This is a side-by-side specs comparison of the Cherry Mobile Flare S5 Power and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 smartphones.
The Cherry Mobile Flare S5 Power features a more compact 5.5-inch display, 6,050mAh battery and MediaTek MT6753 chipset.
Meanwhile, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 features a larger 6.3-inch display, 48MP main camera, 4,000mAh battery, 18W charging rate and Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset. The two phones have similar prices.
| Specs | Cherry Mobile Flare S5 Power | Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 |
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| Design and Display | ||
| Display | 5.5-inch FHD LTPS Display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D Arc Glass | 6.3-inch FHD+ IPS LCD Display (1080 x 2340 Pixels, 409 ppi) with Corning Gorilla Glass 5, 19.5:9 Aspect Ratio and Dot Drop Notch |
| Size | 155 x 77 x 9.5 mm | 158.3 x 75.3 x 8.4 mm |
| Weight | 190 g | 190 g |
| Build | Metal Frame | Glass Front & Back with Metal Frame |
| Durability | ||
| Colors | White & Black | Crystal Blue and Crystal Green |
| Our pick: |
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 has a larger and sharper display. It is also thinner. |
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| Performance | ||
| Chipset | MediaTek MT6753 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 |
| CPU | Octa Core CPU 8x Cortex-A53 |
Octa Core CPU 4x Kryo 240 Gold @ 2.0GHz & 4x Kryo 240 Silver @ 1.8GHz |
| GPU | Mali-T720 MP3 | Adreno 610 |
| RAM | 3 GB | 3GB or 4GB of RAM |
| Storage | 16GB | 64GB or 128GB |
| Expansion | 64GB via microSD | 256GB via microSD |
| OS | Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie with MIUI 10 |
| Our pick: |
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 has better performance and a higher RAM capacity. |
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| Cameras | ||
| Rear Camera | 13.0 Megapixels Autofocus Dual-tone LED Flash |
Quad Cameras: 48MP Main Camera (f/1.8 Aperture, PDAF) 8MP Ultra-wide (f/2.2 Aperture, 120° FOV) 2MP Macro (f/2.4 Aperture) 2MP Depth Sensor -LED Flash -AI Scene Recognition and 4K Video Recording |
| Front Camera |
5.0 Megapixels |
13 Megapixels (f/2.0 Aperture) |
| Our pick: |
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 has the more capable camera system with a higher-resolution 48MP main camera and a wider 12° ultrawide camera. |
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| Connectivity | ||
| Networks | 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, 2G EDGE & GPRS Networks | 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, 2G EDGE & GPRS Networks |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Micro-SIM) | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM) |
| NFC | No | No |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| Infrared | No | Yes |
| Location | A-GPS | A-GPS, GLONASS & BeiDou |
| Our pick: |
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 has newer Bluetooth. |
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| Audio and Features | ||
| USB OTG | Yes | Yes |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB Type-C |
| 3.5mm Audio Jack | Yes | Yes |
| Audio Enhancement | None | |
| FM Radio | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors |
Fingerprint Sensor Proximity Sensor & Ambient Light Sensor Compass & Accelerometer |
Face Recognition & Fingerprint Sensor Proximity Sensor & Ambient Light Sensor Compass, Gyroscope & Accelerometer |
| Our pick: |
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
Based on the specs, it has face recognition and a gyroscope. |
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| Battery and Charging | ||
| Battery | 6050 mAh Li-Po Battery (Non-removable) | 4000 mAh Li-Po Battery (Non-removable) |
| Charging | Fast Charging | 18W Fast Charging |
| Our pick: |
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Cherry Mobile Flare S5 Power
The Cherry Mobile Flare S5 Power has a larger battery capacity. |
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| Price and Availability | ||
| Price | ₱7,999.00 - Official Price in the Philippines | ₱7,990.00 - Official price of 3GB RAM + 64GB Storage version in the Philippines ₱8,990.00 - Official price of 4GB RAM + 64GB Storage version in the Philippines ₱9,990.00 - Official price of 4GB RAM + 128GB Storage version in the Philippines |
| Release Date | October 17, 2016 | October 11, 2019 |
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