Samsung I8520 Galaxy Beam 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

  I8520 Galaxy Beam:

  OLED

  Redmi 5a:

  LCD

• Weight

  Redmi 5a: 19 g lighter

  I8520 Galaxy Beam:

  156 g

  Redmi 5a:

  137 g

• Width

  I8520 Galaxy Beam: 10.3 mm narrower

  I8520 Galaxy Beam:

  59.8 mm

  Redmi 5a:

  70.1 mm

• Screen diagonal

  I8520 Galaxy Beam: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

  I8520 Galaxy Beam:

  3.7 in

  Redmi 5a:

  5 in

• Depth

  Redmi 5a: 6.5 mm thinner

  I8520 Galaxy Beam:

  14.9 mm

  Redmi 5a:

  8.4 mm

• Height

  I8520 Galaxy Beam: 17.4 mm shorter

  I8520 Galaxy Beam:

  123 mm

  Redmi 5a:

  140.4 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. I8520 Galaxy Beam

   Height:

   123 mm

   Width:

   59.8 mm

   Depth:

   14.9 mm +6.5 mm versus Redmi 5a

2. 2. Redmi 5a

   Height:

   140.4 mm +17.4 mm versus I8520 Galaxy Beam

   Width:

   70.1 mm +10.3 mm versus I8520 Galaxy Beam

   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. I8520 Galaxy Beam

   Screen diagonal:

   3.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   39 cm²

2. 2. Redmi 5a

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Redmi 5a has approximately 76.9% more rectangular screen area than I8520 Galaxy Beam.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

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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