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Redmi 5A review: "Desh Ka Smartphone" — the budget phone India couldn't stop buying.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2017·$90
Overall
46/100
Class rank
#3 of 5
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

India's budget phenomenon.

Redmi 5A — marketed as "Desh Ka Smartphone" — sold in the tens of millions in India at $90 with a 13 MP camera, IR blaster and jack.

01Display

54/100

54/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2017.

TypeIPS LCD, 60 Hz
Size5.0 inches
Resolution1,280 × 720 px

02Camera

48/100

48/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2017.

Main13 MP, f/2.2, PDAF
Selfie5 MP

03Performance

40/100

40/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2017.

ChipsetSnapdragon 425 (28 nm)
RAM2 / 3 GB
Storage16 / 32 GB + microSD

04Battery

62/100

62/100 is one of the weaker battery results among budget phones of 2017 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity3,000 mAh
Wired5 W

05Build

54/100

54/100 trails the 59-point cohort average for budget phones of 2017.

06Value

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2017.

What works
  • $90 "Desh Ka Smartphone".
  • 13 MP + IR + jack + microSD.
  • Light 137 g.
  • India bestseller.
What doesn't
  • 720p LCD, SD425.
  • 5 W charging.
  • 2 GB RAM.
  • Support ended.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 5-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .