Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 5 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9T

Xiaomi Redmi 5
xiaomi redmi 5
Xiaomi Redmi 9T
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced December 2017 January 2021
Status Available - December 2017 Coming Soon - January 2021
Price Rs. 8,999 ($150.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Matte Black, Gold Carbon Gray, Twilight Blue, Sunrise Orange, Ocean Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.8 x 72.8 x 7.7 mm
(5.98 x 2.87 x 0.3 in)
162.3 x 77.3 x 9.6 mm
(6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 in)
Weight 157 g (5.54 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Taiwan 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Build
- Fingerprint Sensor
Water-repellent coating
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1.2 (Nougat) Android 10
User Interface MIUI 9 MIUI 12
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 506 [Similar] Adreno 610 [Similar]
RAM 3/4 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Curved Glass IPS LCD Screen
400 nits (typ)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.7 inches [Similar] 6.53 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1440 pixels (282 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.11% 83.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP [Similar] 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go, Fast Charging USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB (UFS 2.2), 4 GB RAM or 64 GB (UFS 2.1), 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Reverse charging 2.5W
Capacity 3300 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -