Xiaomi Redmi 5 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 07, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$135

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches 151.8 x 72.8 x 7.7 mm	6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches 163.32 x 77.01 x 9.1 mm
Weight
5.54 oz / 157.0 g	6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials
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	Carbon gray, Sunset purple, Ocean green

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 75.72% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 83.27% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
	Oleophobic coating

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.5 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)	MediaTek Helio G80 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali G52 MC2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android

Battery

Type
3300 mAh	5020 mAh
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 15min

Gaming

7h 3min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p
Front
5 MP (Flash)	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
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, 7, 8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

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

with 64GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

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