Xiaomi Redmi 5A FAQ : Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What are the different colors Redmi 5A is available? Answer: It is available in dark grey, gold and rose gold color choices.

Question: What is the display size and resolution?

Answer: Redmi 5A has a 5-inch IPS LCD display with a 720 x 1280 pixels resolution.

Question : What is the weight and thickness of Redmi 5A?

Answer: Redmi 5A weighs 137 grams and measures 8.1 mm in thickness. It has a polycarbonate body with metallic finish.

Question: What display settings available?

Answer: The display setting has auto brightness, reading mode which is the blue filter mode, contrast and colors settings, text size, double tap to wake.

Question: Does Redmi 5A support double tap to wake?

Answer: Yes, there is double tap to wake option in display settings.

Question: Does Redmi 5A has Blue filter ?

Answer:  Yes, there is blue filter in the display settings and is called Reading mode. The settings also allows you to schedule a particular start and end time for blue filter.

Question: What is the price of Redmi 5A? Where can I buy?

Answer: Redmi 5A is priced at Rs 4,999 in India and Jio has a special offer of Rs 3,999 tied up to their SIM.

Question: What size  SIM cards Redmi 5A accepts? Can I add a microSD card?

Answer: Redmi 5A has a dedicated memory card and so a user can use two SIMs and a memory card upto 128GB.

Question: Does it have Corning Gorilla Glass protection?

Answer: No it does not have a protective layer.

Question: What is the processor used in this smartphone?

Answer: Redmi 5A is powered by Snapdragon 425, Adreno 308 GPU with a 2GB of RAM and 16GB storage.

Question: What is the internal storage of  Redmi 5A?

Answer: Redmi 5A comes with a 16GB internal storage with around 9GB user available. It has a dedicated memory card for storage expansion up to 128GB.

Question: Does Redmi 5A has Gyroscope sensor?

Answer: Yes, it has Gyroscope sensor.

Question: Does it support VR?

Answer: Yes Redmi 5A supports virtual reality (VR) apps.

Question: Is the buttons back lit?

Answer:  Redmi 5A does not have a back lit buttons.

Question: What USB type does it use?

Answer: It uses microUSB port

Question: Does it have notification light?

Answer: Yes, Redmi 5A has pulse notification light.

Question: What are the camera specifications of  Redmi 5A ?

Answer:  Redmi 5A has a 13-megapixel rear camera with a LED flash with a f/2.2 aperture , PDAF and a 5-megapixel front camera with f/2.- aperture.

Question: Does the camera has OIS?

Answer: No.

Question: Can we take 4K videos in Redmi 5A?

Answer: No.

Question: What are the connectivity options? Does it support VoLTE?

Answer: Yes, Redmi 5A  supports VoLTE. Other options include Bluetooth, A-GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/

Question: Does Redmi 5A has FM app?

Answer: Yes

Question: How to take screnshots in Redmi 5A?

Answer: Redmi 5A has a triple finger gesture screenshot feature apart from the basic power button and volume down together option.

Question: Can we take long screenshot in Redmi 5A?

Answer: Yes, we can take long screenshot.

Question: Does Redmi 5A support USB OTG?

Answer: Yes, it supports OTG and you can connect the USB drive to it.

Question: What is the battery capacity of Redmi 5A?

Answer: Redmi 5Ahas a 3000mAh battery

Question: Does Redmi 5A support  fast charging?

Answer:  No, it has normal fast charging. 5V 2A.

Question: Does it have power saver modes?

Answer: Yes it has a battery saver mode.

Question: Does Redmi 5A have IR blaster?

Answer:  Yes, Redmi 5A has IR blaster and it comes with Mi Remote App.

Question: Is Redmi 5A Waterproof?

Answer: No, Redmi 5A is not waterproof.

Question: How is the call quality?

Answer: Call quality of Redmi 5A is good.

Question: Does Redmi 5A support  one hand UI?

Answer:  Yes it supports.

Question: Does Redmi 5A has fingerprint scanner?

Answer:  No, it does not have a fingerprint scanner

Question: Does Redmi 5A support App lock?

Answer: Yes, it supports app lock but with PIN or Pattern method.

Question: What OS does Redmi 5A run?

Answer: Redmi 5A runs on stock Android Nougat 7.1. with MIUI 9 layered on top.

Question: Does it support two Whatsapp in the same phone?

Answer:  Yes it has a dual apps feature that can duplicate any apps.

Question: Does Redmi 5A support call recording?

Answer:  Yes, Redmi 5A support call recording feature. Question: Does Redmi 5A support NFC? Answer: No, NFC is not supported.

Question: Does Redmi 5A has split screen feature?

Answer: Yes it supports multi windows.

Question: Does Redmi 5A have Dolby Atmos support?

Answer: No, Redmi 5A does not have Dolby Atmos but the audio quality is pretty good.

Question: Does Redmi 5A have heating issue?

Answer: In our tests, the Redmi 5A did not show  any considerable heating issue.]]>