Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Chinese variant scores higher than Redmi Note 5 Pro on AnTuTu

Do note that, the Chinese variant of Redmi Note 5 is actually the Redmi Note 5 Pro, but the former has slight upgrades.

| Updated: Saturday, March 17, 2018, 11:37 [IST]

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Note 5 Pro were launched in India last month. While both models come with impressive specifications, the Note 5 Pro is the higher variant among the two. One month after the India launch, the Redmi Note 5 made its way to the Chinese market yesterday. Do note that, the Chinese variant of Redmi Note 5 is actually the Redmi Note 5 Pro, but the former has slight upgrades.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Chinese variant beats Redmi Note 5 Pro on AnTuTu

During the phone's launch event in China, an interesting piece of information has come to light. Apparently, the Redmi Note 5 in China has scored better than the Redmi Note 5 Pro on AnTuTu. However, the smartphones are powered by the same processor, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. Since both the devices pack processor, they are expected to score the same on benchmark. Turns out, that is not always the case

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Note 5 Pro AnTuTu scores

For comparison, the Redmi Note 5 in China has scored 115,247 points on AnTuTu. Whereas the Redmi Note 5 Pro has obtained a score of 115,247 points on the benchmarking sites. While the difference is not too much, it is still worth to make a point.

The Redmi Note 5 Pro comes in two RAM variants; one with 4GB RAM and another with 6GB RAM. This means the Redmi Note 5 in China also has a 6GB variant. It is possible that the Redmi Note 5 6GB model ran through the AnTuTu test. Whereas the Redmi Note 5 4GB model ran through the benchmarking test.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro First Impressions

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Chinese variant specs

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Chinese variant comes with a 5.99-inch Full HD+ display, Snapdragon 636 processor, 3GB/4GB/6GB of RAM, and 32GB/64GB of internal storage. The smartphone flaunts a rear dual camera setup that comprises of a 12MP primary sensor and a 5MP secondary sensor. At the front, there is a 13MP selfie snapper.

The Redmi Note 5 Chinese variant runs on MIUI 9 and it is backed up by a large 4,000mAh battery which has fast charging support. Other features onboard include hybrid SIM slot for microSD card and dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, USB-C, 3.5mm audio jack, GPS, AGPS, rear-mounted fingerprint scanner etc.

Upcoming Xiaomi smartphones

Xiaomi seems to be working on several smartphones. Expect for the flagship Mi Mix 2S, the company has some entry-level smartphones in the pipeline. It is also speculated that the Chinese manufacturer is working on a gaming smartphone that carries the codename BlackShark. The device was spotted on Geekbench yesterday.