Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Nokia 5 3GB RAM

Comparing the Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Nokia 5 3GB RAM 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 Mi A1 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Nokia 5 3GB RAM runs at 1.4 GHz, making Xiaomi Mi A1 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Mi A1 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Nokia 5 3GB RAM offers 5.2 inches, making Xiaomi Mi A1 the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Mi A1 and Nokia 5 3GB RAM feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Nokia 5 3GB RAM offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Mi A1 offers 12 MP, making Nokia 5 3GB RAM better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Nokia 5 3GB RAM offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Xiaomi Mi A1 offers 5 MP, making Nokia 5 3GB RAM better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Mi A1 offers a higher battery capacity with 3080 mAh, while Nokia 5 3GB RAM offers 3000 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi A1 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Xiaomi Mi A1 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Nokia 5 3GB RAM offers 16 GB, making Xiaomi Mi A1 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Xiaomi Mi A1 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Nokia 5 3GB RAM is rated 6.

User Rating: Xiaomi Mi A1 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Nokia 5 3GB RAM has a rating of 4.1.

Xiaomi Mi A1

₹12,999

(Out of Stock)

Nokia 5 3GB RAM

₹15,999

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

72%

69%

Release Date

12 Sep, 2017

06 Nov, 2017

Performance


Snapdragon 625	Snapdragon 430
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera


12 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


5 MP	8 MP

Battery


3080 mAh	3000 mAh
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	16 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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6.0/10

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Pros

Solid and slender build
Impressive dual cameras
Android N in its naked form
Reliable performance

Solid build quality
Stock Android with regular updates
Dedicated microSD card slot

Cons

Average battery life
Heats up occasionally

Noticeable lags in daily usage
Sub-par cameras
Overpriced considering the competition

User Ratings

4.4/5

(470,471 ratings)

4.1/5

(7,193 ratings)

Video

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General

Launch Date

Sep 12, 2017

(Official)

Nov 06, 2017

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)

Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)

Custom UI

Android One

Stock

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm

28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506

Adreno 505

RAM

4 GB	2 GB / 3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

401 ppi

282 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.63 %

68.52 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

155.4 mm

149.7 mm

Width

75.8 mm

72.5 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm

8 mm

Weight

165 grams

160 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21.25µm pixel size

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.01/3" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.12µm pixel size

12 MP
Telephoto Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3080 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

16 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

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	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SAR Value

Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.17 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Explorer Mi Cloud Mi Remote

N/A