Apple iPhone 8 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro

Apple’s long-awaited iPhone 8 smartphone was finally made available to the public on November 6, last year. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro smartphone, on the other hand, was launched on February 14, 2018.

Interestingly, the aforesaid smartphones have garnered almost equal popularity among smartphone lovers despite their contrasting design, hardware specs and carrying different price tags. Here’s a short comparison between the two smartphones.

The Apple iPhone 8 sports an eye-catching glass and stainless steel body design, coupled with an equally appealing (IPS) Retina HD display. Moreover, it features stainless steel edges. The ion-strengthened glass is scratch resistant.

The phone’s dimensions are 5.45 in x 2.65 in x 0.29 in (LxWxH) and it weighs in at 148 grams (with battery). The coveted smartphone is up for grabs in a slew of color options including silver, gold, jet black, and gray.

Housed in an aluminum alloy body, the Redmi Note 5 Pro smartphone features a 2.5D curved glass which is further enhanced by rounded edges. Moreover, it sports an FHD+ (2160 x 1080 pixels) display at a pixel density of 403 PPI (pixels per inch).

The phone’s dimensions are 75.5 mm x 158.5 mm x 8.0 mm (LxWxH) and it weighs in at 181 grams (with battery). You can choose from a broad range of color options including gray, gold, black, blue, and rose-gold.

The iPhone 8 is powered by an Apple A11 Bionic processor and it employs a three-core graphics processing unit + M11 mo. It offers 2GB of RAM and 64GB/256GB non-expandable onboard memory.

The device draws its juices from a 2,500 mAh Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer) battery which offers up to 403 hours of standby time and up to 12 hours of talk time. Equipped with wireless charge feature, this battery is non-removable.

The iPhone 8 does not offer external memory support. However, it features a slew of sensors such as fingerprint, accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyroscope, light sensor, and proximity.

The Xiaomi-made Redmi Note 5 Pro smartphone packs a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 64-bit processor, under the hood. It uses an equally robust Qualcomm Adreno 509 graphics processing unit.

The phone has 4GB/6GB of RAM, paired with 64GB/64GB of onboard memory that can further be expanded up to 128GB using SIM 2 slot. Moreover, it is backed by a non-removable 4,000 mAh Lithium-Polymer battery that offers a standby time of about 300 hours and a talk time of about 15 hours.

In terms of card slots, the Redmi Note 5 Pro features microSD, microSDHC, and microSDXC. On top of that, it boasts an array of beneficial sensors such as proximity sensor, accelerometer, light sensor, a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, compass, gyroscope, and hall.

The 64GB version of the Apple iPhone 8 comes bearing a steep price tag of about $699. However, you can get your hands on the relatively low-priced Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro smartphone by shelling out about $290.

You can check out a more detailed comparison between the two very well-received smartphones below.