Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2

Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)

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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 or Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)
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Release date 2016, August 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.7 x 75 x 8 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.95 in 158.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.97 in
Weight 167 g | 5.89 oz 180 g | 6.35 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body, plastic ends Front glass, aluminum frame & back, plastic ends
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Colors Black, Gold, Rose Gold Black, Gold, Blue, Rose Gold
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 84 h
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Screen

Technology PLS TFT IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.99" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.3% 77.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (market dependent)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF -12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25 µm, dual pixel PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.9 5 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 10
Chipset - Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T830 MP1 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 93658
Antutu 7 Total

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid 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 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
-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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.65 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU - 0.40 W/kg (head)     1.40 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+

- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- Versions: G610F (EMEA); G610F/DS (EMEA & Asia); G610F/DD (India, Pakistan); G610M (LATAM); G610M/DS (Brazil); G610Y/DS (Taiwan, Philippines). Also known as Samsung Galaxy On Nxt, Samsung Galaxy On7 Pr

- Versions: Redmi Note 5 (Global); Redmi 5 Plus (China)

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