Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1) vs Xiaomi Mi 6 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1)

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Xiaomi Mi 6

Xiaomi Mi 6

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1) or Xiaomi Mi 6 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1) Xiaomi Mi 6
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Release date 2017, November 2017, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153 x 76.2 x 7.7 mm | 6.02 x 6.02 x 3 in 145.2 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm | 5.72 x 5.72 x 2.78 in
Weight 153 g | 5.4 oz 168 g | 5.93 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back Front/back glass, stainless steel frame
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Colors Gold, Dark Grey, Silver, Rose Gold Ceramic Black, Black, Blue, White
Battery 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3350 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 240 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 32 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.15" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 73.1 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.5% 71.4%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 267 PPI 428 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, PDAF -12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, 4-axis OIS, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.6, 52mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0 8 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.2 (Nougat); MIUI 10 Android 7.1.1 (Nougat); MIUI 8
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 505 Adreno 540
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 261141
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 393
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1238
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1340
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 565
GeekBench 5 Single Core 368
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1463
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1894
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6193
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7657
GeekBench 4 Battery 3620

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
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
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- Splash resistant
Versions
- Versions: Redmi Y1 (India); Redmi Note 5A (Global); Redmi Note 5A Prime (China, Malaysia)

- For Global market

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