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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy M21 Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro	Samsung Galaxy M21
Released · Feb 22, 2018	Released · Mar 23, 2020
6.0-inch · 2160x1080px	6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera	Triple camera
6GB · 64GB	4GB · 64GB
4000 mAh	6000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 14, 2018	Mar 18, 2020

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches 158.6 x 75.4 x 8.05 mm	6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 159.0 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.38 oz (181.0 g)	6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, 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	Midnight blue, Raven black

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.44% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 84.11% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, 420 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
	Scratch-resistant glass, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)	Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 509	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
6GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	6000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
20 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	20 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, 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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

with 4 GB RAM


Memory	4GB

with 128GB storage


Memory	6GB/128GB

Links

Full specifications
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Specs	Samsung Galaxy M21 Specs