Xiaomi Mi A3 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5a Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi A3

Xiaomi Mi A3

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Xiaomi Redmi 5a

Xiaomi Redmi 5a

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Xiaomi Mi A3 or Xiaomi Redmi 5a Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi A3 Xiaomi Redmi 5a
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Release date 2019, July 2017, November
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153.5 x 71.9 x 8.5 mm | 6.04 x 6.04 x 2.83 in 140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm | 5.53 x 5.53 x 2.76 in
Weight 173.8 g | 6.13 oz 137 g | 4.83 oz
Body Build Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Kind of Gray, Not just Blue, More than White Gold, Dark Gray, Rose Gold, Blue
Battery 4030 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.01" in 5" in
Screen area 88.7 cm2 68.0 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.3% 69.1%
Screen resolution 720 x 1560 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 286 PPI 296 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, (ultrawide), f/2.2, 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
-13 MP, PDAF, f/2.2
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm 5 MP, f/2.0
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 7.1.2 (Nougat); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 308
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 177109
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 329
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1075
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 290
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 466
GeekBench 5 Single Core 312 124
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1357 410
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1501 660
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5662 2014
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1368

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-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) 450/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, 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 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.1, 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 (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Accelerometer, proximity , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 3)
Versions
- For India; China

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