Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 19, 2017	Jun 06, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
2GB/32GB - $146 3GB/32GB - $161 4GB/64GB - $190

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches 151 x 76 x 8.45 mm	5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches 146.3 x 71.3 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g	5.64 oz / 160.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys, Soft keys	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, Blue, White	Black, Gold, Silver, Pink

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.78% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 71.39% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 450 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	1280x720px, 282 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 2GB/32GB 3GB/32GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4100 mAh, Li - Polymer	3000 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	13 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, 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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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	NFC, ANT+, 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
Radio
	FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
3, 5	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40	40
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: May 03, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ530F
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.12 W/kg Body: 0.89 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.01 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	2GB/32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$146

Memory	3GB/32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$161

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