Realme 5 and Redmi Note 8

Realme 5 and Redmi Note 8: Price, Specifications Compared

Realme 5 that has already been launched in different countries. The first sale for Redmi Note 8 will take place on September 17 in the company’s home market. Redmi Note 8 series has been launched in China, and the phones come with quad rear camera setups, run on Android Pie, sport a 3.5mm audio jack, and feature waterdrop-style notch displays.  It will go up against the The Redmi Note 8 India launch is pegged to be roughly two months away.

Redmi Note 8 Key Specs

• Display 39-inch (1080×2340)
• Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
• Front Camera 13MP
• Rear Camera 48MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP
• RAM 4GB
• Storage 64GB
• Battery Capacity 4000mAh
• OSAndroid 9 Pie

Realme 5 Key Specs

• Display 50-inch (720×1600)
• Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 AIE
• Front Camera 13MP
• Rear Camera 12MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP
• RAM 4GB
• Storage 128GB
• Battery Capacity 5000mAh
• OSAndroid 9 Pie

We pit the Redmi Note 8 with the Realme 5 to see which one fares better, on paper.

Redmi Note 8 vs Realme 5 price

Redmi Note 8 price has been set

• for the base 4GB + 64GB model in the company’s home market at CNY 999 .
• The smartphone’s 6GB + 64GB and 6GB + 128GB variants will be sold at CNY 1,199 and CNY 1,399, respectively.

The first sale for Redmi Note 8 will take place on September 17 in China. According to Xiaomi, it will be offering the Redmi Note 8 in three colors –

• Dream Blue,
• Meteorite Black,
• White

on the other hand, Realme 5 price is set

• for the 3GB + 32GB storage variant at CNY 992 ,
• CNY 1042 for the 4GB + 64GB model,
• and CNY 1191 for the 4GB RAM + 128GB storage model.

It is available via flash sales via Realme.com, and will is being offered in

• Crystal Blue
• Crystal Purple color variants.

Redmi Note 8 vs Realme 5 specifications

The Realme 5 packs

• a 6.5-inch HD+ (720×1600 pixels) display
• Corning Gorilla Glass 3+
• support waterdrop-style notches
• dual-SIM (Nano) slots
• run on Android Pie,
• MIUI 10 and ColorOS on top
• powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC
• 4GB of RAM
• 128GB of internal storage
• microSD card slot for expansion of memory
• a quad rear camera setup,
• a 12-megapixel primary camera,
• an 8-megapixel sensor,
• a 2-megapixel macro lens,
• a 2-megapixel depth sensor
• support a 13-megapixel selfie shooter.
• a 5,000mAh battery
• 4G VoLTE,
• Wi-Fi 802.11ac,
• Bluetooth v5.0,
• a GPS/ A-GPS,
• a 3.5mm headphone jack
• a Micro-USB port
• a rear fingerprint sensors.
• measures at 164.4×75.6×9.3mm,
• weighs 198 grams.

The Redmi Note 8, features

• a 6.3-inch full-HD+ screen
• Corning Gorilla Glass 5.
• support waterdrop-style notches.
• dual-SIM (Nano) slots
• run on Android Pie,
• MIUI 10 and ColorOS on top
• powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC
• 6GB of RAM
• 128GB of internal storage
• microSD card slot for expansion of memory
• a quad rear camera setup
• a 48-megapixel main sensor,
• an 8-megapixel wide-angle shooter,
• a 2-megapixel depth camera,
• 2-megapixel macro camera
• support a 13-megapixel selfie shooter
• 4,000mAh battery
• 4G VoLTE,
• Wi-Fi 802.11ac,
• Bluetooth v5.0,
• a GPS/ A-GPS,
• a 3.5mm headphone jack
• a USB Type-C port
• a rear fingerprint sensors.
• measures at 158.3×75.3×8.3mm
• weighs 190 grams

REDMI NOTE 8 VS REALME 5 COMPARISON

	Redmi Note 8	Realme 5
GENERAL
Brand	Xiaomi	Realme
Model	Redmi Note 8	5
Release date	29th August 2019	20th August 2019
Body type	Glass	–
Thickness	8.35	–
Weight (g)	190.00	198.00
Battery capacity (mAh)	4000	5000
Removable battery	No	–
Fast charging	Proprietary	–
Colours	Dream Blue, Meteorite Black, White	Crystal Blue, Crystal Purple
Dimensions (mm)	–	164.40 x 75.60 x 9.30
DISPLAY
Screen size (inches)	6.39	6.50
Resolution	1080×2340 pixels	720×1600 pixels
Protection type	Gorilla Glass	Gorilla Glass
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	–
HARDWARE
Processor	octa-core	2GHz octa-core
Processor make	Qualcomm Snapdragon 665	Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 AIE
RAM	4GB	4GB
Internal storage	64GB	128GB
Dedicated microSD slot	No	Yes
Expandable storage	–	Yes
Expandable storage type	–	microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)	–	256
CAMERA
Rear camera	48-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel	12-megapixel (f/1.8, 1.25-micron) + 8-megapixel (f/2.25) + 2-megapixel (f/2.4) + 2-megapixel (f/2.4)
Rear autofocus	Yes	Phase detection autofocus
Rear flash	Yes	Yes
Front camera	13-megapixel	13-megapixel
SOFTWARE
Operating system	Android 9 Pie	Android 9 Pie
Skin	MIUI 10	ColorOS 6.0.1
CONNECTIVITY
Wi-Fi standards supported	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes, v 5.00
USB Type-C	Yes	–
Number of SIMs	2	2
Active 4G on both SIM cards	Yes	–
USB OTG	–	Yes
Micro-USB	–	Yes
SIM 1
SIM Type	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM
4G/ LTE	Yes	Yes
SIM 2
SIM Type	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM
4G/ LTE	Yes	Yes
SENSORS
Fingerprint sensor	Yes	Yes
Compass/ Magnetometer	Yes	Yes
Proximity sensor	Yes	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes	Yes
Ambient light sensor	Yes	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes	Yes
Face unlock	–	Yes