Xiaomi Mi Max vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 10, 2016	Feb 14, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches 173.1 x 88.3 x 7.5 mm	6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches 158.5 x 75.45 x 8.05 mm
Weight
7.16 oz / 203.0 g	6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White	Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 74.78% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 77.44% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 342 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Colors
16 777 216	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 652 8956	Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 510	Adreno 506
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/128GB 3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4850 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	5 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	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
Infrared, 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
DLNA	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 3, 5
4G (TDD) Bands
	40, 41
3G Bands
	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM	Nano SIM, Micro SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3, FLAC, WAV, MP4, AMR, OGG), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

System chip	Snapdragon 650
Processor	Hexa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 510
Memory	3GB/32GB

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

Memory	3GB/64GB

Links

Full specifications
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