Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 vs Xiaomi Redmi 8 vs Xiaomi 12 Lite

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced February 2018 August 2019 July 2022
Status Available - February 2018 Coming Soon October 9, 2019 Coming Soon - July 2022
Price Rs. 9,999 ($155.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Gold, Silver, Gray Onyx Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue Black, Lite Green, Lite Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.5 x 75.45 x 8.05 mm
(6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 in)
156.3 × 75.4 × 9.4 mm
(6.15 × 2.97 × 0.37 in)
159.3 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm
(6.27 x 2.9 x 0.29 in)
Weight 179.5 g (6.31.0.18 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) 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
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66
5G Network - - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- P2i nano hydrophobic coating
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP53, dust and splash resistant
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 12
User Interface MIUI 9 MIUI 10 MIUI 13
Processor Octa-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 260, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53), Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670), Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 505 Adreno 642L
RAM 3/4 GB 4 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Gorilla Glass Protection IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh rate
Dolby Vision, HDR10+
950 nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 5.99 inches 6.22 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi) 720 x 1520 pixels (270 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (402 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 77.49% - 88.14%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM Radio FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12 MP + 2 MP 108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25µm, PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
108 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.52", 0.7µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30/60fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 8 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm, AF
HDR, panorama
1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 67W, 50% in 13 min (advertised)
Quick Charge 4+
Power Delivery 3.0
Capacity 4000 mAh 5000 mAh 4300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -