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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 vs Pocophone F1

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 vs Pocophone F1

45 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
VS
52 out of 100
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
Xiaomi Pocophone F1

Here we compared two smartphones: the 5.99-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 636) that was released on February 1, 2018, against the Xiaomi Pocophone F1, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 and came out 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
  • Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (557 against 490 nits)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pocophone F1
  • 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (475K versus 209K)
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Stereo speakers
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 845
  • More recent OS version: Android 10 versus 9
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.1 versus eMMC 5.1
  • The phone is 6-months newer

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Pocophone F1 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi Note 5
vs
Pocophone F1

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 5.99 inches 6.18 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels 1080 x 2246 pixels
Aspect ratio 18:9 18.7:9
PPI 403 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 450 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 77.68% 82.13%
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% 99.5%
PWM 2358 Hz 2315 Hz
Response time 38 ms 30.4 ms
Contrast 2252:1 1438:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi Note 5 +14%
557 nits
Pocophone F1
490 nits

Design and build

Height 158.5 mm (6.24 inches) 155.5 mm (6.12 inches)
Width 75.4 mm (2.97 inches) 75.2 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.8 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Gold, Blue, Red, Pink Black, Blue, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear Yes, rear
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Xiaomi Pocophone F1 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Max clock 1800 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) 		- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75)
L3 cache - 2 MB
Lithography process 14 nanometers 10 nanometers
Graphics Adreno 509 Adreno 630
GPU shading units 128 512
GPU clock 720 MHz 710 MHz
FLOPS ~184.3 GFLOPS ~727 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Redmi Note 5
209899
Pocophone F1 +127%
475611
CPU 71694 131291
GPU 24991 152232
Memory 53026 84061
UX 59024 103908
Total score 209899 475611
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature 41.7 °C 38.7 °C
Stability - 81%
Graphics test 1 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 259 1438
PCMark 3.0
Web score 4868 6262
Video editing 5076 5959
Photo editing 11395 17288
Data manipulation 4927 6360
Writing score 6000 9314

Memory

RAM
RAM size 3, 4, 6 GB 6, 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1333 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 32, 64, 128 GB 64, 128, 256 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 128 GB Up to 256 GB

Software

Operating system Android 7.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 9.0) Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10)
ROM MIUI 12 MIUI 12 POCO
OS size 8 GB 12 GB

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes, Quick Charge 3.0 (50% in 50 min) Yes, Quick Charge 3.0 (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time 2:10 hr 2:00 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:11 hr 09:56 hr
Watching video 11:42 hr 10:43 hr
Gaming 04:14 hr 04:05 hr
Standby 87 hr 99 hr
General battery life
Redmi Note 5
27:28 hr
Pocophone F1 +1%
27:46 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4000 x 3000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 240FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (720p)
Lenses 2 (12 MP + 5 MP) 2 (12 MP + 5 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Pixel size: 1.4 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung S5K2L7 (ISOCELL CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9
- Focal length: 20 mm
- Pixel size: 1.4 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Depth lens - 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2
- Pixel size: 1.12 micron
- Sensor: 1/5", Samsung S5K5E8 (CMOS)
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0
- Pixel size: 1.12 micron
- Sensor: 1/5.0", Samsung S5K5E8 (CMOS)
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Samples - Photo samples of Xiaomi Pocophone F1 from DxOMark
Selfie camera
Megapixels 5 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 5184 x 3880
Aperture f/2 f/2.0
Focal length - 18 mm
Pixel size 1.4 microns 0.9 microns
Sensor type PureCel ISOCELL CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.9" 1/3.1"
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display 		- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 4.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE, HID, A2DP
USB type Micro USB USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG 		- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC * No No
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM * 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Active Standby
eSIM support * No No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat * 12 16
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi Note 5
76.9 dB
Pocophone F1 +8%
83.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced February 2018 August 2018
Release date February 2018 August 2018
SAR (head) 1.29 W/kg 0.537 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.24 W/kg 1.582 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 		- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint
* Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is definitely a better buy.

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