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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 89 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-05-27 | 2020-10-15 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.70 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.33 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | Just black and Sorta sage |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 548.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4080mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 Google Pixel 5 is better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, getting an 89 score against 76.7. Even though Google Pixel 5 and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 were released with only 7 months difference, Google Pixel 5 is a bit thinner and lighter. The Google Pixel 5 counts with a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, the Google Pixel 5 also counts with a little bit better amount of pixels in each inch of display.
The Google Pixel 5 counts with just a bit bigger storage to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Google Pixel 5 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Google Pixel 5 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Google Pixel 5 has a bit superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has 4080mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 takes a little bit better photos and videos than Google Pixel 5, because although it has a smaller camera aperture and worse video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also counts with a lot larger back-facing camera sensor shooting way better quality pictures and a way better resolution back facing camera.
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