Performance
Under the hood, the Redmi 5A runs on Android 7.1.2 with MIUI 11, which offers a smooth and customizable user experience. Powered by the Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 chipset, it features a quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU clocked at 1.4 GHz, and an Adreno 308 GPU. While not designed for heavy gaming or intensive apps, the performance is adequate for daily tasks, social media, and light gaming. The phone is available in two configurations: a 16GB version with 2GB of RAM and a 32GB version with 3GB of RAM, both expandable via a dedicated microSD slot.