Product
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus (Redmi Note 5)
Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus (Redmi Note 5)
Battery
Charging 10W wired 10W wired
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-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Body
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Glass front, aluminum/plastic back, aluminum frame
Dimensions 152 x 76 x 8.3 mm (5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in) 158.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm (6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 in)
SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Comms
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, 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 microUSB 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Size 5.5 inches, 82.6 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio) 5.99 inches, 92.6 cm2 (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Launch
Announced 2015, August. Released 2015, August 2018, February. Released 2018, February
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, 1.25 μm, dual pixel PDAF
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) - Chinese version only microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM (Standard), 32GB 2GB RAM (Prime) 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
  eMMC 5.0 eMMC 5.1
Misc
Colors White, blue, yellow, pink, mint green Black, Gold, Blue, Rose Gold
Models 2015051 MEG7, MEI7
SAR 0.34 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)     1.01 W/kg (head)     1.47 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40 - Global
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
  TD-SCDMA 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
Our Tests
Audio quality Noise -96.1dB / Crosstalk -94.8dB Noise -29.7dB / Crosstalk -91.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 49h Endurance rating 104h
Camera Photo / Video Photo / Video
Display Contrast ratio: 953 (nominal), 2.166 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1431:1 (nominal), 2.913 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 76dB Voice 71dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 87dB
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1063Basemark X: 8518 GeekBench: 4309 (v4.4) GFXBench: 3.4fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Platform
Chipset Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Redmi Note 2Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Redmi Note 2 Prime Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU PowerVR G6200 Adreno 506
OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop), MIUI 7 Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), planned upgrade to Android 10, MIUI 12
Selfie camera
Single 5 MP, f/2.0 5 MP
Video 720p 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes