Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto C vs Nokia 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5a

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Nokia Xiaomi
Announced May 2017 October 2017 October 2017
Status Available - June 2017 Available - November 2017 Available - October 2017
Price Rs. 5,999 ($99.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,999 ($100.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, Copper, Gray Gold, Rose Gold, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145.5 x 73.6 mm x 9 mm
(5.73 x 2.9 in x 0.35 in)
- 140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm
(5.53 x 2.76 x 0.33 in)
Weight 154 g (5.43 oz) - 137 g (4.83 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 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, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Water resistant Nano Coating - -
Notification LED No Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.1 GHz, MediaTek MT6737M Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425
GPU Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 304 Adreno 308
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - - 69.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP 8 MP 13 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 720p@30fps 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, LED Flash [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB OTG microUSB v2.0 microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not 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 2350 mAh 4100 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -