Phone Comparison - LG G2 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5a vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced August 2013 October 2017 February 2018
Status Available - September 2013 Available - October 2017 Available - February 2018
Price - Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($150.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Gold, Rose Gold, Gray Black, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.45 x 2.79 x 0.35 in)
140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm
(5.53 x 2.76 x 0.33 in)
158.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm
(6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz )
SIM Type - Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (Region Dependent) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android 7.1.2 (Nougat)
User Interface - MIUI 9 MIUI 9
Processor Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 308 Adreno 506
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.0 inches 5.99 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.78% 69.89% 77.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -