Samsung Galaxy J4 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5A

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy J4 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: Both Samsung Galaxy J4 and Xiaomi Redmi 5A run at the same processing speed of 1.4 GHz.


Display: Samsung Galaxy J4 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers 5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy J4 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy J4 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi 5A's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy J4 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy J4 and Xiaomi Redmi 5A feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy J4 and Xiaomi Redmi 5A feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Both Samsung Galaxy J4 and Xiaomi Redmi 5A offer the same 3000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy J4 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 Samsung Galaxy J4 has a rating of 4.3.

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Samsung Galaxy J4
₹9,449
(Discontinued)
Xiaomi Redmi 5A
₹5,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
67%

Release Date

31 May, 2018
07 Dec, 2017

Performance

Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570
Snapdragon 425
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

3000 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

4.3/5
(3,347 ratings)
4.5/5
(1,231,362 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
3 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Dec 07, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)

Custom UI

N/A
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Processor

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP1
Adreno 308

RAM

2 GB / 3 GB
2 GB / 3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A

Pixel Density

267 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.04 %
69.86 %

Design

Height

151.7 mm
140.4 mm

Width

77.2 mm
70.1 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

175 grams
137 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle28 mm focal length CMOS 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

4128 x 3096 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
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

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

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 20 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB
16 GB / 32 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.0
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 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

Head: 0.478 W/kg
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 v4.2
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
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