Xiaomi Mi 5c vs Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi 5c

Xiaomi Mi 5c

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Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)

Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)

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Xiaomi Mi 5c or Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi 5c Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)
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Release date 2017, February 2017, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144.4 x 69.7 x 7.1 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.74 in 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm | 6.12 x 6.12 x 2.98 in
Weight 135 g | 4.76 oz 165 g | 5.82 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum frame, back Front glass, aluminum frame, back
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Colors Black, Gold, Rose Gold Black, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
Battery 2860 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 150 EUR 170 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.15" in 5.5" in
Screen area 73.1 cm2 82.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.6% 70.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 428 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1.25µm, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.25µm, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.6, 50mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide) 5 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1 (Nougat); MIUI 8 Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset - Xiaomi Surge S1 - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T860MP4 Adreno 506
External memory No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 94339
GeekBench 5 Single Core 144 169
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 657 999
GeekBench 4 Single Core 726
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2780
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1966

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - TD-SCDMA
-4G - LTE band 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-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), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE

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, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W (Quick Charge 3.0)

- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- For China

- For Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, LATAM. Also known as Xiaomi Mi 5X in China.

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