Redmi 8 vs Realme 5|Which to Buy?

Redmi 8 and Realme 5 smartphone from Xiaomi and Oppo are budget oriented smartphones. Both these phones have bigger 6-inch display, runs on Android 9.0 Pie and also comes with massive 5000mAh battery. Let's compare both these phones and let's also find out their differences.

Redmi 8

Spec

Screen Size

Redmi 8 comes with 6.22-inch HD+ display.

Processor

Octa-Core processor with Qualcomm-Snapdragon 439 chipset

RAM/ROM

Redmi 8 comes with

3GB RAM/32GB storage

4GB RAM/64GB storage

Camera

Dual Cam with

12MP f/1.8

2MP 

Front Cam

8MP f/2.0

Battery

Redmi 8 comes with 5000mAh battery with fast charging.

OS

It runs on Android 9.0

Price

The phone is priced at Rs.8,999 for the 4GB variant and Rs.7,999 for the 3GB variant. Rs.8,999 for the 4GB variant.

Realme 5

Screen-Size

6.5-inch HD LCD  display.

Processor

The phone comes with Octa-Core Processor with Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chip set.

RAM/ROM

Realme 5 comes in

1. 3GB RAM/32GB internal storage
2. 4GB RAM/64GB internal storage
3. 4GB RAM/128GB internal storage

Camera

Quad cam setup with

1. 12MP sensor f/1.8  (Wide)
2. 8MP sensor f/2.2 (Ultra-wide)
3. 2MP sensor f/2.4 (Telephoto)
4.  2MP f/2.4 (macro)

Front Cam

1. .13MP sensor f/2.0

Battery

Phone is boosted by 5000mAh battery.

Os

It runs on Android 9.0 Pie.

Price

Realme 5 is priced at Rs.8,999/Rs.9,999/Rs.10,999.

What's the difference?

1)Screen-Size

Redmi 8 comes with 6.22-inch HD+ display whereas Realme 5 comes with 6.5-inch HD display.

2)Processor

Redmi 8 comes with Octa-core processor with Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 chipset while Realme 5 also comes with Octa-core processor but with Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset.

3)RAM/ROM

Redmi 8 & Realme 5 both comes with 3GB & 4GB RAM. Realme 5 offers higher storage capacity of 128GB while Redmi 8 offers storage of 32GB & 64GB storage.

4)Camera

Redmi 8 has Dual cam setup while Realme 5 comes with Quad cam setup.

On the front Redmi 8 comes with 8MP sensor while Realme 5 comes with 13MP sensor.

5)Price

Redmi 8 is priced at Rs.7,999 for the base variant while Realme 5 is priced at Rs.8,999 for the base variant. 

Which to Buy?

So Realme 5 has specs better than Redmi 8. Realme 5 also has better chipset and Quad cam setup.

So As of the specs on paper Realme 5 hold the upper hand.

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