POCO M5 vs realme Narzo 50

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Comparing the POCO M5 vs realme Narzo 50 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: POCO M5 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,961, while realme Narzo 50 scores 1,696, making POCO M5 the better performer.


Display: realme Narzo 50 offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while POCO M5 offers 6.58 inches, making realme Narzo 50 the larger display of the two. Both POCO M5 and realme Narzo 50 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both POCO M5 and realme Narzo 50 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: realme Narzo 50 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while POCO M5 offers 8 MP, making realme Narzo 50 better for front camera photography.


Battery: POCO M5 delivers longer battery life with 18h 03m, while realme Narzo 50 delivers 16h 14m, making POCO M5 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both POCO M5 and realme Narzo 50 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both POCO M5 and realme Narzo 50 equally at 7.


User Rating: realme Narzo 50 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while POCO M5 has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Spec Score

76%
75%

Release Date

13 Sep, 2022
03 Mar, 2022

Performance

MediaTek Helio G99
MediaTek Helio G96
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.05 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.58 inches (16.71 cm)
6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2408 px (FHD+)
1080x2412 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
18W Fast Charging
33W Dart Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Good design
  • Solid battery life
  • Respectable performance
  • Decent display
  • Good daylight camera performance
  • Smooth performance

Cons

  • Low light photography needs improvement
  • Ships with bloatware
  • Still on Android 11
  • Depth sensor serves little purpose

User Ratings

4.1/5
(40,500 ratings)
4.2/5
(19,281 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

18h 03m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 14m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
348,006
AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2022
(Official)
Mar 03, 2022
(Official)

Operating System

Android v12
Android v11

Custom UI

MIUI
Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G99
MediaTek Helio G96

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.05 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
348,006

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

26.0 s
24.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

26.7 %
28.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.58 inches  (16.71 cm)
6.6 inches  (16.76 cm)

Resolution

1080x2408 px (FHD+)
1080x2412 px (FHD+)

Brightness

500 nits
480 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
400 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.92 %
84.88 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
90.8 %

Design

Height

163.9 mm
164.1 mm

Width

76 mm
75.5 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
8.5 mm

Weight

201 grams
194 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide AngleS5KJN1 ISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Movie Frame
Dual Video Recording
Ultra Steady Video

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.05 Primary Camera1/3" sensor size

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 33W Dart Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

18h 03m
16h 14m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 56m 54s
1h 0m 42s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 0.851 W/kg Body: 0.674 W/kg
Head: 1.184 W/kg Body: 0.824 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3
Yes v5.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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