Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1) vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1)

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1) or Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1) Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro
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Release date 2017, November 2016, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153 x 76.2 x 7.7 mm | 6.02 x 6.02 x 3 in 150 x 76 x 8.7 mm | 5.91 x 5.91 x 2.99 in
Weight 153 g | 5.4 oz 164 g | 5.78 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back Aluminum body
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Colors Gold, Dark Grey, Silver, Rose Gold Silver, Gray, Gold
Battery 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4050 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 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% 72.4%
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
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Camera and Video

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

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.2 (Nougat); MIUI 10 Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); MIUI 9.5
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650
CPU - Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72)
GPU Adreno 505 Adreno 510
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 16 GB, 2 GB RAM - Standard version
32 GB, 3 GB RAM - High/Special version

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1392
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3301

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Micro-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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Special edition (Taiwan)
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300) - Special edition (Taiwan)
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 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 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.26 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU - 0.56 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, recording
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
Versions
- Versions: Redmi Y1 (India); Redmi Note 5A (Global); Redmi Note 5A Prime (China, Malaysia)

- Also known as Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro

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