Compare Xiaomi Redmi 5 vs Xiaomi Mi 8

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	Phones	Xiaomi Redmi 5	Xiaomi Mi 8
	Network, supported bands and technologies
		Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
		2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
			CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA	CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
		3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
		4G bands	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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
		Speed	HSPA, LTE	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
		GPRS	textYes	textYes
		EDGE	Yes	Yes
		Release date
First presented			2017, December	2018, May
Status			Available. Released 2017, December	Available. Released 2018, June


Measurements	151.8 x 72.8 x 7.7 mm (5.98 x 2.87 x 0.30 in)	154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm (6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)
Weight	157 g (5.54 oz)	175 g (6.17 oz)
Design	buildFront glass, plastic frame & ends, aluminum back	buildFront/rear glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display (type and size)
	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.7 inches, 83.8 cm2	6.21 inches, 97.1 cm2
	Resolution	720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio	1080 x 2248 pixels
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		- MIUI 9.1	- HDR10 display- DCI-P3- MIUI 9.5

System and processor information
	OS	Android 7.1.2 (Nougat)	Android 8.1 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450	Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
	Central processing unit	Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
	Graphics processing unit	Adreno 506	Adreno 630
	Memory bank
		Slot for memory card	microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	No
		Built-in	32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM	6 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB
		Camera
			Primary	12 MP (f/2.2, 1.25 μm), phase detection autofocus, LED flash, quality control	Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1.4ľm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF) + 12 MP (f/2.4, 1/3.4", 1.0ľm), 2x optical zoom, dual-LED flash, quality control
			Features	Geo-tagging, quick tap focus, face/smile detection, HDR, panorama	Geo-tagging, quick tap focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
			Video	1080p@30fps, quality control	2160p@60fps, 1080p@30/240fps, quality control
Secondary			5 MP, 1080p	20 MP (f/2.0, 0.9ľm), 1080p
Sound
			Different alarm types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
			Main speaker
			3.5mm jack
			- noise cancellation feature	- noise cancellation feature- Type-C to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter

Communication
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
	IrDA	Yes
	Radio	FM radio	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0	Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
	NFC		Yes
	Features
		Sensors	Fingerprint recognition (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity sensor, compass	Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity sensor, barometer, compass
		Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
		Browser	HTML5	HTML5
		- quick battery charge 5V/2A- DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player- Photo/video editor- Document viewer	- quick battery charge (Quick Charge 4.0+)- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.265 player- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player- Photo/video editor- Document viewer
Battery
			Built-in Li-Po 3300 mAh battery	Built-in Li-Po 3400 mAh battery
		Other
			Colors	Black, Gold, Light Blue, Rose Gold	Black, Blue, White, Gold
			Price	About 160 EUR	About 360 EUR