Xiaomi Redmi 5 vs Asus ZenFone 5Q Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 07, 2017	Feb 27, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$135	$300

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches 151.8 x 72.8 x 7.7 mm	6.32 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches 160.62 x 76.16 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.54 oz / 157.0 g	5.94 oz / 168.3 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue	Black, Red, White

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 75.72% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 75.95% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Colors
16 777 216	16 777 216

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 508
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh	3300 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Focal Length: 13 mm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash)	20 MP (Dual-Camera, Wide Angle, Flash, HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.1
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, 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	aptX-HD
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, 7, 8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE Cat 5 (300/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, 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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 19, 2018 FCC ID value: MSQX017DA
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.52 W/kg Body: 0.91 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.06 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Memory	2GB/16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$120

Links

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