Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) vs Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

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Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)

Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)

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Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) or Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)
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Release date 2018, July 2017, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm | 6.25 x 6.25 x 2.97 in 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm | 6.12 x 6.12 x 2.98 in
Weight 166 g | 5.86 oz 165 g | 5.82 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front glass, aluminum frame, back
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Colors Black, Gold, Blue, Red, Rose Gold Black, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.99" in 5.5" in
Screen area 92.6 cm2 82.6 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.4% 70.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.9'', 1.25µm
-20 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.8'', 1.0µm, 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 flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.8'', 1.0µm 5 MP
Functions LED flash, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 512 Adreno 506
External memory No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 161030 94339
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 351
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1001
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 275
GeekBench 5 Single Core 332 169
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1290 999

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 / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
-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
-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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps 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 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack No 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 , Infrared port
Other extras
- Charging 5V/2A 10W (Quick Charge 3.0)
-Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0) India only

- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- Versions: Mi A2 (Global); Mi 6X (China)

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

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