Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G

The Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G has a standard, non-folding form factor measuring 171.7 mm tall, 77.8 mm wide, and 8.3 mm thick, with a total volume of approximately 110.87 cm³ and a weight of 193 g. It carries an IP52 ingress protection rating, making it resistant to dust contact and light water splashing, though it does not feature a rugged build.

The Redmi A5 4G uses a 6.88″ IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 720 x 1640 px and a pixel density of 260 ppi, offering a contrast ratio of 1500:1 and a typical brightness of 450 nits. It supports a 120Hz refresh rate paired with a 240Hz touch sampling rate for responsive input. The display does not support HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision, lacks an Always-On Display mode, and does not feature branded damage-resistant glass or a secondary screen.

The Redmi A5 4G is powered by the Unisoc T7250 chipset, built on a 12 nm process with an 8-thread CPU configuration running at 2 x 1.8 GHz and 6 x 1.6 GHz using big.LITTLE technology, alongside a Mali G57 GPU clocked at 850 MHz with 2 execution units and 64 shading units. The device comes with 6GB of DDR4 RAM running at 1866 MHz and 128GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage, with a maximum supported memory of 12GB. It supports 64-bit processing, multithreading, integrated LTE, TrustZone security, integrated graphics, OpenGL 3.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2, with a thermal design power of 10W and 1MB of L3 cache. Benchmark results place the chipset at 437 single-core and 1461 multi-core on Geekbench 6, and 357 single-core and 1350 multi-core on Geekbench 5, with an AnTuTu score of 308,682.

The Redmi A5 4G features a single 32 MP rear camera with an f/1.8 aperture, a 2 µm pixel size, and a CMOS sensor, though it lacks a BSI sensor and optical image stabilization. Autofocus options include phase-detection and touch autofocus, while continuous autofocus is available during video recording; laser autofocus is not present. The camera supports a range of manual controls including exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, as well as HDR mode, burst shooting, in-camera panoramas, and slow-motion video, but does not offer manual shutter speed control, RAW capture, 360-degree panoramas, HDR10 recording, Dolby Vision recording, or 3D capture. Video recording tops out at 1080p at 30 fps, and the rear flash consists of a single LED unit without dual-tone or RGB capabilities. On the front, an 8 MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture is present as a single-lens setup without a front flash or under-display placement.

The Redmi A5 4G runs Android 15, a free and open-source platform that supports multi-user profiles, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, widgets, dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, and an extra dim mode. Privacy features include clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access controls, and the ability to block app tracking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are not available. The OS also provides notification controls with customization options, a media picker, battery health check, full-page screenshots, Live Text, app offloading, sharing intents, a child lock, phone tracking, offline voice recognition, and voice commands. Games can be played while downloading, and on-device machine learning is supported. Wi-Fi password sharing, focus modes, Quick Start, and the ability to use the device as a PC are not included, and direct OS updates from the vendor are not supported.

The Redmi A5 4G is equipped with a 5200 mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery rated for approximately 20.7 hours of use. It supports 15W fast charging, and a charger is included in the box. Wireless charging is not available, and the device features a battery level indicator for monitoring charge status.

The Redmi A5 4G includes a 3.5 mm headphone jack for wired audio output, but does not feature stereo speakers, meaning audio playback relies on a single speaker. Higher-end audio codec support such as LDAC and aptX Lossless is absent, and the device does not have a built-in radio.

The Redmi A5 4G supports Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Bluetooth 5.2, and a cellular module with dual SIM capability, though 5G is not supported. Cellular download speeds reach up to 300 Mbit/s with uploads up to 150 Mbit/s. The device connects via a USB Type-C port running USB 2.0 and includes an external memory slot for storage expansion. Location services are covered by GPS and Galileo support, while the accelerometer is the only motion sensor present — a gyroscope, compass, and barometer are all absent. Security options include a fingerprint scanner, but NFC, 3D facial recognition, and an iris scanner are not available. Features such as HDMI output, infrared sensor, ANT+, heart rate monitor, DLNA certification, crash detection, satellite SOS, motion tracking, optical tracking, and a built-in projector are not included, and no stylus is bundled with the device.

The Redmi A5 4G includes a video light for use during video recording, while the display is flat and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.