Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 (India) vs Xiaomi Redmi A2

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced February 2018 August 2020 March 2023
Status Available - February 2018 Coming Soon - August 2020 Available - March 2023
Price Rs. 9,999 ($150.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, Gold, Rose Gold Black, Sky Blue, Sporty Orange Light Green, Light Blue, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm
(6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 in)
164.9 x 77.1 x 9 mm
(6.49 x 3.04 x 0.35 in)
164.9 x 76.8 x 9.1 mm
(6.49 x 3.02 x 0.36 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz ) 196 g (6.91 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
& TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - International
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Water-repellent coating
-
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) Android 10 Android 12 (Go edition)
User Interface MIUI 9 MIUI 12 MIUI 13
Processor Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), MediaTek Helio G35 (12 nm) Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek Helio G36 (12 nm)
GPU Adreno 506 PowerVR GE8320 PowerVR GE8320
RAM 3/4 GB 4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 128 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
400 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
HD+ IPS LCD Screen
400 nits (typ)
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M colors
Size 5.99 inches 6.53 inches 6.52 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (269 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (269 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 77.44% 80.79% 81.10%
Multi-Touch yes no 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 12 MP 13 MP + 2 MP 8 MP + 0.08 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama 13 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth), AF
HDR
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
0.08 MP (depth)
HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
5 MP, f/2.2
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery charging 10W
Capacity 3300 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -