Nokia 8 Sirocco 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

  8 Sirocco:

  OLED

  Redmi 5a:

  LCD

• Weight

  Redmi 5a: 40 g lighter

  8 Sirocco:

  177 g

  Redmi 5a:

  137 g

• Width

  Redmi 5a: 2.9 mm narrower

  8 Sirocco:

  73 mm

  Redmi 5a:

  70.1 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Redmi 5a: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  8 Sirocco:

  5.5 in

  Redmi 5a:

  5 in

• Chipset

  8 Sirocco:

  Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

  Redmi 5a:

  Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  8 Sirocco:

  Dual

  Redmi 5a:

  Single

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. 8 Sirocco

   Height:

   140.9 mm

   Width:

   73 mm +2.9 mm versus Redmi 5a

   Depth:

   7.5 mm

2. 2. Redmi 5a

   Height:

   140.4 mm

   Width:

   70.1 mm

   Depth:

   8.4 mm +0.9 mm versus 8 Sirocco

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. 8 Sirocco

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

2. 2. Redmi 5a

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

8 Sirocco has approximately 21% 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

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Battery capacity

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