Samsung Galaxy A32 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5A: Which One Is Better?
The cheapest 5G phone of any given maker is something of a hot topic lately. Sadly making an affordable 5G device means having to cut more corners elsewhere, making most of these cheapest 5G phones flawed in enough ways to warrant forgoing the advanced network speed for a cheaper and better LTE phone.
The best 5G phone Samsung Galaxy A32 or Xiaomi Redmi 5A?
These two are the best cheap 5G phone options if you are willing to accept them for their flaws and their low price tags. The Samsung Galaxy A32 is not a bad deal at the price. It has a well-built metal and glass body, and offers a fair set of features. But, it is underpowered compared to its price segment rivals. While the Huawei Honor View 10, Realme 2 Pro and Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1 all feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 CPU, the Samsung Galaxy A32 is equipped with a Snapdragon 450. It also lacks the newer Samsung Exynos variants that are packed with some pretty impressive features, like AI-based camera modes, 4K video recording, up to 12-megapixel camera performance and the best in this segment battery life. The Xiaomi Redmi 5A is also a decent option in the budget segment.
Samsung Galaxy A32
One of the cheapest 5G phones out there right now is the Samsung Galaxy A32, which retails in India for Rs. 17,990 ($273). It comes in three different variants of different storage, RAM, and camera options. There is a single, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage variant and two 6GB RAM, 64GB storage options. Also, while the specs look good on paper, there are some glaring concerns that make this handset unusable for an average user. There is a huge amount of lag, especially with web pages and app load times. Also, the overall performance is not great with both RAM and storage crammed in to it. Samsung Galaxy A3 The Galaxy A3 comes with a slightly better set of specifications compared to the A32. It has a 5.7-inch display, and a bigger 3,300 mAh battery to boot. While this is a big upgrade over the 4.
Xiaomi Redmi 5A
The Xiaomi Redmi 5A has the dubious distinction of being the cheapest 5G-capable device out there. Redmi 5A was released in China in December 2018 and made it to India in February of 2019. The hardware specs of the phone are almost identical to Redmi 5, and its MIUI skin is slightly modified. Redmi 5A has a 5.5-inch 720p display, a MediaTek MT6739 quad-core processor clocked at 1.4GHz, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage with microSD support, a 13MP camera on the rear and an 8MP camera on the front. In China, the phone runs on Xiaomi's Android 8.1 Oreo-based MIUI 9 operating system with Google services baked-in. Meanwhile, the Redmi 5A in India only runs on MIUI 9 based on Android Nougat.
Conclusion
Both the phones are available from retailers across the country and carry the same 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variants with double or quad-core CPU. The Galaxy A32 offers a slightly bigger display at 5.6 inches and a more premium body build, along with a slightly more powerful battery and 3,400 mAh battery. The Redmi 5A is similar, offering a 5.2-inch display, a slightly better body, and a 2,039 mAh battery. In the end, while both the phones deliver very respectable hardware, Samsung's 2017 budget phone is just a tad better in the camera department, battery, and build quality department.
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