Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace vs Xiaomi Redmi 5a vs Xiaomi Redmi 9A

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced August 2015 October 2017 Not announced yet
Status Available - August 2015 Available - October 2017 Rumored
Price Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Blue, Black, White Gold, Rose Gold, Gray Blue, other colors
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.1 x 67.6 x 9.5 mm
(5.12 x 2.66 x 0.37 in)
140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm
(5.53 x 2.76 x 0.33 in)
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Weight 131 g (4.62 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) -
SIM Type Dual-SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Single or Dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (Dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android 10.0
User Interface - MIUI 9 MIUI 12
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz - J111F / Quad-core 1.2 GHz / Dual-core 1.3 GHz - J110L Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 , MediaTek Helio G25
GPU - Adreno 308 Mali-G31
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 6.53 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (269 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.82% 69.89% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP 13 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama 13 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
HDR, Panorama
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 5 MP
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP 4.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM - J110M, J111F
4 GB, 768 MB RAM - J110F, J1
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -