Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Xiaomi |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2015-10-06 | 2018-02-22 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 565 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro is just a bit better than the Lumia 950, getting a overall score of 75.8 against 74.1. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro is a heavier phone than the Lumia 950, but both of them are equally thin. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro counts with Android 8.0 Oreo OS, and Lumia 950 has Windows 10 Mobile OS.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro counts with just a bit better processing power than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a greater number of 1.8 GHz cores and more RAM memory. The Lumia 950 counts with a lot better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a better quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro features a quite bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Lumia 950, because although it has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Microsoft Lumia 950 captures better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture, a way higher (4K) video quality and a back camera with a much better resolution.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro counts with superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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