Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite

Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite

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Xiaomi Redmi 5

Xiaomi Redmi 5

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Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite or Xiaomi Redmi 5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Xiaomi Redmi 5
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Release date 2018, July 2017, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 149.3 x 71.7 x 8.8 mm | 5.88 x 5.88 x 2.82 in 151.8 x 72.8 x 7.7 mm | 5.98 x 5.98 x 2.87 in
Weight 178 g | 6.28 oz 157 g | 5.54 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic frame & ends, aluminum back
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Colors Black, Blue, Gold (Global); Rose Gold, Red (China only) Black, Gold, Light Blue, Rose Gold
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 180 EUR 160 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.84" in 5.7" in
Screen area 85.1 cm2 83.8 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.5% 75.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2280 px 720 x 1440 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 432 PPI 282 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25 µm, PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.2, 1.12 µm, depth sensor
-12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25 µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0 5 MP
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10; Android One Android 7.1.2 (Nougat); MIUI 9.1
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm) - Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 94936
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 146
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 847
GeekBench 4 Single Core 870 773
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4115 3701
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3021

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - China
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 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, dual-band, WiFi 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 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio (after SW update to A FM radio
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, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Charging 5V/2A 10W

- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- Versions: Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite (Global); Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro (China, India)

- For China; India

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