Phone Comparison - LG K7 vs LG K7i vs Xiaomi Redmi 5a

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG Xiaomi
Announced January 2016 September 2017 October 2017
Status Available - April 2016 Available - September 2017 Available - October 2017
Price Rs. 7,889 ($116.01) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($122.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black, Gold; Titan (LTE model) Brown Gold, Rose Gold, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.6 x 72.5 x 9.1 mm
(5.65 x 2.85 x 0.36 in)
- 140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm
(5.53 x 2.76 x 0.33 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) - 137 g (4.83 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - No Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz (3G model)
Quad-core 1.1 GHz (LTE model), Mediatek MT6580M (3G model)
Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (LTE model)
Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A53, - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425
GPU Mali-400MP2
Adreno 304
- Adreno 308
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.12% - 69.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP or 8 MP 8 MP 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 720p 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2125 mAh 2500 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -