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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2018-02-22 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Metal | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS has a general score of 84.2, which is better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5's 74.4 score. The Apple iPhone XS is a just a bit thinner and just a little lighter phone than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, although both were only released 7 months apart. Apple iPhone XS has a quite superior performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Apple iPhone XS also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The iPhone XS has a much better screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1125 x 2436px and a quite higher display pixels density. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 features a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone XS, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 also has a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB.
IPhone XS counts with a superior camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 12 megapixels, the iPhone XS also has a larger camera aperture to capture better low light captures and a much better (4K) video definition. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 counts with a much better battery lifetime than iPhone XS, because it has a 50 percent larger battery capacity.
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