Realme 5 vs Xiaomi Mi 9T Comparison and Differences

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Realme 5

Realme 5

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Xiaomi Mi 9T

Xiaomi Mi 9T

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Realme 5 or Xiaomi Mi 9T Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Realme 5 Xiaomi Mi 9T
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Release date 2019, August 2019, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.4 x 75.6 x 9.3 mm | 6.47 x 6.47 x 2.98 in 156.7 x 74.3 x 8.8 mm | 6.17 x 6.17 x 2.93 in
Weight 198 g | 6.98 oz 191 g | 6.74 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Crystal Purple, Crystal Blue Carbon black, Red flame, Glacier blue
Battery 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 6.39" in
Screen area 102.8 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.7% 86.1%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 269 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3+ Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - HDR
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Quad 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5'', 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera)
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5'', 1.75µm, depth sensor
-48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.4, 53mm (telephoto), 1/4'', 1.12µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
-13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3'', 1.12µm
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3'', 1.12µm Motorized pop-up 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
Functions HDR, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); ColorOS 6 Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) - Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver)
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 618
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 164419 264797
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 324 680
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1050 1680
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 296 988
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 900
GeekBench 5 Single Core 310 529
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1331 1658
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2540
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6911

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio Yes
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Battery charging 10W
- Splash resistant

- Fast battery charging 18W
Versions
- For Global market

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