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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2018-02-22 | 2018-10-18 |
| 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Pink and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3 XL is just a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, with an 80.7 score against 74.4. The Google Pixel 3 XL body is a bit heavier but just a little thinner than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, and both were released with only a couple of months difference. Google Pixel 3 XL has a bit sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, because it has a higher 1440 x 2960 resolution, a higher display pixels density and a quite larger display.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3 XL, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 128 GB. The Google Pixel 3 XL features just a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Google Pixel 3 XL has a better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, because it has a way better video definition, a higher 12.2 mega pixels resolution camera in the back and a bigger camera aperture. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 has a little better battery lifetime than Google Pixel 3 XL, because it has a 17 percent more battery capacity.
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