Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 vs Motorola G8 Plus

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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Motorola
Announced February 2018 August 2019 Announcement - October 2019
Status Available - February 2018 Coming Soon - October 2019 Coming Soon - October 2019
Price Rs. 9,999 ($155.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 13,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gold, Silver, Gray Nebula Red, Neptune Blue, Space Black Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.5 x 75.45 x 8.05 mm
(6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 in)
158.3 x 75.3 × 8.35 mm
(6.23 x 2.96 × 0.33 in)
158.4 x 75.8 × 9.1 mm
(6.24 x 2.98 × 0.36 in)
Weight 179.5 g (6.31.0.18 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid 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 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), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE (unspecified)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface MIUI 9 MIUI 10 -
Processor Octa-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 260, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Kryo 260, Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 610 Adreno 610
RAM 3/4 GB 6 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Gorilla Glass Protection Full HD+ curved glass LCD Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.99 inches 6.39 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2280 pixels (400 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 77.49% - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 16 MP + 5 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera)
2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm, depth sensor
HDR, Panorana
48 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF
16 MP, f/2.2, 14mm (ultrawide), dedicated video camera (1080p)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 13 MP
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
25 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 600/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Yes Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor 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 (Quick Charge 4)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 4000 mAh 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -