Xiaomi Redmi 5 vs Itel A44

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 5 vs Itel A44 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 5 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.8 GHz, while Itel A44 runs at 1.1 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi 5 the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi 5 offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Itel A44 offers 5.45 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 5 the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Itel A44 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12 MP, while Itel A44 offers 5 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 5 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Itel A44 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 5 offers a higher battery capacity with 3300 mAh, while Itel A44 offers 2400 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi 5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Itel A44 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi 5 offers 16 GB, making Itel A44 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi 5 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Itel A44 has a rating of 4.

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Summary

Release Date

20 Mar, 2018
20 Mar, 2018
14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 450
MediaTek MT6737
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
2 GB RAM
1 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
5.45 inches (13.84 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1440 px (HD+)
480x960 px
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
12 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
5 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
3300 mAh
2400 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
N/A
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
8 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Solid bezel-less design
  • Good performer
  • Good battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Low-res display
  • Sub-par cameras
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.2/5
(25,091 ratings)
4/5
(2 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 20, 2018
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)
Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

MIUI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
N/A
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
MediaTek MT6737
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core, 1.8 GHz, Cortex A53
Quad core, 1.1 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
Mali-T720 MP2
Adreno 840

RAM

2 GB / 3 GB / 4 GB
1 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

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
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 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
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
5.45 inches  (13.84 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1440 px (HD+)
480x960 px
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18:9
18:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

282 ppi
197 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.87 %
73.46 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

151.8 mm
148 mm
162.98 mm

Width

72.8 mm
70.5 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm
8.2 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

157 grams
N/A
232 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2PureCel Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
5 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

3300 mAh
2400 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 10 Hours(3G) / Up to 17 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless 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
15h 10m

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

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
8 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Micro Hybrid
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.606 W/kg Body: 1.187 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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