Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 vs Apple iPhone SE Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 14, 2018	Mar 21, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
	$499

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches 158.5 x 75.45 x 8.05 mm	4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g	3.99 oz / 113.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue	Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.44% screen-to-body	4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 403 PPI	1136x640px, 326 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
	Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)	Apple A9 APL0898
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Dual-core 1840 MHz Twiste
GPU
Adreno 506	PowerVR GT7600
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/32GB	2GB/128GB 2GB/16GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	1624 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n	b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 21, 2016 FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

with 16 GB storage

Memory	16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$499

for Europe

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28

Links

Full specifications
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Specs	Apple iPhone SE Specs
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User Reviews
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