Product
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
Xiaomi Mi 5c
Xiaomi Mi 5c
Battery
Charging 10W wired 18W wired, QC3
Music play Up to 46 h -
Stand-by Up to 144 h (3G) -
Talk time Up to 11 h 30 min (3G) -
Type Li-Po 3060 mAh, removable Li-Ion 2860 mAh, non-removable
Body
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Dimensions 152 x 76 x 8.3 mm (5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in) 144.4 x 69.7 x 7.1 mm (5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 in)
SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
Comms
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE
Infrared port Yes Yes
NFC No No
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio Stereo FM radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG USB Type-C
WLAN 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, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~428 ppi density)
Size 5.5 inches, 82.6 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio) 5.15 inches, 73.1 cm2 (~72.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Launch
Announced 2015, August. Released 2015, August 2017, February. Released 2017, March
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Main Camera
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Single 13 MP, f/2.2, PDAF 12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1.25µm, PDAF
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) - Chinese version only No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM (Standard), 32GB 2GB RAM (Prime) 64GB 3GB RAM
  eMMC 5.0 -
Misc
Colors White, blue, yellow, pink, mint green Black, Gold, Rose Gold
Models 2015051 -
SAR 0.34 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)     -
Network
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA
4G bands 1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
EDGE - Yes
GPRS - Yes
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / LTE
  TD-SCDMA -
Our Tests
Audio quality Noise -96.1dB / Crosstalk -94.8dB -
Battery (old) Endurance rating 49h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display Contrast ratio: 953 (nominal), 2.166 (sunlight) -
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 76dB -
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1063Basemark X: 8518 -
Platform
Chipset Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm) Xiaomi Surge S1
CPU Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Redmi Note 2Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Redmi Note 2 Prime Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU PowerVR G6200 Mali-T860MP4
OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop), MIUI 7 Android 7.1 (Nougat), MIUI 8
Selfie camera
Single 5 MP, f/2.0 8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide)
Video 720p 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes