Xiaomi Redmi 5a vs Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018)

General Info

Manufacturer
Xiaomi	Samsung
Announced
October 2017	December 2017
Status
Available - October 2017	Available - December 2017
Price
Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 8,190 ($138.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Gold, Rose Gold, Gray	Metallic Gold, Absolute Black
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm (5.53 x 2.76 x 0.33 in)	143.8 x 72.3 x 8.4 mm (5.66 x 2.85 x 0.33 in)
Weight
137 g (4.83 oz)	153 g (5.4 oz)
SIM Type
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual-SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
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 band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
-	- Smart Manager
Notification LED
Yes	No

OS
Android 7.1 (Nougat)	Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
User Interface
MIUI 9	-
Processor
Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 [Similar]	Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 308 [Similar]	Adreno 308 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar]	1.5/2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB	16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.0 inches [Similar]	5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]	540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.89%	66.46%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
13 MP [Similar]	8 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama	Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video
1080p@30fps	720p@30fps
Front Camera
5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar]	5 MP [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, VoLTE	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth
4.1, A2DP, LE	v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
microUSB 2.0	microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser
HTML5	HTML5

Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM	16 GB, 1.5/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Supported	Supported