Following in the footsteps of its well-received predecessors, the Xiaomi-branded Mi A1 (5X) smartphone propelled straight to popularity after hitting the store shelves back in September 2017. The equally well-received Elephone A4 smartphone, on the other hand, was released in March this year. Let’s compare the two popular smartphones on the basis of their design, hardware, and price.

The Mi A1 (5X) is housed in an aluminum alloy body and it features an alluring IPS, LCD, Full HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) display. There’s a fingerprint sensor placed on the back along with a 12MP + 12MP dual camera setup. You can find a 5MP camera located on the front

The phone’s dimensions are 6.12 in x 2.98 in x 0.29 in (LxWxH) and it weighs in at just 165 grams even with the battery. You can choose from 3 color options including gold, rose gold and black.

The Elephone A4 sports an eye-catching plastic and metal body design which is coupled with an equally appealing IPS, HD+ (1440 x 720 pixels) display. You can find a fingerprint scanner mounted on the back side along with an 8MP camera with dual-LED and AF.

There’s a 5MP camera placed on the front for selfie addicts. There’s lack of details regarding the phone’s dimensions and weight; however, we know it is up for grabs in red, gray and gold color versions.

Xiaomi employed a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953, 64-bit processor along with a Qualcomm Adreno 506 GPU in order to power the Mi A1 (5X) smartphone. The device offers 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage that can be expanded up to 128GB via SIM 2 slot.

The Mi A1 (5X) smartphone is backed by a non-removable 3,080mAh Lithium-ion battery. This mighty cell offers up to 367 hours of standby time and up to 21.7 hours of talk time.

There are 3 card slots including microSD, microSDHC, and microSDXC. The phone also features multiple sensors such as proximity sensor, accelerometer, ambient light, a compass sensor, fingerprint sensor (rear mounted), hall sensor, and gyroscope.

The Elephone A4 packs a MediaTek MT6739WW, 64-bit processor along with PowerVR GE8100 graphics processing unit, under the hood. It has 3GB of RAM coupled with 16GB of expandable internal memory (up to 128GB).

Furthermore, the hybrid dual-SIM (nano-SIM/microSD + nano-SIM) smartphone draws its juices from a 3,000 mAh Lithium-Polymer battery. The built-in cell can deliver up to 260 hours of standby time and up to 11 hours of talk time.

As far as card slots are concerned, the phone comprises microSD, microSDHC, and microSDXC. Furthermore, it features all sorts of sensors including a proximity sensor, accelerometer, ambient light, fingerprint sensor, and compass.

The Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) smartphone will set you back about $286. The Elephone A4 smartphone sells for $99.90 on the official elephone store. You can check out a point-by-point comparison between the two smartphones below.

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