Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1) vs Huawei P9 Plus 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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Huawei P9 Plus

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1) or Huawei P9 Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1) Huawei P9 Plus
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Release date 2017, November 2016, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153 x 76.2 x 7.7 mm | 6.02 x 6.02 x 3 in 152.3 x 75.3 x 7 mm | 6 x 6 x 2.96 in
Weight 153 g | 5.4 oz 162 g | 5.71 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Gold, Dark Grey, Silver, Rose Gold Haze Gold, Quartz Grey, Ceramic White
Battery 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 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 Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.5% 72.7%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 267 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - 3D Touch display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF
-12 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0 8 MP, f/1.9, AF
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.2 (Nougat); MIUI 10 Android 6 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7 (Nougat); EMUI 5
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 955 (16 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 505 Mali-T880 MP4
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 349
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 945
GeekBench 5 Single Core 340
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1084
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1767
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5096

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)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 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - VIE-L09, VIE-L29
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - VIE-L09 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - VIE-L29
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, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 1.48 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-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
- Fast battery charging: 38% in 30min
Versions
- Versions: Redmi Y1 (India); Redmi Note 5A (Global); Redmi Note 5A Prime (China, Malaysia)

- Versions: VIE-L09 (Single SIM); VIE-L29 (Dual SIM)

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