Xiaomi Redmi 5 vs Xiaomi Redmi 7A

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.

• Weight

  Redmi 5: 8 g lighter

  Redmi 5:

  157 g

  Redmi 7A:

  165 g

• Width

  Redmi 7A: 2.4 mm narrower

  Redmi 5:

  72.8 mm

  Redmi 7A:

  70.4 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Redmi 7A: 0.25 in smaller diagonal

  Redmi 5:

  5.7 in

  Redmi 7A:

  5.45 in

• Chipset

  Redmi 5:

  Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)

  Redmi 7A:

  Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm)

• Depth

  Redmi 5: 1.9 mm thinner

  Redmi 5:

  7.7 mm

  Redmi 7A:

  9.6 mm

• Height

  Redmi 7A: 5.5 mm shorter

  Redmi 5:

  151.8 mm

  Redmi 7A:

  146.3 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. Redmi 5

   Height:

   151.8 mm +5.5 mm versus Redmi 7A

   Width:

   72.8 mm +2.4 mm versus Redmi 7A

   Depth:

   7.7 mm

2. 2. Redmi 7A

   Height:

   146.3 mm

   Width:

   70.4 mm

   Depth:

   9.6 mm +1.9 mm versus Redmi 5

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. Redmi 5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.8 cm²

2. 2. Redmi 7A

   Screen diagonal:

   5.45 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   76.7 cm²

Redmi 5 has approximately 9.4% more rectangular screen area than Redmi 7A.

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

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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