Ulefone Note 21 vs Xiaomi Redmi A5

At a glance

Brand: Ulefone; Xiaomi
Release date: January 2025, 1 years 5 months ago; March 2025, 1 years 3 months ago
AnTuTu: 251.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 59% of devices; 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices

Size: 6.56"; 6.88"
Resolution: 720 x 1612 px HD+; 720 x 1640 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 269 ppi Medium Density; 255 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T606; Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250)
CPU: 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55; 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 1.8 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57; Mali-G57 MP1
RAM: 4 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 13 Mpx; 32 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 2.2; ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor: Samsung S5K3L6; —
Pixel size: 1.12 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/3.1"; —
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 75.2 mm 163.2 mm 9.2 mm Print 3D Model; 77.8 mm 171.7 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 196 g; 193 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black Violet; Black Blue Gold Green
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 113 drops without defects; Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability: Class A B C D E; Class A B C D E
Usable surface: 84 %; 85 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP54 , Splash resistant

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 15 Android 15
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 4 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)