realme XT vs realme 5s

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Comparing the realme XT vs realme 5s 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: realme XT scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,500, while realme 5s scores 1,373, making realme XT the better performer.


Display: realme 5s offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while realme XT offers 6.4 inches, making realme 5s the larger display of the two. realme XT features a Super AMOLED display compared to realme 5s's IPS LCD, making realme XT the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: realme XT offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while realme 5s offers 48 MP, making realme XT better for rear camera photography.


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


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


Storage: Both realme XT and realme 5s offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: realme XT receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while realme 5s is rated 7.


User Rating: realme XT and realme 5s both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

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Summary

Spec Score

73%
76%

Release Date

16 Sep, 2019
29 Nov, 2019

Performance

Snapdragon 712
Snapdragon 665
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)

Rear Camera

64 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
13 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4000 mAh
5000 mAh
20W VOOC Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Gorgeous AMOLED display
  • 64MP camera does show improvements over 48MP cam
  • Smooth performance
  • Great battery life
  • Attractive pricing
  • Massive 5,000mAh battery
  • Capable performance
  • Good software experience

Cons

  • Not much different from the Realme 5 Pro
  • •ColorOS 6.0 needs a lot of improvements
  • 48MP camera is more of a gimmick
  • Macro mode is still bad
  • Display isn't the greatest

User Ratings

4.5/5
(113,322 ratings)
4.5/5
(299,341 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

180,514
AnTuTu Score
168,989
AnTuTu Score
N/A
19h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 16, 2019
(Official)
Nov 29, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

Realme UI
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
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Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 360 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 360
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
11 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 616
Adreno 610

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB
4 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.

180,514
168,989

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
25.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
4.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.9 %
25.8 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
270 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.07 %
82.07 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.9 %
89 %

Design

Height

158.7 mm
164.4 mm

Width

75.2 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm
9.3 mm

Weight

183 grams
198 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.85.58 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size S5KGW1 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.81/2.86" sensor size ISO-CELL 1.25µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.66 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.77 mm focal length 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.77 mm focal length 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 48.9 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 20W VOOC Charging v3.0 52% in 30 minutes
N/A

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
19h 04m

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

1h 16m 22s
2h 41m 5s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 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 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)

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)

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)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Rear

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

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