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The Realme 5-series has been announced in August just a month after the company had unveiled its flagship smartphone, the Realme X. Both smartphones are first in their segments to offer a quad-camera setup while also delivering on the performance aspect as well. We have already done a comparison piece on the Realme 5 which you can read here. The Realme 5 Pro has gone on sale today and it is time that we compare the smartphone with the competition as well.
Realme 5 Pro specifications
The Realme 5 Pro has a quad-camera setup which is a first for its price segment. The phone’s primary lens is a 48 MP Sony IMX586 sensor with f/1.8 aperture and a 1.25 micron pixel size. The wide-angle lens in the quad-camera setup has a 119-degree field of view and an 8 MP resolution. Apart from a regular and ultra-wide-angle lens, the Realme 5 Pro also features 2 MP super macro camera and a 2 MP portrait camera.
( Also read - Realme 5 Pro review: Quad-cameras and great performance make this an easy choice )
The device does not have an AMOLED display but instead settles for a 6.3-inch IPS LCD display with FHD+ resolution. Powering the Realme 5 Pro is a Snapdragon 712 chipset and the phone has a maximum RAM of 8 GB paired with up to 128 GB of internal storage which can be expanded to 256 GB using a microSD card.
In addition to that, the phone runs on Android 9 Pie with Oppo’s proprietary ColorOS 6.0 and comes with a 4,035 mAh battery which supports VOOC 3.0 fast charging.
You can read our full in-depth review of the Realme 5 Pro in the link above. For now, we shall compare the specs of the device with its nearest competition which is the Vivo Z1 Pro, Realme X and also the Redmi Note 8 Pro although it hasn’t been announced in India yet.
| Realme 5 Pro | Realme X | Redmi Note 8 Pro | Vivo Z1 Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display Size (inch) | 6.3 | 6.53 | 6.53 | 6.53 |
| Resolution (pixels) | 1080 x 2340 | 1080 x 2340 | 1080 x 2340 | 1080 x 2340 |
| Pixel Density (PPI) | 394 | 394 | 395 | 395 |
| Display Type | AMOLED | AMOLED | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Dimensions(mm) | 157 x 74.2 x 8.9 | 161.2 x 76 x 8.6 | 161.3 x 76.4 x 8.8 | 162.4 x 77.3 x 8.9 |
| Weight (gm) | 191 | 191 | 199 | 201 |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Type | Nano-SIM | Nano-SIM | Nano-SIM | Nano-SIM |
| Connectivity Types | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| Processor | Snapdragon 712 | Snapdragon 710 | Mediatek Helio G90T | Snapdragon 712 |
| CPU Cores | Octa-core | Octa-core | Octa-core | Octa-core |
| CPU Clock Speed (GHz) | 2x2.3 GHz Kryo 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 | 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver | 2x Cortex-A76 & 6x Cortex-A55 | 2x2.3 GHz Kryo 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 |
| GPU | Adreno 616 | Adreno 616 | — | Adreno 616 |
| RAM | 6, 8 GB | 4, 6 GB | 6, 8 GB | 4, 6 GB |
| Ruggedness | — | — | — | — |
| On-Board Memory | 64, 128 GB | 64, 128 GB | 64, 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Expandable Memory | Yes, up to 256 GB | — | Yes, up to 256 GB | Yes, up to 256 GB |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Primary Camera | 48 MP, f/1.8 + 8 MP, f/2.2 + 2 MP, f/2.4 + 2 MP, f/2.4 | 48 MP, f/1.7 + 5 MP, f/2.4 | 64 MP, f/1.8 + 8 MP, f/2.2 + 2 MP, f/2.4 + 2 MP, f/2.4 | 16 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP |
| Optical Image Stabilization | No | No | No | No |
| Camera Array | Quad-camera | Dual-camera | Quad-camera | Triple-camera |
| Autofocus System | PDAF | PDAF | PDAF | PDAF |
| Secondary Camera | 16 MP, f/2.0 | 16 MP, f/2.0 | 20 MP | 32 MP, f/2.0 |
| Video Capture | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@120fps, 720p@960fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Flash | Yes | Yes | Dual-LED | Yes |
| OS Version | Android 9.0 | Android 9.0 | Android 9.0 | Android 9.0 |
| AI (Smart Assistant) | Google Assistant | Google Assistant | Google Assistant | Google Assistant |
| GPS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| Bluetooth | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| NFC | No | No | Yes | No |
| Infrared | No | No | Yes | No |
| Fingerprint Scanner | Yes, rear-mounted | Yes, under display | Yes, Rear button | Yes, rear-mounted |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Radio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| USB Type | Type-C 1.0 | Type-C 1.0 | Type-C | microUSB |
| USB Standard | USB 2.0 | USB 2.0 | USB 2.0 | USB 2.0 |
| Battery (mAh) | 4,000 mAh | 3765 mAh | 4,000 mAH | 5000 mAh |
| Fast charging | Yes, 20W | Yes, 20W | Yes, 18W | Yes, 18W |
| Colors | Crystal Green, Crystal Blue | Steam white, Punk Blue | Black, Green, and White | Sonic Blue, Sonic Black, Mirror Black |
| Prices in India | Starts at Rs 13,990 | Rs 16,990 | TBD | Starts at Rs 14,990 |
Looking at the specs we can see that the Note 8 Pro and Realme 5 Pro are neck-to-neck in terms of camera, display and processing power. Both the phones have quad-camera arrays although the Redmi has a 64 MP ISOCELL sensor as compared to Realme’s 48 MP IMX sensor.
Processor-wise we see that the Redmi Note 8 Pro comes with the new MediaTek G90T chipset while the Realme 5 Pro and Vivo Z1 Pro are powered by the Snapdragon 712 SoC. We’ll have to see for ourselves when the Note 8 Pro gets here exactly how good is the G90T as compared to the SD 712 but initial results have shown the former to be better .
All phones have a big battery backup although Z1 Pro takes the cake here for its giant 5,000 mAh battery. In terms of display, the Realme X here is the winner with AMOLED screen and bezel-less design with all other competitors have a notch or a hole-punch to house the front camera.
We will have to see how the Redmi Note 8 Pro performs as compared to Realme 5 Pro when it launches somewhere in November but as far as specs go, both phones are neck and neck.
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