Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 vs Google Pixel 7a Specs Comparison

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6.1
Google Pixel 7a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Google Pixel 7a
Released · Feb 22, 2018
Released · May 10, 2023
6.0-inch · 2160x1080px
6.1-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
4385 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 14, 2018 May 10, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$499 | €509

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches
158.5 x 75.45 x 8.05 mm
6.00 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches (~0.41 inches with camera bump)
152.4 x 72.9 x 9 mm (~10.50 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g 6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue Charcoal, Snow, Sea, and Coral

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.44% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 80.86% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 403 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 1277 (Average)
Bright Min
Untested 1.8 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm) Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x2.85GHz Cortex-X1
2x2.35G​Hz Cortex-A78
4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 506 Mali-G710 MP7
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
3GB/32GB
8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat) Android (15, 14, 13)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1437
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3461
3D Mark High
Untested 1631
3D Mark Low
Untested 1095

Battery

Type
4000 mAh 4385 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W
Wireless: 7.5W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 4min
Browsing
15h 27min
Video
9h 7min
Gaming
5h 27min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
64 MP
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.73"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p
Front
5 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p
13 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
133
Overall
140
Photo
127
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 25, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

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Memory 3GB/32GB
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