Xiaomi Mi 8 SE vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi 8 SE

Xiaomi Mi 8 SE

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro

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Xiaomi Mi 8 SE or Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi 8 SE Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro
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Release date 2018, May 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 147.3 x 73.1 x 7.5 mm | 5.8 x 5.8 x 2.88 in 158.6 x 75.4 x 8.1 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.97 in
Weight 164 g | 5.78 oz 181 g | 6.38 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Gray, Blue, Red, Gold Black, Champagne Gold, Rose Gold, Lake Blue
Battery 3120 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.88" in 5.99" in
Screen area 87.6 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format 18.7:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.3% 77.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2244 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 423 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Other specs - HDR10
-DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, depth sensor
-12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25µm, PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 1.0µm 20 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.8'', 1.0µm
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 9.5 Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 10 POCO
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260
GPU Adreno 616 Adreno 509
External memory No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 218159
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 406 291
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1288 964
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 833
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 751
GeekBench 5 Single Core 379 273
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1399 1126
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1823 1326
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5718 4667
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6683 4438

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(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)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat15 800/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE
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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)

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