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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 11 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2021-06-21 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.24 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Glass | Metal |
| -- | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 5s is slightly better than the realme GT 5G, with a 76.4 score against 74.8. Although Xiaomi Mi 5s is older than realme GT 5G, it's construction is just a bit thinner and a lot lighter. These phones come with Android OS, but the Xiaomi Mi 5s has newer 6.0 Marshmallow version and realme GT 5G has Android 11, so it offers lots of additional features.
The realme GT 5G has just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has more cpu cores and a larger amount of RAM. Xiaomi Mi 5s features a little bit better display than realme GT 5G, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the display.
The realme GT 5G features a much better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the realme GT 5G also has better 60 fps video frame rate, a bigger camera aperture to take better low light captures and videos, a camera with a lot higher 64 megapixels resolution and a way larger sensor capturing lot better quality pictures.
Xiaomi Mi 5s has as much memory to install games and applications as realme GT 5G, both of them have equal internal memory capacity. The realme GT 5G features a superior battery life than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a 41 percent more battery size.
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