Huawei Nova 13i vs Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 13i Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 680, vs Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G, Manufactured in March, 2025with chipsetUnisoc T7250. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 13i
- Higher pixel density: 391ppi
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G
- Larger display: 6.88in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 193g vs 199g
- Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 3/64 GB - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.88 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2388 pixels | 720x1640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 391 ppi | 260 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 270 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.8 % | 85.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 in) | 171.17 mm (6.74 in) |
| Width | 74.7 mm (2.94 in) | 77.8 mm (3.06 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 8.26 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 193 g (6.81 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Blue |
- Black - Gold - Blue - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 | Unisoc T7250 |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.9 (Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)) - 4/2.4 (Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)) |
- 6/1.6 (Cortex-A55) - 2/1.8 (Cortex-A75) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 12 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 686 | No |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | Mali-G57 MP1 |
| GPU Cores | 128 | 32 |
| GPU Frequency | 1114 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | 284 GFLOPS | 54.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 410 | 441 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1432 | 1496 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 708 |
| CPU | 100982 | 91026 |
| GPU | 40125 | 30797 |
| Memory | 92189 | 75780 |
| UX | 74873 | 66310 |
| NanoReview Score | 308169 | 263913 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 3 GB - 4 GB - 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 15 |
| UI Skin | EMUI 14.2 | Android Go |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 5200 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 40 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (60% in 30 min) | Yes (23% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 2:00 h | 2:30 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 12000x9000 pixels | n/a |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 108 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 32 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 108 MP | 32 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HM6 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.67 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 2/3/5/8(850/900/1800/1900 MHz | GSM 2/3/5/8 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/8/19 | WCDMA B1/5/82G |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28) | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41) |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | December, 2024 yr | March, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2025 yr | March, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 220 | 129 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 40 W | n/a |
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