Xiaomi Redmi 5 vs Xiaomi Redmi 6 Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Redmi 5 Xiaomi Redmi 6
Released · Dec 12, 2017
5.7-inch · 1440x720px
5.5-inch · 1440x720px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3300 mAh
3000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches
151.8 x 72.8 x 7.7 mm
5.81 x 2.81 x 0.33 inches
147.5 x 71.5 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.54 oz (157.0 g) 5.15 oz (146.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue Black, Gray, Yellow, Blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch 5.5-inch
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 295 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
75.72 % 72.77 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 (14 nm) MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 IMG PowerVR GE8320
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 4GB
Internal storage
32GB 64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat) Android

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh 3000 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash) 5 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope Accelerometer, Compass
Other
VoIP, 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM

Phone Features

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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 135

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 07, 2017

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
RAM 2GB
Internal storage 16GB
MSRP $ 120
with 32 GB storage
RAM 3GB
Internal storage 32GB
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