Redmi Note 5A Explained

Redmi Note 5A (Redmi Y1 Lite in India) Redmi Note 5A Prime (Redmi Y1 in India)
Codename:	Redmi Note 5A: ugglite Redmi Note 5A Prime: ugg
Manufacturer:	Xiaomi
Series:	Redmi Note/Redmi Y
Modelnumber:	Redmi Note 5A: MDI6 Redmi Note 5A Prime: MDI6S, Redmi Y1, Redmi Note 5A
Successor:	Redmi Y2
Type:	Phablet
Form:	Slate
Cpu:	Redmi Note 5A: Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Redmi Note 5A Prime: Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
Battery:	Non-removable Li-Po 3080 mAh battery
Charging:	10W
Display:	5.5inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen 720 X 1280 pixels, ~267 ppi, 16M colors

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The company superseded it with the upgraded successors Redmi 6/6A/6 Pro and Redmi Note 6/6 Pro, and further models later.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

Hardware

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

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

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]}

External links

• • Redmi Note 5A Specification

Notes and References

1. Web site: Redmi Y1 review: Is this the new budget king from Xiaomi?. 15 November 2017.
2. Web site: Xiaomi Redmi Y1 review: Pocket-friendly selfie smartphone. 2017-12-28. 2017-12-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20171228172528/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/xiaomi-redmi-y1-review-pocket-friendly-selfie-smartphone/articleshow/61640808.cms. dead.
3. Web site: Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Review. 8 November 2017 .
4. Web site: Katrina Kaif Launches Xiaomi's Smartphone Redmi Y1.
5. Web site: Katrina Kaif launches Redmi Y1 smartphone in Delhi. .
6. Web site: Things that made the world more tech-savvy in 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171228171744/https://www.telegraphindia.com/technology/tech-195488. dead. December 28, 2017.
7. Web site: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Specifications. GSMArena. August 5, 2018.
8. Web site: 红米Note 5A - 小米商城. 2017-08-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20170821172754/https://www.mi.com/redminote5a/. 2018-01-04. 2017-08-21.
9. Web site: 红米Note 5A 高配版 - 小米商城. 2017-08-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20170822133630/https://www.mi.com/redminote5as/. 2018-01-04. 2017-08-22.
10. Web site: Xiaomi sold 1.5 lakh Redmi Y1, Redmi Y1 Lite phones in 3 minutes, it claims. 2017-12-28. 2017-11-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042249/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/technology/story/xiaomi-sold-1-5-lakh-redmi-y1-redmi-y1-lite-phones-in-3-minutes-it-claims/1/1085117.html. dead.
11. Web site: Redmi Y1, Redmi Y1 Lite sold out in 3 minutes in first sale: Xiaomi. 8 November 2017.