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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2021-05-27 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Glass and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.76 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus is slightly better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, having a 78.1 score against 76.7. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has newer 6.0 Marshmallow version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11, giving you a lot of extra features and better performance. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus is an incredibly older cellphone than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, but Xiaomi managed to make it somewhat lighter and a little bit thinner anyway.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, a bit smaller display and a bit lower number of pixels per display inch. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus features a little bit more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus features a CPU that is just as good as the processor in Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has less processing cores (but faster), it also counts with a higher amount of RAM. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with a little better battery life than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because it has a 5 percent larger battery size.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a much better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a back camera with a lot better resolution, a bigger aperture and a much larger sensor shooting much higher quality videos and photographs.
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