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Price |
₹ 8,999 onwards
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₹ 11,994 onwards
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Launch Date (India) |
Oct, 2017
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Feb, 2018
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Expected Launch Date |
N/A
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N/A
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Smartphone OS |
Android 7.1 Nougat, Upgradeable to 8.0 OreoLow likelihood of getting updated to next Android version
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Android 7.1 Nougat, Upgradeable to 8.1 OreoExpected update to 9.0 Pie
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Touchscreen |
Yes (Capacitive)
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Yes (Capacitive)
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Screen Size |
5.5 inches
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5.99 inches
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Screen Resolution |
1080x1920 pixels (~ 401 pixels per inch)
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1080x2160 pixels (~ 403 pixels per inch)
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Tall Aspect Ratio / Minimal Bezels |
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Yes
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Scratch Resistant Display |
Yes, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Yes, Corning Gorilla Glass
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Display Features |
2.5D Glass
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2.5D Curved Glass, FullView Display, Sunlight mode, Night mode, Reading mode, Color temperature adjustment, Standard mode
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Full Physical QWERTY Keypad |
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Processor |
2.2 GHz
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1.8 GHz
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Processor Type |
Octa Core
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Octa Core
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Processor Name |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626Ranked #39 in Mobile Processor Benchmarks
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 636Ranked #33 in Mobile Processor Benchmarks
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GPU |
Adreno 506
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Adreno 509
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RAM |
4 GB
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4 GB
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3G |
Yes
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Yes
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4G |
Yes
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Yes
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VoLTE |
Yes
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Yes
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WiFi |
Yes
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Yes
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GPS |
Yes
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Yes
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Bluetooth |
Yes
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Yes
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Connecting Port |
USB
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USB
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Primary Camera |
13MP + 13MP
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12MP + 5MP
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Camera Auto-Focus |
Yes
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Yes
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Camera Flash |
Yes
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Yes
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HD Video Recording |
Yes (4K)
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Yes (Full HD)
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Other Camera Features |
F/2.0 Aperture, 1.12um Pixel Size, Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF), Panorama, Facial Recognition
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1.12um Pixel Size, F/2.0 Aperture, Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF), Enhanced low-light Photography, HDR, Panorama, Burst mode, Face recognition
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Secondary Camera |
16.0MP
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20.0MP
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Secondary Camera Features |
LED Flash, F/2.0 Aperture, Samsung Sensor, Beautify, Selfie Timer, Face Detection
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Soft Selfie-light, 1.0um Pixel Size, F/2.2 Aperture, Beautify 4.0, Selfie timer, Face recognition, Full HD Video Recording
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Internal Memory |
64 GB
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64 GB
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Expandable Memory Slot |
up to 128 GB
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up to 128 GB
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Contacts Storage |
Unlimited
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Unlimited
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SMS Storage |
Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Music Player |
Yes
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Yes
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FM Radio |
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Yes
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Dual SIM |
GSM+GSM (Hybrid SIM slot)
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GSM+GSM (Hybrid SIM slot)
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Thickness |
8.5 mm
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8.05 mm
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Weight |
170 gm
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181 gm
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Audio Output |
3.5mm jack
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3.5mm jack
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Water Resistant |
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Battery Capacity |
4000 mAh
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4000 mAh
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Battery Standby |
N/A
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N/A
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Battery Standby (3G) |
N/A
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N/A
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Battery Talktime |
N/A
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N/A
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Battery Talktime (3G) |
N/A
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N/A
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Fast Charging |
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Yes, Quick Charge 2.0
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Other Battery Parameters |
N/A
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N/A
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Fingerprint sensor |
Yes
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Yes
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Other Features |
Noise Filtration
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Noise Filtration
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2-minute Review [Positives] |
- Good build quality - comes with a metallic unibody for a premium look and feel (like many other phones in this price bracket)
- The edges are curved to ensure a solid grip
- Decent 5.5-inch Full HD display - delivers clarity, brightness and balanced colours - watching movies or playing games is a fairly good experience
- Stock Android keeps things nice and simple, and adds to the seamless performance of the phone
- Good overall performance backed by a capable Snapdragon 625 - multi-tasking, games, videos - everything runs well
- Decent dual camera setup on the rear - the bokeh shots come out well, even in indoor lighting conditions
- Good selfie camera too, with beautify mode, front flash and various filters
- Good battery life - will comfortably last the day even with heavy use
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- Nice, utilitarian (though not exceptional) design and good build quality, as has been the case with the entire Redmi Note series
- Nice looking, modern 5.99 inch 18:9 display, with minimal bezels - has good viewing angles, brightness levels, and colour reproduction - looks pleasing in day-to-day use
- In spite of the large screen, the phone remains quite ergonomic because of the tall, minimal-bezel form factor
- MIUI interface over Android is snappy, and offers some added features such as dual apps and second space - with dual apps, one can run separate accounts of the same service/app and the second space functionality provides separate user experiences for example for work and home
- Stellar performance - the single most defining aspect for the Note 5 Pro may be the excellent new chip that powers it - the Snapdragon 636 - in short, in terms of both benchmarks, and real life use, it blows every other phone in the price bracket out of the water - be it the loading times for heavy games, opening multiple apps or just switching between multiple heavy apps and games - the phone simply sails through everything
- The heat management is excellent too - the phone hardly gets warm even after playing games on the phone for an hour straight
- Very good set of dual cameras at the rear - you have a 12MP primary camera (Sony IMX486) with a sensor size of 1.25um and an aperture of f/2.2 - the secondary 5MP camera is used for depth sensing only and has a sensor size of 1.12um with f/2.0 aperture - in ample lighting conditions, the camera captures a good amount of details and has a punchy colour reproduction - low light image capabilities are equally good and the camera has good dynamic range - even the portrait (bokeh) images look better than most of its competitors - they carry plenty of details and the background blur is also quite good
- Overall, this is the arguably the best camera phone in this price bracket now, having a slight edge over the existing top camera phones in the bracket, like the Xiaomi Mi A1
- Very good front camera too - takes good images in all kinds of lighting conditions - you also get software based portrait image, which lets you take that ‘Bokeh’ image with background blur and is decent
- Good audio quality through both headphones, and the speaker
- Good call quality
- Stellar battery life - still runs for two days straight, continuing the tradition of the Redmi Note series
- Decent (though not great) charging speed - takes a little over two hours to fully charge the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro’s 4, 000mAh battery
- On the whole, Redmi Note 5 Pro offers everything you need from this price bracket - superior performance, excellent battery life and a good camera - simply put, this is almost a complete package when it comes to mid-range smartphone
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2-minute Review [Negatives] |
- Low light performance of the camera is pretty average
- No support for fast charging
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- The design is simple and works, but is largely a continuation of the old Redmi Note design - it's not a gorgeous, stand out device by by any means
- While MIUI is one of the nicer Android UIs, it does have some bloat in terms of unneeded apps - and a lot of people still prefer a more stock Android approach
- While the cameras are excellent in still photography, they are only average as far as video recording goes
- Still continues with the old micro USB standard, there is no modern USB Type-C support
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