Last month, Huawei Y6’s reboot, Huawei Y6 (2018) was launched which comes with a premium look and a good specs for a reasonable price. On the other hand, Xiaomi has been claiming the Redmi 5A as the “budget smartphone king”
Now, we’ll see which is really superior in this category.
Xiaomi Redmi 5A pros over Huawei Y6 (2018)
Huawei Y6 (2018) pros over Xiaomi Redmi 5A
The Xiaomi Redmi 5A is a smaller phone that features 5-inch IPS LCD display with an aspect ratio of 16:9 and 720 x 1280 screen resolution while Huawei Y6 (2018) comes with a 5.7-inch HD+ IPS display with an aspect ratio of 18:9 and a 1440 x 720 screen resolution. Redmi 5A’s dimension measures 140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm weighing 137g while Huawei Y6 measures 152.4 x 73 x 7.8 mm weighing 150g.
Both devices are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 with Adreno 308 GPU. Xiaomi Redmi 5A runs Android 7.1 Nougat with MIUI 9 while Huawei Y6 (2018) runs Android 8.0 Oreo with EMUI 8 both are packed with the same battery capacity of 3000 mAh with also the same RAM and storage variants of 2GB RAM + 16GB expandable storage via microSD.
Going through the spec sheet, you can see a lot of similarities between the two which also includes their camera department with both having a 13-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
Now that you’ve learned their differences and similarities, which do you think suits you best?
| SPECS | Xiaomi Redmi 5A | Huawei Y6 (2018) |
| Display | 5-inch IPS LCD display, 16:9 aspect ratio, 720 x 1280 resolution | 5.7-inch HD+ IPS display, 18:9 aspect ratio, 1440 x 720 resolution |
| Dimensions | 140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm, 137 g | 152.4 x 73 x 7.8 mm , 150g |
| Color | Cherry Powder, Champagne Gold and Platinum Silver | Black, Gold, Blue |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 |
| GPU | Adreno 308 | Adreno 308 |
| Memory | 2GB of RAM, 16GB expandable storage via microSD | 2GB of RAM, 16GB expandable storage via microSD |
| Main Camera | 13MP (f/2.2) | 13MP rear camera with LED Flash |
| Front camera | 5MP (f/2.0) | 5MP |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n. Bluetooth 4.2, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Hybrid Dual SIM | Dual-SIM, 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS with A-GPS support |
| OS | Android 7.1 Nougat with MIUI 9 | Android 8.0 Oreo with EMUI 8 |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery |
| Official Price | Php 4, 590 | Php 5, 990 |
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rabbitkun says:
I think Redmi 5 is a more appropriate comparison with the Y6,