Lenovo S5 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (China version)

The long-awaited Lenovo S5 Android 4G smartphone is slated to hit the store shelves on March 20, 2018. Meanwhile, Xiaomi has already launched its equally anticipated Redmi Note 5 smartphone on February 14, 2018.

Let’s check out a brief comparison between the two high-end smartphones that are likely to sweep smartphone users off their feet. We’ll also take a gander at the price tags these coveted handsets will be carrying.

Details about the Lenovo S5 smartphone have been kept under wraps. However, the upcoming smartphone has been floating around the rumor mill for quite some time now.

The recently announced Lenovo-branded phone is expected to go toe to toe with the Redmi Note 5. Moreover, if previously surfaced reports turn out to be true, the handset will boast an array of better hardware than its competitor.

The Redmi Note 5 sports an eye-catching aluminum alloy body design. The phone’s dimensions are 75.5 mm x 158.5 mm x 8.0 mm and it weighs in at 180 grams (with battery). It is currently up for grabs in a slew of color choices including gray, gold, black, blue, and rose-gold.

Despite the lack of an official confirmation, tech gurus believe the Lenovo S5 smartphone will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953, 64-bit processor. Aside from that, the phone is highly likely to come with a Qualcomm Adreno 506, 650MHz graphics processing unit.

The device will reportedly offer 4GB of RAM, paired with 32GB/64GB of onboard storage that can further be expanded up to 128GB. The S5 will feature a slew of card slots including microSD, microSDHC, and microSDXC. It will be backed by a built-in 3,000 mAh Li-Ion (Lithium Ion) battery.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, on the other hand, packs a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 64-bit processor, under the hood. It uses an equally robust Adreno 506 GPU.

The phone offers 3GB/4GB of RAM, coupled with a hearty 32GB/64GB of onboard storage. On top of that, it also supports external memory up to 128GB (via SIM 2 slot).

As far as card slots are concerned, the Redmi Note 5 smartphone features microSD, microSDHC, and microSDXC. The phone draws its juices from a massive 4,000 mAh Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer) battery that offers up to 300 hours of standby time.

While nothing is set in stone yet, there’s hearsay that the Lenovo S5 smartphone will carry a starting price of about $220. The recently-released Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 smartphone is currently up for grabs in shopping stores for about $272.

Product Name

Lenovo S5

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (China version)
Product Image
Price

$175.00
Our Rating

7.6

8.6
Brand

Lenovo

Xiaomi
Category

Mobiles

Mobiles

General

Model

Lenovo S5 Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
Released

20 March, 2018 14 February, 2018
Status

Available Available

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.

Bar Bar
Dimensions

75.5 mm x 158.5 mm x 8.0 mm
Weight

Grams (With Battery) 180 Grams (With Battery)
Waterproof

No No

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)

IPS, LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS, LCD capacitive touchscreen
Size

5.65 inches FHD+ 5.99 inches
Resolution

2160 x 1080 Pixels, 24 bit color depth 1080 x 2160 Pixels, 24 bit color depth
Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.

16.7M Colors 16M Colors
Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.

~ 427.43 PPI Pixel Per Inch ~ 403 PPI
Touch Screen

Yes Multi Touch Support Yes Multi Touch Support
Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.

Yes Yes
Features

IPS FHD+ Display
~ 427.43 PPI Pixel Per Inch
Capacitive
Multi-touch
2.5D Curved Glass
18:9 Aspect Ratio FHD+ display
~ 403 PPI
Capacitive
Multi-touch
2.5D Curved Glass
1000:1 Contrast ratio
450 cd/m2
84% NTSC
Scratch resistant

Hardware

CPU The main chipset of the device.

Octa-Core 2.0GHz ARM Cortex A53 CPU Clock Octa-Core 2.0GHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.

Qualcomm Adreno 506 650MHz Qualcomm Adreno 506
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.

4GB/6GB 3GB/4GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.

32GB/64GB 32GB/64GB
Memory Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.

External Memory Support Up to 128GB microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.

Proximity Sensor, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient Light, Fingerprint (Rear Mounted) Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer
Light Sensor
Fingerprint
Compass
Gyroscope
Hall

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.

Android 8.0 Oreo OS Android 7.0 Nougat
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.

Yes with Modified Android Yes with MIUI V9.7.9

Camera

Rear Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.

13 Megapixels + 13 Megapixels 12 Megapixels
Image

4163 x 3122 Pixels 4000 x 3000 PIxels
Video

2160p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Flash Flash Light => There is commonly two types of flash lights are used in camera mobile phones, LED Flash (LED flash offers lower power consumption with drive circuitry that takes up very little room, LEDs can be strobed faster than any other light source), Xenon Flash (xenon flash produces an extremely intense full-spectrum white light for a very short duration)

Yes with Dual-LED Flash Yes with Dual-LED Flash
Front Camera

8 Megapixels with 1080P 5 Megapixels with F2.0 Aperture, 5P Lens, Pixel Size 1.25μm, PDAF Focus

Network

SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.

Nano SIM Nano SIM
Dual SIM

Dual Hybrid SIM (Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM), Dual Standby Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano + Nano/microSD)

Connectivity

Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 802.11n 5GHz, Dual band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB

Micro USB 2.0 with OTG, Charging and Mass Storage Function Micro USBv2.0, With OTG, Charging and Mass Storage Function
GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.

A-GPS, GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

No No
Wireless Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.

No No
Headphone Jack

Yes Yes

Battery

Capacity Battery Capacity

3,000 mAh Lithium-ion 4,000 mAh Lithium-Polymer
Placement

Non-Removable Non-Removable

Media

Video Playback

Yes Support 3GP, M4V, FLV, MP4, H.265, H.264, MOV, AVI, xVID, WMV Yes Support 3GP, M4V, H.264, MKV, DivX, AVI, xVID, WMV, FLV, MP4, H.265
Video Out

Yes With Wireless Media Link Yes With Wireless Media Connection
FM Radio

Yes Yes
Ring Tones

Yes Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes Yes
Handsfree

Yes Yes

Data

4G LTE 4G LTE bands

Yes Yes
Speed

LTE: 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800), 40(2300) MHz LTE : 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 MHz LTE-TDD : 1900 MHz (Band 39) LTE-TDD : 2300 MHz (Band 40) LTE-TDD : 2500 MHz (Band 41) LTE-TDD : 2600 MHz (Band 38)