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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 13 | Android 11 |
| 2023-09-15 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 is slightly better than the Fairphone 5, having a 76.7 score against 75.5. Both devices we compare here include Android operating system, but Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has an older 11 version while Fairphone 5 has Android 13. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 is an notably older cellphone than the Fairphone 5, but it's somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner anyway.
The Fairphone 5 counts with a brighter screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a quite better resolution of 1224 x 2700 pixels, a bit higher amount of pixels per inch in the screen and a quite larger screen. Fairphone 5 has just a little better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Fairphone 5 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Fairphone 5 counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features a superior camera than Fairphone 5, because although it has a less mega-pixels back camera and a way tinier back-facing camera sensor, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better low-light captures.
Fairphone 5 counts with a little longer battery duration than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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