Apple iPhone SE vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Feb 14, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$499

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm	6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches 158.5 x 75.45 x 8.05 mm
Weight
3.99 oz / 113.0 g	6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray	Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 77.44% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898	Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1840 MHz Twiste	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Adreno 506
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/16GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	5 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Lightning	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29	1, 3, 5
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, Micro SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 21, 2016 FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Memory	16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$499

for Europe

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28

Links

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Apple iPhone SE Specs	Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Specs
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