Motorola Moto G4 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1) Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G4 Plus

Motorola Moto G4 Plus

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1)

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Motorola Moto G4 Plus or Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G4 Plus Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1)
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Release date 2016, May 2017, November
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153 x 76.6 x 9.8 mm | 6.02 x 6.02 x 3.02 in 153 x 76.2 x 7.7 mm | 6.02 x 6.02 x 3 in
Weight 155 g | 5.47 oz 153 g | 5.4 oz
Body Build Plastic body Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Black, White Gold, Dark Grey, Silver, Rose Gold
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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 5.5" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.2% 71.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 267 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, PDAF & laser AF, f/2.0 -13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2 16 MP, f/2.0
Functions Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 7.1.2 (Nougat); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 505
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single & dual SIM models microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 125
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 509
GeekBench 4 Single Core 666
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2205
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2116

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-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 (dual-SIM model only) 
GSM 850 / 1900 - XT1644 (USA)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1644 (USA), XT1644 (India) 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1644 (Europe)
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300) - XT1644 (Europe) 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - XT1644 (USA) 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300) - XT1644 (India)
-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)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

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

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