Asus ROG Phone 3 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5a

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  ROG Phone 3:

  OLED

  Redmi 5a:

  LCD

• Weight

  Redmi 5a: 103 g lighter

  ROG Phone 3:

  240 g

  Redmi 5a:

  137 g

• Width

  Redmi 5a: 7.9 mm narrower

  ROG Phone 3:

  78 mm

  Redmi 5a:

  70.1 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Redmi 5a: 1.59 in smaller diagonal

  ROG Phone 3:

  6.59 in

  Redmi 5a:

  5 in

• Rear camera layout

  ROG Phone 3:

  Triple

  Redmi 5a:

  Single

• Depth

  Redmi 5a: 1.5 mm thinner

  ROG Phone 3:

  9.9 mm

  Redmi 5a:

  8.4 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. ROG Phone 3

   Height:

   171 mm +30.6 mm versus Redmi 5a

   Width:

   78 mm +7.9 mm versus Redmi 5a

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +1.5 mm versus Redmi 5a

2. 2. Redmi 5a

   Height:

   140.4 mm

   Width:

   70.1 mm

   Depth:

   8.4 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. ROG Phone 3

   Screen diagonal:

   6.59 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   106.6 cm²

2. 2. Redmi 5a

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

ROG Phone 3 has approximately 54.7% more rectangular screen area than Redmi 5a.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

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