Xiaomi Redmi 5A vs vivo Y37

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 5A vs vivo Y37 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo Y37 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A runs at 1.4 GHz, making vivo Y37 the better performer.


Display: vivo Y37 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers 5 inches, making vivo Y37 the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi 5A and vivo Y37 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi 5A and vivo Y37 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi 5A and vivo Y37 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while vivo Y37 offers 2720 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi 5A better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi 5A and vivo Y37 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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Xiaomi Redmi 5A
₹5,999
(Out of Stock)
vivo Y37
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

67%
64%

Release Date

07 Dec, 2017
05 Aug, 2015

Performance

Snapdragon 425
Snapdragon 615
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

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

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
2720 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Inexpensive
  • Good performance
  • Good battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Sub-par cameras
  • Doesn't differentiate from its predecessor
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

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

Video

Videos
3 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Dec 07, 2017
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)
Android v5.0 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

MIUI
Funtouch OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Processor

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 308
Adreno 405

RAM

2 GB / 3 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9

Pixel Density

294 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.86 %
70.16 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

140.4 mm
154 mm

Width

70.1 mm
77 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
6.8 mm

Weight

137 grams
165 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2PureCel Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
2720 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB
16 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
N/A

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) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

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

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
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Applications

Explorer Mi cloud Mi Remote
N/A