Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 5a vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus vs Vivo V9

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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi vivo
Announced October 2017 February 2018 March 2018
Status Available - October 2017 Available - February 2018 Available - April 2018
Price Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($150.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 22,900 ($350.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gold, Rose Gold, Gray Black, Gold, Rose Gold Rose Gold, Blue, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 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)
154.8 x 75.1 x 7.9 mm
(6.09 x 2.96 x 0.31 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz ) 150 g (5.29 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
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 band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) Android OS, v8.1 (Oreo)
User Interface MIUI 9 MIUI 9 FunTouch OS 4.0
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953-Pro Snapdragon 626
GPU Adreno 308 Adreno 506 Adreno 506
RAM 2 GB 3/4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.99 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2280 pixels (400 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.89% 77.44% 85.41%
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 13 MP 12 MP Dual 16 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 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 Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 1080p, Moonlight Flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, 4G, VoLTE
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3300 mAh 3260 mAh
Stand by - - -
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