Lyf Wind 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi A5

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Comparing the Lyf Wind 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi A5 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi A5 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.8 GHz, while Lyf Wind 2 runs at 1.0 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a screen size of 6.88 inches, while Lyf Wind 2 offers 6 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 the larger display of the two. Both Lyf Wind 2 and Xiaomi Redmi A5 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 32 MP, while Lyf Wind 2 offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Lyf Wind 2 offers 2 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a higher battery capacity with 5200 mAh, while Lyf Wind 2 offers 2850 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Lyf Wind 2 offers 16 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi A5 receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Lyf Wind 2 has a rating of 3.4.

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₹8,995
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Summary

Spec Score

61%
73%

Release Date

04 Aug, 2016
16 Apr, 2025

Performance

MediaTek MT6735M
Unisoc T7250
Quad Core (upto 1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.88 inches (17.48 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1650 px (HD+)
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
32 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

2850 mAh
5200 mAh
N/A
15W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

User Ratings

3.4/5
(316 ratings)
4.1/5
(9,929 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Aug 04, 2016
(Official)
Apr 16, 2025
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v15

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years

Security Updates

N/A
4 Years

Custom UI

N/A
Android Go

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

MediaTek MT6735M
Unisoc T7250
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Processor

Quad core, 1 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP2
Mali-G57 MP1

RAM

2 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.88 inches  (17.48 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1650 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
600 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240 Hz

Pixel Density

245 ppi
262 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

77.61 %
84.27 %

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

157.5 mm
171.7 mm

Width

81 mm
77.8 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
8.2 mm

Weight

223 grams
193 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IP52

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom
32 MP
Primary Cameraf/2 Wide Angle0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
6500 x 4920 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Film Camera

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Below Avg
Very Good

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2850 mAh
5200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 9 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 15W Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini SIM2: Micro
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 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
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 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 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
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 Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SAR Value

Head: 0.408 W/kg Body: 0.669 W/kg
Head: 0.818 W/kg Body: 0.770 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v5.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

HDMI

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass