Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 5a vs Xiaomi Mi 5s

Xiaomi Redmi 5a
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced October 2017 September 2016
Status Available - October 2017 Available - September 2016
Price Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,900 ($300.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gold, Rose Gold, Gray Black, White, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm
(5.53 x 2.76 x 0.33 in)
145.6 x 70.3 x 8.25 mm
(5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Ultrasonic Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface MIUI 9 -
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 [Similar] Dual-core 2.4 GHz Kryo & dual-core 2.0 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 308 [Similar] Adreno 530 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 3/4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Curved Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.15 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.89% 71.35%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP [Similar] 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, Sony IMX378, EIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p, 2µm pixel [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 Type-C 1.0 Reversible Connector, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -