Xiaomi Redmi 5 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi 5

Xiaomi Redmi 5

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

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Xiaomi Redmi 5 or Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi 5 Xiaomi Redmi Note 4
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Release date 2017, December 2017, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.8 x 72.8 x 7.7 mm | 5.98 x 5.98 x 2.87 in 151 x 76 x 8.5 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.99 in
Weight 157 g | 5.54 oz 165 g | 5.82 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic frame & ends, aluminum back Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, Gold, Light Blue, Rose Gold Dark Gray, Gold, Black, Lake Blue (64/4GB model)
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4100 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 160 EUR 150 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 5.5" in
Screen area 83.8 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.9% 72.7%
Screen resolution 720 x 1440 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 282 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25 µm, PDAF -13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 5 MP, f/2.0
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.2 (Nougat); MIUI 9.1 Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM; 64 GB, 3 GB RAM (China only)

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 102376
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 146 171
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 847 917
GeekBench 4 Single Core 773 1475
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3701 4010
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3021 3151

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Micro-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 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
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 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, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-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
- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- For China; India

- For Global market. Also known as Xiaomi Redmi Note 4x Global.

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