Upper mid-range · 2018

Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus (Redmi Note 5)

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04 Camera shares the Xiaomi Redmi 7's main sensor

Strength All-day battery (measured)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, 10W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.99″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

625 3 / 32 GB

4000 mAh 10W charging

12 MP 5 MP selfie

4G LTE

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Full specifications

Display

5.99″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2160 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

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

Screen size

5.99"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2160 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm) · 8-core 2.0 GHz · Adreno 506

Basic CPU

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

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

124,978

GeekBench

4,309

CPU

8-core, 2.0 GHz

GPU

Adreno 506

Process

14 nm

CPU layout

8x Cortex A53 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), planned upgrade to Android 10, MIUI 12 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely 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), planned upgrade to Android 10, MIUI 12

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/2.2 main · 5 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 10 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Lab endurance

104:00h

Wired charging

10 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

3 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

3 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

3/32GB · 3/64GB · 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

180 g · 8.1 mm

Height

158.5 mm

Width

75.5 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

Weight

180 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 XS

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

50% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 2,658 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs OLED panel · 1080 × 2160 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution

Lower benchmark score

125k vs 691k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

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

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

33% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,000 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2160 vs 1440 × 2960 resolution

Lower benchmark score

125k vs 416k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Lower mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 12 MP · f/2.2 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

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