Xiaomi Redmi 5 vs Xiaomi Mi A1 Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Redmi 5 Xiaomi Mi A1
Released · Dec 12, 2017
Released · Sep 12, 2017
5.7-inch · 1440x720px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3300 mAh
3080 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 07, 2017 Sep 05, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$135

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches
151.8 x 72.8 x 7.7 mm
6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches
155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.54 oz / 157.0 g 5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue Black, Gold, Pink

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 75.72% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 70.87% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, 450 nits
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 (14 nm) Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 506
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh 3080 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 26 mm
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash) 5 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
VoIP, 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 FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8 1, 3, 5
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Memory 2GB/16GB
Prices (MSRP) $120
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