Moto C Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi 5A

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Comparing the Moto C Plus 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: Xiaomi Redmi 5A runs at a higher processing speed of 1.4 GHz, while Moto C Plus runs at 1.3 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi 5A the better performer.


Display: Both Moto C Plus and Xiaomi Redmi 5A offer the same screen size of 5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Moto C Plus offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 5A better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Moto C Plus offers 2 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 5A better for front camera photography.


Battery: Moto C Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers 3000 mAh, making Moto C Plus better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Moto C Plus 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 Moto C Plus is rated 7.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi 5A receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Moto C Plus has a rating of 3.9.

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Summary

Spec Score

66%
67%

Release Date

20 Jun, 2017
07 Dec, 2017

Performance

MediaTek MT6737
Snapdragon 425
Quad Core (upto 1.3 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

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
5 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
3000 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
eMMC 5.0
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Decent hardware
  • Latest and pure iteration of Android
  • Beefy battery
  • Inexpensive
  • Good performance
  • Good battery life

Cons

  • Misses out on the ambient sensor
  • Average camera performance
  • Takes a long time to charge
  • Sub-par cameras
  • Doesn't differentiate from its predecessor

User Ratings

3.9/5
(2,208 ratings)
4.5/5
(1,231,362 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Jun 20, 2017
(Official)
Dec 07, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

N/A
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

MediaTek MT6737
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Processor

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm
28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP2
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)

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A

Pixel Density

294 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.04 %
69.86 %

Design

Height

144 mm
140.4 mm

Width

72.3 mm
70.1 mm

Thickness

10 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

162 grams
137 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor 1.12µm pixel size
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

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
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

HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

2 MP
f/2.8 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB / 32 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.0
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 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

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

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

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
Explorer Mi cloud Mi Remote

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