Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 vs Samsung Galaxy A30 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 14, 2018	Feb 25, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches 158.5 x 75.45 x 8.05 mm	6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g	5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic
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	Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.44% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 85.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, 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, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), 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, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	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	Dolby Atmos, 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	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 14, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA305F
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.32 W/kg Body: 0.52 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.43 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.15 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

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Full specifications
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A30 Specs