Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A (Redmi Y1 Lite) vs Xiaomi Mi Note 3 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A (Redmi Y1 Lite)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A (Redmi Y1 Lite)

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Xiaomi Mi Note 3

Xiaomi Mi Note 3

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A (Redmi Y1 Lite) or Xiaomi Mi Note 3 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A (Redmi Y1 Lite) Xiaomi Mi Note 3
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Release date 2017, November 2017, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153 x 76.2 x 7.6 mm | 6.02 x 6.02 x 3 in 152.6 x 74 x 7.6 mm | 6.01 x 6.01 x 2.91 in
Weight 150 g | 5.29 oz 163 g | 5.75 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front/back glass & aluminum frame
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Colors Gold, Dark Grey, Silver, Rose Gold Black, Blue (128/6 only)
Battery 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 264 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 35 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 92 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 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.5% 73.8%
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 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -13 MP, PDAF, f/2.2 -12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 4-axis OIS, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.6, 52mm (telephoto), AF, 2x optical zoom
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 720p@120fps
DxOMark Main Score 90
DxOMark Photo 94
DxOMark Video 82
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0 16 MP, 1.0µm
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.0 (Nougat); MIUI 10 Android 7.1 (Nougat); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm) - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU - Quad-core Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU Adreno 308 Adreno 512
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 142 348
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 591 1149
GeekBench 5 Single Core 124 331
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 475 1388
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1588
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5629
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 5365

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 / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 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 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-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, 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 Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Versions: Redmi Y1 Lite (India); Redmi Note 5A (China, Malaysia)

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