Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1) vs Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1)

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Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1) or Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1) Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)
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Release date 2017, November 2017, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153 x 76.2 x 7.7 mm | 6.02 x 6.02 x 3 in 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm | 6.12 x 6.12 x 2.98 in
Weight 153 g | 5.4 oz 165 g | 5.82 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back Front glass, aluminum frame, back
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Colors Gold, Dark Grey, Silver, Rose Gold Black, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
Battery 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 240 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 32 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 82.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.5% 70.1%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 267 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, 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 LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0 5 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.2 (Nougat); MIUI 10 Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 505 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 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 94339
GeekBench 5 Single Core 169
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 999

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / 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), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
-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, LTE 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi 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 microUSB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, 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 (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity , Infrared port
Other extras
- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- Versions: Redmi Y1 (India); Redmi Note 5A (Global); Redmi Note 5A Prime (China, Malaysia)

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

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