Alcatel A5 LED vs Xiaomi Redmi 5A

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Comparing the Alcatel A5 LED vs Xiaomi Redmi 5A across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Alcatel A5 LED runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A runs at 1.4 GHz, making Alcatel A5 LED the better performer.


Display: Alcatel A5 LED offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers 5 inches, making Alcatel A5 LED the larger display of the two. Both Alcatel A5 LED and Xiaomi Redmi 5A feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Alcatel A5 LED and Xiaomi Redmi 5A feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Alcatel A5 LED and Xiaomi Redmi 5A feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Alcatel A5 LED offers 2800 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi 5A better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Alcatel A5 LED and Xiaomi Redmi 5A offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi 5A receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Alcatel A5 LED has a rating of 3.2.

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Alcatel A5 LED
₹6,999
(Discontinued)
Xiaomi Redmi 5A
₹5,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

67%
67%

Release Date

10 Nov, 2017
07 Dec, 2017

Performance

MediaTek MT6753
Snapdragon 425
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
3 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

2800 mAh
3000 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Inexpensive
  • Good performance
  • Good battery life

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Sub-par cameras
  • Doesn't differentiate from its predecessor

User Ratings

3.2/5
(54 ratings)
4.5/5
(1,231,362 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
3 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Dec 07, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)

Custom UI

N/A
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

MediaTek MT6753
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Processor

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP3
Adreno 308

RAM

3 GB
2 GB / 3 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

282 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.65 %
69.86 %

Design

Height

146 mm
140.4 mm

Width

72.1 mm
70.1 mm

Thickness

10.2 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

159 grams
137 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.01/3" sensor size
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2PureCel Sensor 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2800 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 12.1 Hours(4G) / Up to 12.3 Hours(3G) / Up to 21 Hours(2G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB / 32 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17)
N/A

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.072 W/kg Body: 0.910 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Sensors