Xiaomi Mi 5c vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi 5c Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
Released · Mar 03, 2017
Released · Feb 22, 2018
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.0-inch · 2160x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
2860 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 28, 2017 Feb 14, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$218

Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches
144.4 x 69.7 x 7.1 mm
6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches
158.5 x 75.45 x 8.05 mm
Weight
4.76 oz / 135.0 g 6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 72.69% screen-to-body 6.0-inch, 77.44% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 428 PPI 2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
Xiaomi Surge S1 Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T860 MP4 Adreno 506
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat) Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2860 mAh, Li - Ion 4000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 27 mm
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync 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 Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s) LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, Micro SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage
Memory 3GB/32GB
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