Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB vs Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB vs Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition runs at a higher processing speed of 2.1 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB runs at 1.8 GHz, making Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition the better performer.


Display: Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB offers 5.5 inches, making Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition the larger display of the two. Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB's IPS LCD, making Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition offers a higher rear camera resolution with 21.6 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB offers 16 MP, making Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB and Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB offers a higher battery capacity with 4050 mAh, while Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition offers 3050 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB and Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

09 Mar, 2016
N/A
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 650
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Hexa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
16 MP
Primary Camera
21.6 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A
5 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
4050 mAh
3050 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
256 GB
eMMC 4.5
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
N/A

Pros

  • Premium metal build
  • Responsive fingerprint sensor
  • Great battery life
  • Smooth performance
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Boring design
  • Hybrid dual-SIM vs dedicated dual-SIM
  • Average cameras
  • Still runs Android Lollipop
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5
(198,832 ratings)
N/A
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Mar 09, 2016
(Official)
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Ubuntu Touch
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

MIUI
N/A
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Hexa Core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A72 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.1 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 510
Mali-T760 MP8
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

2 GB / 3 GB
3 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR4
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
386 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.98 %
73.11 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Display Colour

N/A
16M
N/A

Design

Height

150 mm
156.7 mm
162.7 mm

Width

76 mm
78 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm
7.5 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

164 grams
166 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
21.6 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
5248 x 3936 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraPureCel
5 MP
Front Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

4050 mAh
3050 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB
32 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 4.5
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
N/A
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.256 W/kg Body: 1.102 W/kg
N/A
N/A

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
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

No
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Video Player

N/A
Yes Video Formats: MPEG4
N/A

Ring Tone

N/A
Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration
N/A

Music

N/A
Yes Music Formats: MP3
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

Games

N/A
Yes
N/A

Browser

N/A
Yes HTML
N/A

Phone Book

N/A
Yes Practically Unlimited
N/A

Email

N/A
Yes
N/A

Instant Messaging

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Facilities

N/A
World clock Calendar Alarm Document viewer
N/A

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