realme 5s vs Xiaomi Redmi A4

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Comparing the realme 5s vs Xiaomi Redmi A4 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 Redmi A4 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,963, while realme 5s scores 1,373, making Xiaomi Redmi A4 the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi A4 offers a screen size of 6.88 inches, while realme 5s offers 6.5 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi A4 the larger display of the two. Both realme 5s and Xiaomi Redmi A4 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi A4 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while realme 5s offers 48 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi A4 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: realme 5s offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi A4 offers 5 MP, making realme 5s better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme 5s delivers longer battery life with 19h 04m, while Xiaomi Redmi A4 delivers 16h 28m, making realme 5s the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both realme 5s and Xiaomi Redmi A4 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi A4 receives a higher expert rating of 7.5 from the editorial team, while realme 5s is rated 7.


User Rating: realme 5s receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Xiaomi Redmi A4 has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Spec Score

76%
76%

Release Date

29 Nov, 2019
27 Nov, 2024

Performance

Snapdragon 665
Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
Snapdragon 665 vs Snapdragon 4s Gen 2

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.88 inches (17.48 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1640 px (HD+)
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

13 MP
Wide Angle Lens
5 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
5160 mAh
N/A
18W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.5/10

Pros

  • Attractive pricing
  • Massive 5,000mAh battery
  • Capable performance
  • Good software experience
  • Premium design
  • Smooth 120Hz display
  • Excellent battery life

Cons

  • 48MP camera is more of a gimmick
  • Macro mode is still bad
  • Display isn't the greatest
  • Incompatible with Airtel 5G
  • Selfie and low light performance could be better
  • Pre-installed apps

User Ratings

4.5/5
(299,341 ratings)
4.2/5
(23,529 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

168,989
AnTuTu Score
381,047
AnTuTu Score
19h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 28m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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General

Launch Date

Nov 29, 2019
(Official)
Nov 27, 2024
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v14

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years

Security Updates

N/A
4 Years

Custom UI

ColorOS
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
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Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
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)

11 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 610
Adreno 611

RAM

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.

168,989
381,047

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s
32.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

25.8 %
33.5 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.88 inches  (17.48 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1640 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
600 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
260 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.07 %
84.18 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

89 %
90 %

Design

Height

164.4 mm
171.88 mm

Width

75.6 mm
77.80 mm

Thickness

9.3 mm
8.22 mm

Weight

198 grams
212.3 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Mineral Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
Yes Splash proof IP52

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.81/2.86" sensor size ISO-CELL 1.25µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8150 x 6150 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)
Film Camera

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5160 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 48.9 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
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.

19h 04m
16h 28m

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

2h 41m 5s
1h 39m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 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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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Accelerometer