Moto C vs Xiaomi Redmi 5A

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


Display: Both Moto C and Xiaomi Redmi 5A offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but Xiaomi Redmi 5A features a IPS LCD display compared to Moto C's TFT, making Xiaomi Redmi 5A the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Moto C offers 5 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 offers 2 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 5A better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Moto C offers 2350 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi 5A better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Moto C and Xiaomi Redmi 5A offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi 5A receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Moto C has a rating of 3.8.

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Moto C
₹5,999
(Discontinued)
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₹5,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

N/A
67%

Release Date

02 Jun, 2017
07 Dec, 2017

Performance

N/A
MediaTek MT6580
Snapdragon 425
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
TFT
IPS LCD
480x854 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP
5 MP

Battery

N/A
2350 mAh
3000 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
eMMC 5.0
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Inexpensive
  • Good performance
  • Good battery life

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Sub-par cameras
  • Doesn't differentiate from its predecessor

User Ratings

3.8/5
(10,334 ratings)
4.5/5
(1,231,362 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
3 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Dec 07, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

N/A
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Avg

Chipset

MediaTek MT6580
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Processor

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7
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-400 MP2
Adreno 308

RAM

1 GB
2 GB / 3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent

Display Type

TFT
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

480x854 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

196 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.21 %
69.86 %

Screen Protection

No
N/A

Design

Height

145.5 mm
140.4 mm

Width

73.6 mm
70.1 mm

Thickness

9.0 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

154 grams
137 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2PureCel Sensor 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Good

Resolution

2 MP
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

N/A
Very Good

Capacity

2350 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: Micro 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 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)
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 v4.2
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

Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
Explorer Mi cloud Mi Remote