Realme 5i vs Redmi 8

Realme has launched Realme 5i smartphone which takes on Redmi 8. check out Specs, features comparison between Realme 5i and Redmi 8.

Both phones have plastic build, fingerprint scanner on the rear. Realme 5i comes with 6.5-inch HD+ Display whereas Redmi 8 has 6.26-inch HD+ Display, Snapdragon 665 on Realme 5i compared to Snapdragon 439 on Redmi 8. Both phones have an 8MP front-facing camera, Support for Dual 4G VOLTE, a Dedicated MicroSD card, 5000mAh Battery.

Display: 6.5-inch (1600 x 720 pixels) HD+ mini-drop display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3+ protection	6.26-inch (1520 × 720 pixels) HD+ 19:9  display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
CPU: Snapdragon 665  processor with Adreno 610 GPU	Snapdragon 439 Processor with Adreno 505 GPU
RAM 4GB RAM	4GB RAM
ROM: 64/GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD	64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Camera  12MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, PDAF, LED flash, EIS, 8MP 119° ultra-wide-angle lens, 2MP depth sensor, 2MP for 4cm macro with f/2.4 aperture	12MP rear camera with LED flash, Sony IMX363 sensor, 1.4μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, 6P lens, Dual PD autofocus, secondary 2MP camera
8MP front-facing camera	8MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 5, GPS/ GLONASS/ Beidou, Micro USB	Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
Fingerprint sensor	Fingerprint sensor
Battery  5000mAh Battery	5000mAh battery with 18W fast charging
ColorOS 6.1 based on Android 9.0 (Pie)	Android 9.0 (Pie) with MIUI 11

The Realme 5i comes in Blue and Green and is priced at Rs 8999, while the Redmi 8 is priced at Rs 7999. The Redmi 8 offers Fast Charging support with Type C, whereas the Realme 5i has a better processor and quad Rear Cameras.