Razer Phone vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) Comparison and Differences

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Razer Phone or Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Razer Phone Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)
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Release date 2017, November 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.5 x 77.7 x 8 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 3.06 in 158.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.97 in
Weight 197 g | 6.95 oz 180 g | 6.35 oz
Body Build Aluminum body Front glass, aluminum frame & back, plastic ends
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Colors Black Black, Gold, Blue, Rose Gold
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology IGZO IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 5.99" in
Screen area 89.6 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.7% 77.4%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 515 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - Wide Colour Gamut
-120 Hz
-380 nits
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.4µm, Dual pixel PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25 µm, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0 5 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 8 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 93658
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 411
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1474
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1262
GeekBench 5 Single Core 380
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1685
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1913
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6604
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7908

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 24W (Quick Charge 4+)

- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- Versions: Redmi Note 5 (Global); Redmi 5 Plus (China)

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