Redmi Note 5 Review - Crazy Good For The Price!
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- Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 review. The Chinese Redmi Note 5 Ai variant that sets the standard for a sub $250 phone. Snapdragon 636, dual SIM LTE, 2:1 ratio screen, 4000mAh battery. Now just $199 here: goo.gl/UJZRFR
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Redmi Note 5 unboxing: • Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Ai...
Timecodes:
05:30 - Face & finger unlocking
06:12 - Charge times & battery life
07:19 - Benchmarks, Wifi, 4G & GPS
09:13 - Audio, calls, 3.5mm & speaker
10:19 - Cameras, front & back
11:52 - Sample video footage
14:06 - Final words
14:57 - Pros & Cons
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Chinese version specs:
5.99" 2160 x 1080 screen
Snapdragon 636
Adreno 509 GPU
3GB/32GB eMMC 5.1 or 4GB & 64GB
Wireless AC, BT 4.1
GPS, GLONASS
4000mAh battery
5v 2A charger in the box, but supports QC 3.0
Rear 5MP aux camera
12MP Samsung ISO 1.4um pixel, f1.9 camera EIS video
Dual tone LED flash
Front 13MP selfie camera with HDR and LED flash
3.5mm audio port, IR transmitter, FM radio and MicroUSB 2.0
Android 8.1 with MIUI 9.5 out of the box.
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Now the price is just $149 for the 4GB/64GB model: techtablets.com/2018/12/deals-xiaomi-redmi-note-5-only-149/
Just pulled the trigger on this one. Thanks!
This one vs the A1 variant which one would you say better? Gonna buy one of these in 1 week. Both looks good, this one looks better than the A1, but A1 got Android one and 2x tele lens. Other than that, everything is the same.
Nice channel btw, been sharing your vid to support the channel.
how was it ngobis did you like it
s1Lence just received it yesterday. It's looking good so far. Takes a while to get used to the new gestures 😋
Timecodes:
5:30 - Face & finger unlocking
06:12 - Charge times & battery life
07:19 - Benchmarks, Wifi, 4G & GPS
09:13 - Audio, calls, 3.5mm & speaker
10:19 - Cameras, front & back
11:52 - Sample video footage
14:06 - Final words
14:57 - Pros & Cons
Did you enabled HHT mode when you testing camera in low light? it should have less noise that way. :)
Can u make a review between mi 6 and note 5
does it have nfc?
Great detailed review man! 👍
Note that EIS in 4k won't work on the 3 GB RAM version . The app (Open Camera, Cinema FV5) will either crash or there will be terrible frame dropping. Also , the secondary rear camera doesn't seem to be doing anything at all. No, it does not improve bokeh in the portrait mode. You can test it easily by talking two shots and block the secondary cam with your finger while taking one of the two. No difference at all. It doesn't help in low light either.
Thanks for the review. Can you please tell me one more thing. How was the audio quality?
So I've basically purchased this phone based on your review alone, and got 3/32GB version. But, I can't find anywhere image/video stabilization for video, that you've shown here. Any help would be appreciated.
Great phone and great review! Congrats
So whats your suggest bro? This phone will be launched at 18 aprl in my country, Indonesia and the Mi's official said that the Reno5 will be the same as in your vid. Is it really worth to buy? Or would you rather choose Oppo f7?
If it only had a USB C port instead of microUSB, this would have been my perfect phone
Very nice. Wish it had stereo speakers, but it's great as is for the price.
Stereo speakers like my Mi max 2, unibody and type-c. Oh and NFC then it would be perfect!
TechTablets.com Hmm, I wonder if there'll be a Mi Max 3?
Being a smartphone reviewer you should know why they call 18:9 ratio. BTW I never searched for it. An obvious reason that comes to mind is, that way a comparison is easily made with very famous 16:9 ratio.
4k EIS?!!! Holy freaking cow! Even the Huawei P20 Pro doesn't have that yet! Damn son
Yes really impressed me.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 review. The new Chinese variant that sets the standard for a sub $250 phone. Snapdragon 636, dual SIM LTE, 2:1 ratio screen, 4000mAh battery. Buy Redmi Note 5 here: goo.gl/UJZRFR $189 with coupon GBsale226
05:30 - Face & finger unlocking
06:12 - Charge times & battery life
07:19 - Benchmarks, Wifi, 4G & GPS
09:13 - Audio, calls, 3.5mm & speaker
10:19 - Cameras, front & back
11:52 - Sample video footage
14:06 - Final words
14:57 - Pros & Cons
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Chinese version specs:
5.99" 2160 x 1080 screen
Snapdragon 636
Adreno 509 GPU
3GB/32GB eMMC 5.1 or 4GB & 64GB
Wireless AC, BT 4.1
GPS, GLONASS
4000mAh battery
5v 2A charger in the box, but supports QC 3.0
Rear 5MP aux camera
12MP Samsung ISO 1.4um pixel, f1.9 camera EIS video
Dual tone LED flash
Front 13MP selfie camera with HDR and LED flash
3.5mm audio port, IR transmitter, FM radio and MicroUSB 2.0
Android 8.1 with MIUI 9.5 out of the box.
Hi. Did you try the low light photo with HTT mode or AUTO mode ? The HTT mode work very very well since MIUI 9. Could we get some sample with HTT please to see if this is "that terrible". Thank you so much, have a nice day.
Please try giving a review after a month again
Wait wasn't that GCMod5? Did u use it? Or are the photos taken with the stock camera app?
The photos are of course taken with the stock app. However, it would be intresting to see the difference between S7 and Note 5 with the gcam hdr+ ported app on Note 5.
flipp081 in that case both of them have to use the mod cam
I see the pros of usb type c ports but for people who go for such a device (that price range) mostly have micro usb devices at home. I have a huawei p9 lite and I was quite happy that it was (unlike the p9) micro usb so the same cables for my tablet work with my phone and the cables for my playstation work too. my Powerbank has an inbuilt micro usb cable so it works for me. most of the non flagship phones that have usb type c don't support usb 3,0 so it's mostly only a different type of jack...
K K If I get it correctly, the main advantage of USB-C is it's rated for fast charging, i.e. higher than 2A rating for micro USB. So if the phone is not supposed to have fast charging, it doesn't need USB-C
Hey there. :)
The plastic you are talking about saved my screen from cracking on my redmi note 4. :) Direct hit on corner from about 1m, concreate floor - only the plastic got a little demaged, screen is fine. :)
I guess that's one positive of it then, handles the drops better.
My top piece got loose after a horrible drop, guess it saved my screen as well.
Everything was working fine, so I just instant glued it back on. Minor scratches aside it looks just as well as before.
My friend's Mi A1 definitely has a more premium feel to it and I would gladly take USB-C, but I won't complain in this price range.
Less and less reason to get flagships. I hope they release the redmi pro 2 with OLED Snapdragon 660 or something in between SD660 and SD636. 4000mah. Type C and headphone jack for about 300-350 euro. But this hope is almost perfect.
Would be great if they did. Or Even a Redmi Note 5 Prime model that adds NFC, Type-C, and Unibody for $300 would be perfect.
Eric Sharp Writing this from my Redmi Pro, waiting for a sequel
I really like the idea of Note 5 Prime
Buy Nokia 7 plus
Especially me, if an alternative has a headphone jack I'll chose that. So let's hope that more cheap usb C earphones will came out (from xiaomi especially, their earphone are great) or that more company use a headphone jack
to access notifi panel u can swipe anywhere and it pops down. Useful feature of miui!
great video! 👍
Going for £120 on aliexpress, insane value. Massive step up from the Redmi 4 series, which was great anyway!
Redmi Note 4 is great, but this yes is a big step up. Now if they just use a unibody and type-c port...
Xiaomi use some pretty archaic methods of limiting their lower range of phones (lack of a uni-body and micro-usb), although i hadn't considered the fact you pointed out in the video which is xiaomi having a stockpile of micro-usb ports they want to get rid of. Thanks for the great review.
Cheapest 128£ white 3/32variant in aliexpress
4/64 black model now 200 ,was cheaper 1week ago about 170£ :/
note 5a's 2gb's are like £70 from aliexpress. Just keep an eye out for note 5's on aliexpress, they tend to pop up cheap then disapear pretty quickly.
Amethyst well i figured out why I wasn't finding it, and yeah you're right
*This phone is a BEAST !* ❤️🔥
Really impressed by the video quality, massive step up from Xiaomi. Thanks for this review as always!
Same here, the focus and video quality is a huge step forward for a phone priced such as this one. Really impressed me. Xiaomi they finally addressed the camera focus issues.
good review. That's way I love your video
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Did you see the chuwi higaming mini gaming PC? You should review it it's right up your alley. And the CPU is the 8th with Vega GPU.
I did, will post about it on my website. If they price is okay I will definitely review it. Got an i5 8250U $335 mini pc coming in a week or two. I plan to get back to reviewing min pcs.
TechTablets.com yeah the i5 8305G is really tempting..but how much do u expect its gonna be priced chris?Im curious as well
hate that camera placement. why everyone copying the bad side of Apple.😥😥😥
معك حق :/
Paul Appleby yeah seems 1+ will be doing the same too. & maybe pixel 3 . this is so stupid. in my opinion op5t was a perfect phone. (at least for me)
seriously. it's the largest impediment to me purchasing this phone. if they coulda stuck with the straight vertical alignment with the fingerprint sensor id be sold.
Great review as ever Chris, keeping it real
Great Review! This appears to be an excellent phone for the cost and is probably in my budget range! Keep up the great work and I will try and get this shared this evening!
Great video. Convinced me to upgrade mi Redmi Note 4. Better SoC, Better screen and camera. And Gorilla glass. Thumbs up!
Yeah im getting the note 5 today as well
The reason why manufacturer say 18:9 so the consumer realize that the screen is noticeably longer and can use that statement in the marketing. Physicologically we think that 16:9 and 2:1 is no big difference, but when we hear 16:9 and 18:9 it is more noticeable
Yeah it's a marketing thing. Just sorta annoying they use that instead of 2:1
Its not longer than 16:9, its narrower ;)
This phone is ridicolusly price competitive !!! Why on mother Earth doesent Mi Mix 2S have this good camera, when it costs more than double of this...??
I ask myself the same question. But the Mi 2S camera is better at low light, much better!
Thanks for the excellent review. I think this is going to replace my 2-year-old Redmi Note 3
Just wish it had USB C then it would be perfect.
People say "18:9" bcos it gives some understanding about aspect ratio in comparison to 16:9. Like if I buy 18:9 smartphone it will be just like my 16:9 but a little longer, what is hard to say about 2:1 at first glance.
I bought the Redmi Note 5 (Chinese variant). Could you please tell me where to download the Global Rom?
Another great review thank you. The dumbest thing with this phone is no nfc when 636 has support for it. No usb-c equally disappointing. Did you say Samsung S7? My Samsung S2 still going strong LineageOS 14.1 Android 7.1.2
Yes, if they added NFC, unibody and type-c and absolute winner in my eyes, I guess cost-cutting was the reason. Shame I feel most would be happy to pay a little more for it.
I'm so happy I bought this and it was on sale for just $188 usd. It was an absolute steal of a buy. Great job Xiaomi!
If this phone has usb type-c in it and supports fast charging 3.0. It would be perfect.
Great review as usual. will wait for the Global version then pick one up.
those phones in 4gb 64gb where 170€ on there sale thing. but i will wait for it to be cheaper.
the 3gb 32gb where 150€. i really hope there price comes down a bit.. (im talking about the full 4g one)
In time the price only drops. So you have that on your side.
yeah i will wait. im not in a rush. even doh i would like a new phone cause my redmi note 3 wont unlock the bootloader cause there server are broken since 2017 so i cant use my redmi note 3... which sucks...
I was waiting for this! Great review!! Hopefully the official reseller here in the Philippines will bring the Redmi Note 5 Pro with a global rom and it would be definitely a steal.
When Mi6X arrive please do camera test vs Redmi Note 5(CN)
I will try to.
Great detailed review! Keep up the good work.
it's called 18:9 even by manufacturer because for most people it's easier to see, that those displays are longer compared to 16:9 screens. That's the only reason ^^
So how much is 498 lux in nits? It's just a lot of reviewers say nits of brightness when they are reviewing a laptop for example.
I think its around 250 nits
What a fantastic phone for the price. I really want the black one ;)
do you recommend going for 4/64gb version or 3/32gb ,is the extra memory worth it ,for the increase in price, thanks
I think it so, worth it for the storage more than the RAM.
Sure better take high ram
I had both versions of redmi note 4 and I can say that the extra ram is very noticeable, it makes the phone more "fluid" IMHO.
What about LTE Advanced? Is this RN5 support the carrier aggregation LTE?
3rd time I Watch this review and it is still Amazing. Complete examination of the phone
Thanks.
Is this still the best phone for 200 USD on the marked? If not, what phone should i consider?
Still crazy good
As always nice review Chris.
A 4gb/64GB sells for €250,00 I think at this price a Mi note 3-like body wouldn't be too much to ask.
But very good news that Xiaomi finally makes good camera's, even in budget models.
Yes if it had the Mi 5X / A1 unibody and type-c it would be a real winner. Xiaomi could have done it. I'm sure most wouldn't mind paying a little more for that.
my redmi device doesnt have face unlock
miui 9.5.6.0(OEIMIFA)
how to enable?
Dilan Peterite you must change your region to India. To do that, go to settings, advance settings, and change your region. You will notice other apps will be installed and your face unlock will now available
Awesome and true review. And awesome phone for the price and wish to win this
To get quick charge speeds, do I need to buy a "Qualcom" USB 2 'fast-charging' cable, or will any USB 2.0 cable that says 'fast-charging' do the trick?
I bought this device in April 2018. I really liked it, except the display it had been a user-friendly, good device. It lasted exactly 2 years. With sadness, I announce its departure from this world.
Some detail: Suddenly it off-ed itself, and then refused to boot up. Black screen, nothing happened. The main board was replaced. Now, 2 weeks later the very same mistake again. I am not putting money into it anymore.
please do Redmi Note 6 Pro vs Redmi Note 5 AI SELFIE CAMERA comparison, as i dont like notch on Redmi Note 6 Pro. But my main concern is only SELFIE CAMERA...
thank you in advance
waiting for your response... ... ...
Hello , I want to buy this phone now please anyone tell me can i found now a better phone with the same budget for Redmi Note 5
Hey Chris, great job as per usual, quick question, I infact got the Redmi Note 5 same time you did, I love it, one issue thought, my notifications don't come through the whole time, sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. I have gone through all settings and everything seems to be on, have you noticed anything like this in your time with the phone
Like whatsapp for example. It's a fault of the Chiense ROM, global will fix this. I get most notifications, but what about mini stutters in the animations? Do you also see this. Like going back to the home screen, multi taking switching ups. It's why I mentioned that it really needs a patch I feel to fix this.
I'll be upgrading from a Galaxy A3 2017 to this and there are a few things that will be downgrades. First of all my current phone has an AMOLED display which is really nice and it has an always on display for this reason (but it's also 4.7 inches) Also no type C sucks. I've bought a two meter type C braided cable and now I won't be able to use it😭 Otherwise very very good phone, especially the ROM support😉
Just bought 4gb local Malaysia model. Want to upgrade to Miui 10 but don't know which version should I download because some info says on the internet that there's a single rear camera Redmi Note 5 from 2017 I think and there's Redmi Note 5 Pro for India market only. Why the heck Xiaomi needs to confuse people like this?!
I just want to select my model and download appropriate ROM for my phone!
Hi there! My old smartphone, the Xperia Z Ultra, broke down yesterday after 4 years of service and I was looking for a new one. Honestly, I was thinking about getting the Samsung S7, because it is quite "affordable" now (compared to it's original price). Fortunately I decided to do some research and I found your videos! They really helped me to decide to get the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5. It looks like a very decent device for a very decent price. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts :)
I hope you can compare this with the other variant (YES, THERE'S ANOTHER VARIANT!) with the Sony lens instead of the Samsung one. More power to your channel! 👨🏻🏫👍🍀
Heard the global version is going to come with f2.2 camera. Please how true is this?
It's a rumor so far, I hope it's not the case!
Argh, updating to MIUI 10 has made the fingerprint scanner SLOW! It's really annoying. It would unlock instantaneously in MIUI 9, but now it can take 1-2 seconds at times. Anyone else the same?
I really wish I could win this,trying to save my money for it right now, now sold my Lumia 1020 and holding onto my Rn4 mtk until I do,which was just totally disappointing... Mediatek You Suck!!!!
Regarding type c or micro-usb, they just want to distinguish their top range from their mid range phones. I doubt they stock that many ports, no self respecting manufacturer these days stocks more than they need or plan for. Still, it should have type-c in 2018, a bit silly really. But, by no means a deal breaker. The rest of the phone makes up for its omission. Wish it had NFC though.
can you please tell me the difference between camera aperture of china version and global version ??
as i know the china version has 12mp(1.9 ) and 5mp(2.0) but i don't know about global version's aperture
Please!Uplode a comparison vedio between Note 5 Ai's "Global & chinese ROM", and How to setup all google apps in chinese ROM
Received my global version Note 5 yesterday. I'm getting 200/12 out of my 200/12 internet connection using 5GHZ wifi. So this must be your chinese version having this issue.
Hello,
Can u tell me why don't u mention the glow on text when scrolling?
It is a bit blurry when scrolling, this is my second note 5 and all of them have this problem.
This is a big no go these days, why reviewers don't mention such issue?
Can u explain why?
Excellent video. Agree fully with the statement that for a brand new phone, easily an incredible budget option. The most annoying thing about it is the software. Their obsession with trying to look like iOS sickens me. Another phone I'd like to throw in the hat is the Galaxy S7. If you can get one for around that price, especially the Exynos variant, you're laughing.
Cheers Chris. Have just seen they are going for £99 at Argos in England. My lad keeps braking phone screens because of epilepsy, so just purchased this one and had it sent to him. As always, despite the great price, I came to you to seek advice oh great tech guru. Lol. Cheers. Adiós.
great review and smartphone! Here's a tip: The next time you buy a Xiaomi phone and want Google Play Store and all that Google stuff installed, import it from Hong Kong. Here in Hong Kong, the specs are the same as the Chinese Edition, and it comes with Google Play installed. Hope this was useful!
Great detailed review! Is the low light photography has been improved on Note 5 AI? It has 1.9 aperture and 1.4 pixel size... Good hardware for low light.
Hey I am a big fan of your yt videos and so ce I have a little bit of decided to buy a Redmi note 5 AI, but would you please correct me if i think and say that the fast charged battery always get drain faster than a battery charged normal! What you say about it, make a video on it or only reply me please.
I just bought a redminote 5 global version. Everything works fine including the 4g LTE data but call quality is horrible. Most time it wont connect and when it does i can hardly hear anything.
Very nice review, especially the benchmarking and stuff. Could you look into how beneficial GCam would be on these phones? I would especially like to know if the night time photos are better and worth unlocking the bootloader to install.
Anyone else having trouble With low sound and very bad quality on in ear headphone Jacks? The sound Spotify on this mobile is so bad :( Tried a lot of different headphones, headset etc. Any one else having this issue, or having some advice for me?
The ratio is called 18:9 in order to make a standardized comparizon. E.g. 16:9 the famous wide screen ratio and now you also have the notchy 19.5 : 9 ratio. Notice that 9 is the base value and one can clearly see which ratio is most wider.
Hi there,
can you please help me with which one is good to buy from this redmi note 5 (cn) and Mi 5 3gb 32gb ? I'm little bit of confusion as these two phones are in same price category in my country.
Hey bro im wondering is it worth to flash your note 5 when the global rom is released, cuz the chinese version gets updates earlier, maybe the most bad thing is the stock chinese apps, but you can delete them, right... And if the global version has 2,2f camera soo the chinese version could be the better choice. In Bulgaria this phone support 4g, but in some european countries it does not.
I ve played with this xiaomi note 5 in a shop.Also with the huawei mate 10 lite.I didnt think much of these chinese companies before.But after fiddling with the note 5 and the mate 10 lite i can say that they are incredible value for money.They act and look and operate like 500euro range phones.U got to see it to believe it!
I would have loved to have gotten this phone but supports SFA bands. I forked out the extra and got a Mi Mix 2, because that has all the Optus bands.
yes always the issue band support. I'm lucky as my carrier here in Spain and when home in New Zealand supports the Chinese common LTE bands. So no worries.
Could you plz give me reasons why should I buy this phone instead of the Mi Mix 2? Cuz I'm looking for a good phone but I don't want to spend that much.
Is poor low light performance noticeable in both, "native" camera app and others (like google camera)? Photos didn't seem that bad, strange to see such a huge hit for a video.
I ´ve got me the 3/32 version wiht band 20 and wifi is 204 up and 196 up on my 200 mbit line...142 € july 2018.
Cheers for the review: Do you happen to know the angle of view from the back camera when shooting video? Is it equiv to a 28mm (fullframe) or wider or more tele ?
Sorry not info on this anywhere I can find. It looks more wider I feel.
you know if you research how many percentage people using micro USB's phone compared to those who use phone that has USB C you will know why xiaomi use micro USB.
they have a face lock?? i have just recently bought the redmi note 5. However, i could not see any options regarding face unlocking. can anyone help??
Is you face any overheating issue in this note 5 AI Chinese phone??? And any other problematic issue??. I want to buy this phone that's why I want to and really confused
The battery on my Nexus 5 is dying, this is the logical replacement €200 and falling for the 4GB one.
I bought this phone due to the massive battery since i dont care much about the rest, and my wife bought A8 2018 about 200 dollars more and the only difference that i saw is that the cpu is just a bit faster and the camera is better.But none the less this phone is really good
For me the outlook body design really out of date come on now is 2018. But the overall performance camera is very good for budget phone in 2018.
Yes should be a unibody with type-c
Was interested in this phone because of the wonderful cameras... but then came the deal breaker: No micro USB C
I'd like to see a review of the Lenovo K5 Pro. The next reviewer to unbox and test it will be the first! Similar specs to the Redmi note 5 and mi a2, but better price. does it perform?
Why a 2 to 1 ratio? I don't like tall phones. I prefer some width for watching videos. More tablet like. I doubt I am the only one?
Does Redmi Note 5 support Quick Charge 4.0 ? Since the Snapdragon 636 processor supports it.
The Comedian you'd need USB type c for that
my note 2 from 2015 still going strong!!!
Funny you should say that my Note 2 is around here somewhere and still fine.
Job91 Same my RN2 still strong but i wait RN5 😋😊
the replacement batteries keep mine alive XD
Another RN2 owner here! A few months ago it came handy that the battery is replaceable, but that's the only thing it required to be just as like when i bought it :)
true true!! My worn out 2015 nillkin celphone cover has even kept the original back in mint condition! the front has a plastic screenprotector covered in superglue stains but im sure the screen is mint aswell!
Hi sir
I want to ask a question.
Redmi note 5 rear camera little out of body if i protect it with tempered glass it better or not kindly give your opinion i m waiting plz must reply thanx.
Hi, Can you tell me what benchmark app you were using at 7:27? Want to compare it against my older android. Thanks!
..and he said "we don't have a type C port on here which I feel is a huge error".. bitch please, is not like more than half world population use smartphone with type C port.