vivo Y37 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5A

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Comparing the vivo Y37 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5A 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 vivo Y37 and Xiaomi Redmi 5A feature the same IPS LCD display.


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


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

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Summary

Spec Score

64%
67%

Release Date

05 Aug, 2015
07 Dec, 2017

Performance

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

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 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

2720 mAh
3000 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

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

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Dec 07, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

Funtouch OS
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Processor

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Adreno 308

RAM

2 GB
2 GB / 3 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A

Pixel Density

267 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.16 %
69.86 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Design

Height

154 mm
140.4 mm

Width

77 mm
70.1 mm

Thickness

6.8 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

165 grams
137 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2720 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB / 32 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

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

SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
Explorer Mi cloud Mi Remote