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Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 (India)

General Info

Manufacturer
Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced
February 2018 August 2020
Status
Available - February 2018 Coming Soon - August 2020
Price
Rs. 9,999 ($150.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, Gold, Rose Gold Black, Sky Blue, Sporty Orange
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
158.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm
(6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 in)
164.9 x 77.1 x 9 mm
(6.49 x 3.04 x 0.35 in)
Weight
180 g (6.35 oz ) 196 g (6.91 oz)
SIM Type
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
& TD-SCDMA
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Water-repellent coating
Notification LED
Yes -

Display

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
400 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Colors
16M colors 16M Colour
Size
5.99 inches [Similar] 6.53 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (269 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
77.44% 80.79%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) Android 10
User Interface
MIUI 9 MIUI 12
Processor
Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), MediaTek Helio G35 (12 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 506 [Similar] PowerVR GE8320 [Similar]
RAM
3/4 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32/64 GB 128 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Camera

Rear Camera
12 MP [Similar] 13 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash LED Flash
Features
Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama 13 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth), AF
HDR
Video
1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
FM radio FM radio
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser
HTML5 Yes

User Memory

Internal
32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)
Gyroscope Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity
3300 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- -
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