OnePlus 5T vs Xiaomi Redmi 5A

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Comparing the OnePlus 5T 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: OnePlus 5T runs at a higher processing speed of 2.45 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A runs at 1.4 GHz, making OnePlus 5T the better performer.


Display: OnePlus 5T offers a screen size of 6.01 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers 5 inches, making OnePlus 5T the larger display of the two. OnePlus 5T features a Optic AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi 5A's IPS LCD, making OnePlus 5T the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus 5T offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers 13 MP, making OnePlus 5T better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus 5T offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers 5 MP, making OnePlus 5T better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus 5T offers a higher battery capacity with 3300 mAh, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers 3000 mAh, making OnePlus 5T better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers higher internal storage with 16 GB, while OnePlus 5T offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi 5A the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both OnePlus 5T and Xiaomi Redmi 5A equally at 8.


User Rating: OnePlus 5T receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A has a rating of 4.5.

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Summary

Release Date

21 Nov, 2017
07 Dec, 2017
03 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 835
Snapdragon 425
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, LPDDR5X
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.01 inches (15.27 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
Optic AMOLED
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
No Shake Cam Primary Camera
20 MP
Camera
N/A
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
5 MP
12 MP

Battery

3300 mAh
3000 mAh
5000 mAh
Dash Charging
N/A
25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
16 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Great 18:9 display
  • Good camera performance
  • Face unlock is blazing fast
  • Very good pricing
  • Inexpensive
  • Good performance
  • Good battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • No Android Oreo at launch
  • Loudspeaker distorts at maximum volume
  • Battery life could've been better
  • Sub-par cameras
  • Doesn't differentiate from its predecessor
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5
(17,451 ratings)
4.5/5
(1,231,362 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
845,601
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
11h 00m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
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Videos
3 More Videos
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General

Launch Date

N/A
Dec 07, 2017
(Official)
Jun 30, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)
Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

Oxygen OS
MIUI
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 LPDDR5X

Processor

Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280
Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
28 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 540
Adreno 308
Adreno 710

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
2 GB / 3 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR3
LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

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

N/A
N/A
845,601

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
25.0 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
948
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Optic AMOLED
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.01 inches  (15.27 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18:9
N/A
20:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi
294 ppi
387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

79.62 %
69.86 %
86.58 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less Display

Yes
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

156.1 mm
140.4 mm
162.4 mm

Width

75 mm
70.1 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
8.3 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

162 grams
137 grams
200 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/1.7IMX398 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2PureCel Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
20 MP
f/1.7
N/A
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4128 x 3096 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)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor RS
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
12 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3300 mAh
3000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Dash Charging
N/A
Yes 25W Fast 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.

N/A
N/A
11h 00m

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

N/A
N/A
1h 13m 14s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
16 GB / 32 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 2048 GB

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 Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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) / 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) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
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)
N/A
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 600 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE)
N/A
N/A
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SIM 2

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) / 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) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
N/A
N/A

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.072 W/kg Body: 0.910 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v4.1
Yes v5.1

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A
Side

Other Sensors

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

Applications

N/A
Explorer Mi cloud Mi Remote
N/A

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