realme 5 vs Infinix S5 Lite

Comparing the realme 5 vs Infinix S5 Lite across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: realme 5 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,532, while Infinix S5 Lite scores 805, making realme 5 the better performer.

Display: Infinix S5 Lite offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while realme 5 offers 6.5 inches, making Infinix S5 Lite the larger display of the two. Both realme 5 and Infinix S5 Lite feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Infinix S5 Lite offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while realme 5 offers 12 MP, making Infinix S5 Lite better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Infinix S5 Lite offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while realme 5 offers 13 MP, making Infinix S5 Lite better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 5 offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Infinix S5 Lite offers 4000 mAh, making realme 5 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Infinix S5 Lite offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while realme 5 offers 32 GB, making Infinix S5 Lite the better option for storage.

User Rating: realme 5 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Infinix S5 Lite has a rating of 4.3.

realme 5

₹7,999

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Infinix S5 Lite

₹9,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

27 Aug, 2019

22 Nov, 2019

16 Jul, 2026

Performance

		N/A
Snapdragon 665	MediaTek Helio P22	Unisoc T7100
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display

		N/A
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)	6.6 inches (16.76 cm)	6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)	720x1600 px (HD+)	N/A
N/A	N/A	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

		N/A
12 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	N/A
2 MP Depth Camera	N/A	N/A
2 MP Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera

		N/A
13 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP	5 MP

Battery

		N/A
5000 mAh	4000 mAh	5000 mAh
N/A	N/A	10W
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

32 GB	64 GB	64 GB
eMMC	eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.0

Expert Review

8.0/10

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N/A

Pros

Good-looking design
Impressive performance
Long-lasting battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Display could've been sharper
Selfie camera needs work
Ultra-Macro lens could've been better

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(270,615 ratings)

4.3/5

(41,377 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	91,086 AnTuTu Score	N/A
N/A	12h 31m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Aug 27, 2019

(Official)

Nov 22, 2019

(Official)

Jul 16, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v15

Custom UI

ColorOS

N/A

Android Go

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

MediaTek Helio P22

Unisoc T7100

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A75 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 610

PowerVR GE8320

PowerVR GE8322

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB

4 GB

3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A

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

91,086

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

23.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.7 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)

N/A

Brightness

N/A

400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

N/A

Pixel Density

270 ppi

266 ppi

269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.07 %

84.38 %

N/A

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Yes with punch-hole display

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

89 %

90.5 %

N/A

Design

Height

164.4 mm

164 mm

N/A

Width

75.6 mm

76 mm

N/A

Thickness

9.3 mm

7.9 mm

8.49 mm

Weight

198 grams

178 grams

N/A

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

N/A

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.84.047 mm focal length 1/2.86" sensor size IMX386 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2GC08A8 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.66 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
Depth Camera

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.77 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.41.77 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Quad LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

N/A

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera3.419 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera0.8µm pixel size

5 MP
Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Capacity

5000 mAh

4000 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 46.9 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 10W

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.

N/A

12h 31m

N/A

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

N/A

3h 33m 39s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB

64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC

eMMC 5.1

eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

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)

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)

N/A

SIM 2

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)

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)

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

N/A

NFC

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

N/A

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