Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs Comparison

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6.2
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Released · Feb 22, 2018
Released · Oct 27, 2023
6.0-inch · 2160x1080px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 14, 2018 Oct 04, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$599

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches
158.5 x 75.45 x 8.05 mm
6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 inches
158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g 7.37 oz / 209.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.44% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 83.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1450 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 403 PPI 2340x1080px, 29.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 1.5 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm) Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 730
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
3GB/32GB
8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat) Android (14, 13)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1566
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3839
3D Mark High
Untested 2208
3D Mark Low
Untested 1208

Battery

Type
4000 mAh 4500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 18min
Browsing
16h 15min
Video
8h 3min
Gaming
8h 50min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
5 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p
10 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
137
Overall
146
Photo
128
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM Nano SIM, eSIM

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage
Memory 3GB/32GB
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
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