Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi A1

Xiaomi Mi A1

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Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus

Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus

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Xiaomi Mi A1 or Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi A1 Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus
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Release date 2017, September 2016, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm | 6.12 x 6.12 x 2.98 in 154.6 x 77.7 x 8 mm | 6.09 x 6.09 x 3.06 in
Weight 165 g | 5.82 oz 168 g | 5.93 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum frame, back Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, Gold, Rose Gold, Red Silver, Gray, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3800 mAh,  Non-removable
Approximate price 170 EUR 310 EUR
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.7" in
Screen area 82.6 cm2 89.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.1% 74.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 386 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 13 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.25µm, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.6, 50mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
-13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.12µm, PDAF
-13 MP B/W, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.12µm
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 4 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 4 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 2µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x2.2 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 530
External memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 96807
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 190 344
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 841 723
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 598
GeekBench 5 Single Core 169 332
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1000 820
GeekBench 4 Single Core 859 1776
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4171 4020
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6912
GeekBench 4 Battery 3415

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity , Infrared port - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer , Infrared port
Other extras
- Charging 5V/2A 10W

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- For Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, LATAM. Also known as Xiaomi Mi 5X in China.

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