Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi 5A

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro 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: Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A runs at 1.4 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi 5A offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi 5A's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 5A better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi 5A feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro offers 2600 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi 5A better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro 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 Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro is rated 6.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi 5A receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro has a rating of 4.1.

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Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro
₹9,799
(Discontinued)
Xiaomi Redmi 5A
₹5,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

65%
67%

Release Date

25 Jul, 2016
07 Dec, 2017

Performance

Spreadtrum SC8830
Snapdragon 425
Quad Core (upto 1.5 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)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
3000 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

6.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Compact design
  • Innovative features
  • Impressive battery life
  • Inexpensive
  • Good performance
  • Good battery life

Cons

  • Average performance
  • Cameras are good for casual purposes
  • Sub-par cameras
  • Doesn't differentiate from its predecessor

User Ratings

4.1/5
(7,296 ratings)
4.5/5
(1,231,362 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Dec 07, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)

Custom UI

N/A
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
Avg

Chipset

Spreadtrum SC8830
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Processor

Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP2
Adreno 308

RAM

2 GB
2 GB / 3 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
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)

67.91 %
69.86 %

Design

Height

142.4 mm
140.4 mm

Width

71.1 mm
70.1 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

138 grams
137 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
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)
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

1280x720 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary CameraCMOS
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 14 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB / 32 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 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

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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)
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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

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
Explorer Mi cloud Mi Remote