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OnePlus 5T Mobile Phone
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Xiaomi Mi 5 Mobile Phone
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Xiaomi Redmi 8 Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Redmi 8
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Editiorial reviews
21
4.3 out of 5
8 user ratings
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50 %
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4.5 out of 5
4 user ratings
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User rating
35
4.3 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
51 %
3 stars
11 %
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4.4 out of 5
40 user ratings
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3.9 out of 5
45 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.0Android 6.0
N/A
CPU clock speed2.45 GHz2.15 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 540Qualcomm Adreno 530
N/A
RAM memory
  • 6 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB

Display

Screen size6.0 in5.15 in6.22 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeOLEDLCD
N/A
Resolution1080 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1520 x 720 px
TechnologyAMOLEDIPS TFT
N/A
Pixel density400.0 ppi428.0 ppi270.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRyesno
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.8"1/2.8"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution20.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
  • 120
  • 60
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720|1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesFace recognition
Geo-tagging
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic

Front camera

Primary resolution16.0 Mpx4.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detection
N/A
yesFace recognition
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.0
Light source
N/A
N/A
Display flash

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernono
N/A
Types of memory card supported
N/A
No memory slot
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Purple
  • White
  • Onyx black
  • Ruby Red
  • Sapphire blue
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
Water resistantnono
N/A
Shock resistantnono
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.15 in5.69 in6.16 in
Width2.95 in2.72 in2.97 in
Depth0.29 in0.29 in0.37 in
Weight5.71 oz4.55 oz6.63 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
Face scanneryes
N/A
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.24.2
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
SBC
N/A
NFCyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.1
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CNo
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
Streaming standardsGoogle CastMiracast
N/A
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
Battery capacity3300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh5000.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesno
N/A
Fast charging standardDash Charge
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging nono
N/A
Battery type
N/A
Lithium Polymer
N/A
Standby time
N/A
N/A
625.0 h
Talk time
N/A
N/A
28.0 h

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