Asus Zenfone Live 16GB vs Xiaomi Redmi 5A

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Comparing the Asus Zenfone Live 16GB vs Xiaomi Redmi 5A across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Asus Zenfone Live 16GB and Xiaomi Redmi 5A run at the same processing speed of 1.4 GHz.


Display: Both Asus Zenfone Live 16GB and Xiaomi Redmi 5A offer the same screen size of 5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Asus Zenfone Live 16GB and Xiaomi Redmi 5A feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Asus Zenfone Live 16GB and Xiaomi Redmi 5A feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Asus Zenfone Live 16GB offers 2650 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi 5A better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Asus Zenfone Live 16GB and Xiaomi Redmi 5A offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi 5A receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Asus Zenfone Live 16GB is rated 6.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi 5A receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Asus Zenfone Live 16GB has a rating of 3.9.

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Asus Zenfone Live 16GB
₹10,499
(Out of Stock)
Xiaomi Redmi 5A
₹5,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

66%
67%

Release Date

24 May, 2017
07 Dec, 2017

Performance

Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon 425
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 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

2650 mAh
3000 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

6.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Lightweight build
  • Seamless livestreaming with beautification modes
  • Inexpensive
  • Good performance
  • Good battery life

Cons

  • Poor camera quality
  • Average performance
  • Sub-par battery life
  • Sub-par cameras
  • Doesn't differentiate from its predecessor

User Ratings

3.9/5
(129 ratings)
4.5/5
(1,231,362 ratings)

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Video

Videos
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Videos
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User Feedback

General

Launch Date

May 24, 2017
(Official)
Dec 07, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

Zen UI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Processor

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 308

RAM

2 GB
2 GB / 3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

294 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.97 %
69.86 %

Design

Height

141.1 mm
140.4 mm

Width

71.7 mm
70.1 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

120 grams
137 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2PureCel Sensor 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
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

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2650 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 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: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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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)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

BeautyLive
Explorer Mi cloud Mi Remote