vivo Y53i vs Xiaomi Redmi A5

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Comparing the vivo Y53i vs Xiaomi Redmi A5 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 A5 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.8 GHz, while vivo Y53i runs at 1.4 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a screen size of 6.88 inches, while vivo Y53i offers 5 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 the larger display of the two. Both vivo Y53i and Xiaomi Redmi A5 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 32 MP, while vivo Y53i offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while vivo Y53i 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 vivo Y53i offers 2500 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while vivo Y53i offers 16 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 the better option for storage.


User Rating: vivo Y53i receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Xiaomi Redmi A5 has a rating of 4.1.

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vivo Y53i
vivo Y53i
vivo Y53i
vivo Y53i
vivo Y53i
vivo Y53i
₹8,990
(Discontinued)
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Xiaomi Redmi A5
Xiaomi Redmi A5
Xiaomi Redmi A5
Xiaomi Redmi A5
Xiaomi Redmi A5
Xiaomi Redmi A5
₹8,995
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

66%
73%

Release Date

23 Apr, 2018
16 Apr, 2025

Performance
Snapdragon 425
Unisoc T7250
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.88 inches (17.48 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
540x960 px
720x1650 px (HD+)
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
32 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera

Front Camera
5 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery
2500 mAh
5200 mAh
N/A
15W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

User Ratings

4.2/5
(1,368 ratings)
4.1/5
(9,929 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Apr 16, 2025
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v15

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years

Security Updates

N/A
4 Years

Custom UI

Funtouch OS
Android Go

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
Unisoc T7250
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Processor

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 308
Mali-G57 MP1

RAM

2 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.88 inches  (17.48 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px
720x1650 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
600 nits

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A

Refresh Rate

N/A
120 Hz

Pixel Density

220 ppi
262 ppi

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.78 %
84.27 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

144.2 mm
171.7 mm

Width

71.4 mm
77.8 mm

Thickness

7.64 mm
8.2 mm

Weight

137 grams
193 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IP52

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2CMOS image sensor
32 MP
Primary Cameraf/2 Wide Angle0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
6500 x 4920 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

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

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2500 mAh
5200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 15W Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 2 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 Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 0.496 W/kg Body: 0.786 W/kg
Head: 0.818 W/kg Body: 0.770 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.2

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

HDMI

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Side

Other Sensors

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

Applications

vivo Cloud WPS
N/A
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