Mobiistar XQ Dual vs Xiaomi Redmi A5

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Comparing the Mobiistar XQ Dual 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 Mobiistar XQ Dual runs at 1.4 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a screen size of 6.88 inches, while Mobiistar XQ Dual offers 5.5 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 the larger display of the two. Both Mobiistar XQ Dual 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 Mobiistar XQ Dual offers 13 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Mobiistar XQ Dual offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers 8 MP, making Mobiistar XQ Dual better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a higher battery capacity with 5200 mAh, while Mobiistar XQ Dual offers 3000 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Mobiistar XQ Dual offers 32 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi A5 receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Mobiistar XQ Dual has a rating of 3.9.

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Mobiistar XQ Dual
Mobiistar XQ Dual
Mobiistar XQ Dual
Mobiistar XQ Dual
Mobiistar XQ Dual
Mobiistar XQ Dual
₹4,999
(Discontinued)
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Xiaomi Redmi A5
Xiaomi Redmi A5
Xiaomi Redmi A5
Xiaomi Redmi A5
Xiaomi Redmi A5
Xiaomi Redmi A5
₹7,812
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

70%
73%

Release Date

30 May, 2018
16 Apr, 2025

Performance
Snapdragon 430
Unisoc T7250
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.88 inches (17.48 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1650 px (HD+)
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
32 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera

Front Camera
13 MP + 8 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery
3000 mAh
5200 mAh
N/A
15W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

User Ratings

3.9/5
(715 ratings)
4.1/5
(9,929 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Apr 16, 2025
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)
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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
Unisoc T7250
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Processor

Octa core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Mali-G57 MP1

RAM

3 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.88 inches  (17.48 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1650 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
600 nits

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A

Refresh Rate

N/A
120 Hz

Pixel Density

401 ppi
262 ppi

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.39 %
84.27 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

154.3 mm
171.7 mm

Width

76.6 mm
77.8 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.2 mm

Weight

160 grams
193 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IP52

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2ISO-CELL
32 MP
Primary Cameraf/2 Wide Angle0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
6500 x 4920 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)
Film Camera

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
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Camera
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
5200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 15W Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano 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 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)

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)

SAR Value

Head: 0.398 W/kg Body: 1.301 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

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Side

Other Sensors

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