 mAh, Li - Ion 3080 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
3, 5 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40 38, 40
3G Bands
8, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

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with 32 GB storage
Memory 3GB/32GB
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