Lower mid-range · 2017

Xiaomi Redmi 5

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04e Camera shares the Xiaomi Redmi 7's main sensor

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

5.7″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

450 2 / 16 GB

3300 mAh 10W charging

12 MP 5 MP selfie

4G LTE

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Full specifications

Display

5.7″ · IPS LCD · 720 × 1440 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

5.7"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

720 × 1440 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)

Performance

Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm) · 8-core 1.8 GHz · Adreno 506

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

103,519

GeekBench

4,018

CPU

8-core, 1.8 GHz

GPU

Adreno 506

Process

14 nm

RAM type

LPDDR3 RAM

Storage type

eMMC 5.1 Storage

CPU layout

4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo), MIUI 11 · 1-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo), MIUI 11

Software support

1 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/2.2 main · 5 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

12 MP f/2.2

Front camera

5 MP

Main sensor

Omnivision OV12A10, 1/2.9", 1.25µm

Entry-level sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi Redmi 7 , Xiaomi Mi A1 (Mi 5X)

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

3300 mAh · 10 W wired

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3300 mAh

Lab endurance

83:00h

Wired charging

10 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

2 GB RAM · 16 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

2 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

16 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

2/16GB · 3/32GB · 4/32GB · 4/64GB

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 4

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 4

Bluetooth

4.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

Micro-USB 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20

Build & Design

157 g · 7.7 mm

Height

151.8 mm

Width

72.8 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm

Weight

157 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone X

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

22% larger battery capacity

3,300 mAh vs 2,716 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs OLED panel · 720 × 1440 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution

Lower benchmark score

104k vs 598k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S8

Loses on most 5 losses

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Super AMOLED panel · 720 × 1440 vs 1440 × 2960 resolution

Lower benchmark score

104k vs 202k AnTuTu

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video · 12 MP · f/2.2 vs 12 MP · f/1.7 main

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Where to buy

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone X

Samsung Galaxy S8

Where to buy

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