Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) vs Lava A79 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)

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Lava A79

Lava A79

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) or Lava A79 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) Lava A79
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Release date 2018, February 2016, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.97 in 155 x 78.6 x 9.2 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 3.09 in
Weight 180 g | 6.35 oz 134 g | 4.73 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum frame & back, plastic ends
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Colors Black, Gold, Blue, Rose Gold Black, White
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD TN
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen touchscreen
Display colors 16M
Screen size 5.99" in 5.5" in
Screen area 92.6 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.4% 68.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 480 x 854 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 178 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25 µm, dual pixel PDAF -5 MP
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 2 MP
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 10 Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 93658

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
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), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India 
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 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Accelerometer
Other extras
- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- Versions: Redmi Note 5 (Global); Redmi 5 Plus (China)

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