Meizu M5 note vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) Comparison and Differences

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Meizu M5 note

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)

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Meizu M5 note or Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Meizu M5 note Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)
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Release date December, 2016 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153.6 x 75.8 x 8.1 mm | 6.05 x 6.05 x 2.98 in 158.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.97 in
Weight 175 g | 6.17 oz 180 g | 6.35 oz
Body Build Metal Front glass, aluminum frame & back, plastic ends
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Colors Blue, Gold, Silver, Gray Black, Gold, Blue, Rose Gold
Battery 4000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology LCD IPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.99" in
Screen area 92.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71% 77.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Scratch resistant
Other specs - 450 nits (typ)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, ƒ/ 2.0, (wide) -12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25 µm, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Dual LED flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, ƒ/ 5 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0 Marshmallow Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 10
Chipset - MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755) 1.8GHz (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-Core (4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.2 GHz) - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU ARM Mali-T860 MP2 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 3GB 16GB, 3GB · 16GB 3GB · 32GB 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 93658
GeekBench 5 Single Core 94
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 647

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Nano SIM + Nano SIM) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network 2G / 3G / 4G / GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
-3G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B8 (900), B34 (TD 2000), B39 (TD 1900+)
-4G - B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B7 (2600), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
-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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz,Dual band ,Wi-Fi Hotspot ,Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC No
USB Yes microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), Proximity, Accelerometer, compass, gyro , Infrared port - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- Versions: Redmi Note 5 (Global); Redmi 5 Plus (China)

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