Xiaomi Redmi A5 vs Xiaomi Redmi A4

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi A5 vs Xiaomi Redmi A4 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 A4 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi A5 runs at 1.8 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi A4 the better performer.


Display: Both Xiaomi Redmi A5 and Xiaomi Redmi A4 offer the same screen size of 6.88 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi A4 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers 32 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi A4 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi A4 offers 5 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a higher battery capacity with 5200 mAh, while Xiaomi Redmi A4 offers 5160 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi A5 and Xiaomi Redmi A4 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi A4 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Xiaomi Redmi A5 has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Spec Score

73%
76%

Release Date

16 Apr, 2025
27 Nov, 2024

Performance

Unisoc T7250
Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.88 inches (17.48 cm)
6.88 inches (17.48 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1650 px (HD+)
720x1640 px (HD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

32 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
5 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5200 mAh
5160 mAh
15W Fast Charging
18W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A
7.5/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Premium design
  • Smooth 120Hz display
  • Excellent battery life

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Incompatible with Airtel 5G
  • Selfie and low light performance could be better
  • Pre-installed apps

User Ratings

4.1/5
(9,282 ratings)
4.2/5
(22,741 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
381,047
AnTuTu Score
N/A
16h 28m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Apr 16, 2025
(Official)
Nov 27, 2024
(Official)

Operating System

Android v15
Android v14

OS Updates

2 Years
2 Years

Security Updates

4 Years
4 Years

Custom UI

N/A
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Unisoc T7250
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2

Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MP1
Adreno 611

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

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
381,047

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
32.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
33.5 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.88 inches  (17.48 cm)
6.88 inches  (17.48 cm)

Resolution

720x1650 px (HD+)
720x1640 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

600 nits
600 nits

HBM Brightness

600 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
20:9

Pixel Density

262 ppi
260 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.27 %
84.18 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
90 %

Design

Height

171.7 mm
171.88 mm

Width

77.8 mm
77.80 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
8.22 mm

Weight

193 grams
212.3 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Mineral Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52
Yes Splash proof IP52

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

32 MP
Primary Cameraf/2 Wide Angle0.61µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6500 x 4920 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Film Camera
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Film Camera

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5200 mAh
5160 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 18W Fast 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
16h 28m

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

N/A
1h 39m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.818 W/kg Body: 0.770 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No
N/A

HDMI

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Accelerometer

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