Redmi Note 5A

Redmi Note 5A
(Redmi Y1 Lite in India)
Redmi Note 5A Prime
(Redmi Y1 in India)
ManufacturerXiaomi
TypePhablet
SeriesRedmi Note/Redmi Y
SuccessorRedmi Y2
Form factorSlate
CPURedmi Note 5A: Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
Redmi Note 5A Prime: Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
BatteryNon-removable Li-Po 3080 mAh battery
Charging10W
Display5.5 in (140 mm) IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
720 X 1280 pixels, ~267 ppi, 16M colors
Connectivity
ModelRedmi Note 5A: MDI6
Redmi Note 5A Prime: MDI6S, Redmi Y1, Redmi Note 5A
CodenameRedmi Note 5A: ugglite
Redmi Note 5A Prime: ugg

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A is a smartphone developed by Xiaomi Inc.[1] in Xiaomi's low-end Redmi smartphone line. It has two variants, the cheaper Redmi Note 5A with Snapdragon 425 SoC, and the more expensive Redmi Note 5A Prime with Snapdragon 435.[2]

The phone has been renamed to Redmi Y1[3] in India, where film star Katrina Kaif launched the Redmi Y line of smartphones in Delhi on November 2, 2017.[4][5][6]

The company superseded it with the upgraded successors Redmi 6/6A/6 Pro and Redmi Note 6/6 Pro, and further models later.

Specifications

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Hardware

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The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A has a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display, Quad-core 1.4 GHz processor(Model: mdg6), 2GBof RAM and 16GB of internal storage or Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 processor, 3/4 GB of RAM and 32/64 GB of internal storage that can be expanded using microSD cards up to 256 GB. The phone has a 3080 mAh Li-ion battery, a 13 MP rear camera with LED flash and 16 MP front-facing camera with auto-focus. It is available in Gold, Dark Grey, Silver, Rose Gold colors.[7]

Software

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On release Redmi Note 5A and Note 5A Prime worked on MIUI 8 based on Android 7.1.2. They were updated to MIUI 11.

Sales

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A went on sale in August 2017. The price was pegged at RMB 699 for the base model[8] and RMB 899 for the Prime variant.[9]

Xiaomi sold over 150,000 units of Redmi Note 5A and Redmi Note 5A Prime in 3 minutes after the India release on November 8, 2017.[10][11]

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References

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  1. ^ "Redmi Y1 review: Is this the new budget king from Xiaomi?". 15 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Xiaomi Redmi Y1 review: Pocket-friendly selfie smartphone". Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  3. ^ "Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Review". 8 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Katrina Kaif Launches Xiaomi's Smartphone Redmi Y1".
  5. ^ "Katrina Kaif launches Redmi Y1 smartphone in Delhi". Bollywood Hungama.
  6. ^ "Things that made the world more tech-savvy in 2017". Archived from the original on December 28, 2017.
  7. ^ "Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Specifications". GSMArena. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  8. ^ "红米Note 5A - 小米商城". 2017-08-21. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  9. ^ "红米Note 5A 高配版 - 小米商城". 2017-08-22. Archived from the original on 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  10. ^ "Xiaomi sold 1.5 lakh Redmi Y1, Redmi Y1 Lite phones in 3 minutes, it claims". Archived from the original on 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  11. ^ "Redmi Y1, Redmi Y1 Lite sold out in 3 minutes in first sale: Xiaomi". 8 November 2017.
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