Product
Xiaomi Mi 5
Xiaomi Mi 5
Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus (Redmi Note 5)
Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus (Redmi Note 5)
Battery
Charging 18W wired, QC3 10W wired
Type Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front, aluminum/plastic back, aluminum frame
Dimensions 144.6 x 69.2 x 7.3 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 in) 158.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm (6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 129 g / 139 g (Ceramic) (4.90 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Comms
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Infrared port Yes Yes
NFC Yes No
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio No FM radio
USB USB Type-C microUSB 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 -
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~428 ppi density) 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Size 5.15 inches, 73.1 cm2 (~73.1% screen-to-body ratio) 5.99 inches, 92.6 cm2 (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Launch
Announced 2016, February. Released 2016, April 2018, February. Released 2018, February
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Main Camera
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Single 16 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.8", 1.12µm, PDAF, 4-axis OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25 μm, dual pixel PDAF
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM (Standard), 64GB 3GB RAM (Prime), 128GB 4GB RAM (Pro) 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
  UFS 2.0 eMMC 5.1
Misc
Colors Black, White, Gold, Ceramic Black, Gold, Blue, Rose Gold
Models 2015105 MEG7, MEI7
SAR 0.38 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)     1.01 W/kg (head)     1.47 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Global 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40 - Global
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Technology GSM / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
  1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
Our Tests
Audio quality Noise -95.3dB / Crosstalk -95.4dB Noise -29.7dB / Crosstalk -91.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 92h Endurance rating 104h
Camera Photo / Video Photo / Video
Display Contrast ratio: 1227:1 (nominal), 3.240 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1431:1 (nominal), 2.913 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 74dB Voice 71dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 87dB
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2180Basemark X: 33110 GeekBench: 4309 (v4.4) GFXBench: 3.4fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core (2x1.8 GHz Kryo & 2x1.36 GHz Kryo) - Standard editionQuad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - Prime & Pro edition Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 506
OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), MIUI 10 Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), planned upgrade to Android 10, MIUI 12
Selfie camera
Single 4 MP, f/2.0, 1/3", 2µm 5 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes