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Asus Zenfone 5 (8GB, 1.6GHz) vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5

Summary
56%
69%
Performance

Intel Atom

2 GB RAM

Snapdragon 625

3 GB RAM

Display

5.0" (12.7 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

5.99" (15.21 cm)

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

12 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2110 mAh

18.5 h talktime (3G)

4000 mAh

Storage

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

32 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4.0/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.2/5 based on 45,266 ratings

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4.4/5 based on 350,714 ratings

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General
Launch Date

July 30, 2014 (Official)

February 22, 2018 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)

Custom UI

Zen UI

MIUI

Performance
Average
Good
Chipset

Intel Atom Z2560

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

CPU

Dual core, 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture

32 bit

64 bit

Graphics

PowerVR SGX 544MP2

Adreno 506

RAM

2 GB

3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR2

LPDDR3

Display
Average
Good
Display Type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 " (12.7 cm)

5.99 " (15.21 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

16:9

18:9

Pixel Density

294 ppi

403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

63.73 %

77.48 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Corning Gorilla Glass

Bezel-less display

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 148.2 mm
Width: 72.8 mm
Thickness: 10.3 mm

Height: 158.5 mm
Width: 75.4 mm
Thickness: 8 mm

Weight

145 grams

180 grams

Build Material

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Colours

Champagne Gold, Cherry Red, Charcoal Black, Pearl White

Black, Gold, Rose Gold, Lake Blue

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

12 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera(1.25µm pixel size)

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

Sensor

CMOS

Flash

, LED Flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Below Average
Good
Capacity

2110 mAh

4000 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 18.5 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 353 Hours(3G)

Up to 408 Hours(2G)

USB Type-C

No

No

Storage
Very Good
Best in Class
Internal Memory

8 GB

32 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 128 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 4.7 GB

USB OTG

No

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro
SIM2: Micro

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

VoLTE

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 0.751 W/kg, Body: 0.545 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.2

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Applications

WPS Office, Hungama, Amazon apps, Microsoft Skype Lite, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Photos, Duo, Play Music, Chrome, Gmail, Drive, YouTube and Maps

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