Lava Shark 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi A4

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Comparing the Lava Shark 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi A4 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: Lava Shark 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,970, while Xiaomi Redmi A4 scores 1,963, making Lava Shark 5G the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi A4 offers a screen size of 6.88 inches, while Lava Shark 5G offers 6.75 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi A4 the larger display of the two. Both Lava Shark 5G and Xiaomi Redmi A4 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi A4 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Lava Shark 5G offers 13 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi A4 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Lava Shark 5G and Xiaomi Redmi A4 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi A4 delivers longer battery life with 16h 28m, while Lava Shark 5G delivers 10h 51m, making Xiaomi Redmi A4 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Lava Shark 5G and Xiaomi Redmi A4 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi A4 receives a higher expert rating of 7.5 from the editorial team, while Lava Shark 5G is rated 7.4.


User Rating: Lava Shark 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Xiaomi Redmi A4 has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Release Date

23 May, 2025
27 Nov, 2024
14 May, 2026

Performance

Unisoc T765
Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.75 inches (17.15 cm)
6.88 inches (17.48 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1640 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5160 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
18W Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
512 GB
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.4/10
7.5/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • 5G on a budget
  • Decent performance
  • Near-stock Android
  • Respectable battery life
  • Premium design
  • Smooth 120Hz display
  • Excellent battery life
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Average cameras
  • Limited RAM & storage
  • Charging speeds could have been better
  • Incompatible with Airtel 5G
  • Selfie and low light performance could be better
  • Pre-installed apps
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.3/5
(1,246 ratings)
4.2/5
(22,741 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

387,657
AnTuTu Score
381,047
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
10h 51m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 28m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹12,499
₹13,998
₹159,999

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General

Launch Date

May 23, 2025
(Official)
Nov 27, 2024
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v15
Android v14
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
4 Years
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
HyperOS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Unisoc T765
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2.1 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
4 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2
Adreno 611
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

387,657
381,047
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s
32.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
6.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.5 %
33.5 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.75 inches  (17.15 cm)
6.88 inches  (17.48 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1640 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
600 nits
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

260 ppi
260 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.14 %
84.18 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
90 %
94.49 %

Design

Height

168.04 mm
171.88 mm
162.98 mm

Width

77.8 mm
77.80 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
8.22 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

200 grams
212.3 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP54
Yes Splash proof IP52
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Film Camera
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
5160 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

10h 51m
16h 28m
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 38m 10s
1h 39m 0s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 1 TB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Accelerometer
Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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₹12,499
₹13,998
₹159,999