Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Mi 8 Pro:

  OLED

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  LCD

• Screen diagonal

  Redmi 5 Plus: 0.22 in smaller diagonal

  Mi 8 Pro:

  6.21 in

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  5.99 in

• Chipset

  Mi 8 Pro:

  Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Mi 8 Pro:

  Dual

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  Single

• Depth

  Mi 8 Pro: 0.5 mm thinner

  Mi 8 Pro:

  7.6 mm

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  8.1 mm

• Height

  Mi 8 Pro: 3.6 mm shorter

  Mi 8 Pro:

  154.9 mm

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  158.5 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Mi 8 Pro

   Height:

   154.9 mm

   Width:

   74.8 mm

   Depth:

   7.6 mm

2. 2. Redmi 5 Plus

   Height:

   158.5 mm +3.6 mm versus Mi 8 Pro

   Width:

   75.5 mm

   Depth:

   8.1 mm +0.5 mm versus Mi 8 Pro

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Mi 8 Pro

   Screen diagonal:

   6.21 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   96.3 cm²

2. 2. Redmi 5 Plus

   Screen diagonal:

   5.99 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   92.6 cm²

Mi 8 Pro has approximately 4% more rectangular screen area than Redmi 5 Plus.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.