Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J5 vs Xiaomi Redmi 7 vs Xiaomi Redmi 8

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced June 2015 March 2019 August 2019
Status Available - June 2015 Coming Soon - March 2019 Coming Soon October 9, 2019
Price Rs. 10,490 ($154.26) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Black, red, blue Onyx Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.1 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.59 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
158.7 x 75.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.25 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
156.3 × 75.4 × 9.4 mm
(6.15 × 2.97 × 0.37 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
SIM Type - 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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- P2i nano hydrophobic coating
- Fingerprint Sensor
- P2i nano hydrophobic coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - MIUI 9 MIUI 10
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver), Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 (14 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53), Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm)
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 506 Adreno 505
RAM 1.5 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 6.26 inches 6.22 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1520 pixels (269 ppi) 720 x 1520 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.42% 81.33% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP + 2 MP 12 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Beauty Face, Continuous Shots, Sensor Size: 1/3.06-inch, F1.9, Interval Shot, Panorama, Sports Mode, Sound and Shot Mode, Zoom Support 12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25µm, PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25µm, PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 2600 mAh 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 342 h - -
Talk Time Up to 18 h (3G) - -