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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2021-05-27 | 2016-06-01 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a global score of 76.7, which is a bit better than the Galaxy C5's 76.4 score. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has an older 11 version while Galaxy C5 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's construction is noticeably newer than the Galaxy C5's, but it is incredibly thicker and much heavier.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy C5. Both of them have 8 cores and the same RAM amount. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a slightly better looking display than Galaxy C5, because although it has a bit worse quantity of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a bigger display.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 takes way better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy C5, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a bigger camera aperture and a camera in the back with lot more megapixels.
Samsung Galaxy C5 has as much memory to install games and applications as the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 one, they have the same internal storage and an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with a really longer battery duration than Galaxy C5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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