Home Phone comparison Realme GT5 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 - Which is better?

Realme GT5 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5

83 out 100
Realme GT5 Pro
VS
37 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
Realme GT5 Pro
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme GT5 Pro Manufactured in December, 2023, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, Manufactured in February, 2018 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 636. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme GT5 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 218g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 3/32 GB
- 3/64 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 6/64 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme GT5 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Realme GT5 Pro
vs
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.78 in 5.99 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1080x2160 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 18:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 4500 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 77.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme GT5 Pro
1656 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
555 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a2358 Hz
Response timen/a38 ms
Contrastn/a2252:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Redmi Note 5]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.72 mm (6.37 in) 158.5 mm (6.24 in)
Width 75.06 mm (2.96 in) 75.4 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 9.23 mm (0.36 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance IP64 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Orange		 - Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Red
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme GT5 Pro
91.4 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
77.4 %

Performance

Testing Realme GT5 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 1800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.6 (Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53))
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 14 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 680
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 509
GPU Cores 1536 128
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 184.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme GT5 Pro
2279
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme GT5 Pro
7068
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2279n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)7068n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme GT5 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme GT5 Pro
2069095
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
212492
CPU46294985476
GPU85869925195
Memory41258247099
UX33486554722
NanoReview Score2069095212492
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme GT5 Pro
14771
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
259
Stability87 %n/a
Graphics Test88 fpsn/a
Graphics Score14771n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Realme GT5 Pro], [Xiaomi Redmi Note 5]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme GT5 Pro
18706
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
6083
Writing score257416028
Web score155345001
Video editing68855098
Data manipulation140014881
NanoReview Score187066083

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 3 GB
- 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 1333 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 Android 7.1 (Upgradeable to Android 9.0)
OS Size n/a 8 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 5.0 MIUI 12

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (62% in 15 min) Yes Quick Charge 3.0 (50% in 50 min)
Full Charge Time 0:28 h 2:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme GT5 Pro
23:53
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
18:45
Web Browsing11:34 h08:00 h
Video Playback13:25 h11:41 h
Games06:36 h04:47 h
Standby Mode102 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.7x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 Bokeh effect
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/2.2
Focal length23 mmn/a
SensorSony LYTIA-T808Samsung S5K2L7
Sensor size1/1.431/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Focal length65 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX890n/a
Sensor size1/1.56n/a
Pixel size1.14 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length16 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.0n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX615 Omnivision OV13855
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/2.9
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.4 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes No
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyActive
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B5/B8HSDPA 900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B850/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500)
LTE categoryn/a12
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme GT5 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
76.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced December, 2023 yr February, 2018 yr
Release Date December, 2023 yr February, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 700 190
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W n/a

Note

Realme GT5 Pro:

The device has a glass back, but is also available in eco-leather (weighs 224 grams).

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme GT5 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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