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Redmi Note 5 review: The 2018 budget bestseller with a tall display and big battery.

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2018·$185
Overall
56/100
Class rank
#3 of 5
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A 2018 budget legend.

Redmi Note 5 (Pro) paired a tall 18:9 display, the snappy SD636 and a 4,000 mAh battery at $185 — one of the best-selling budget phones of 2018, especially in India.

01Display

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2018.

TypeIPS LCD, 60 Hz, 18:9
Size5.99 inches
Resolution2,160 × 1,080 px

02Camera

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2018.

Main12 MP, f/1.9, dual pixel
Depth5 MP
Selfie13 MP

03Performance

50/100

50/100 puts it above the 48-point average for budget phones of 2018.

ChipsetSnapdragon 636 (14 nm)
RAM3 / 4 / 6 GB
Storage32 / 64 GB + microSD

04Battery

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 74-point average for budget phones of 2018.

Capacity4,000 mAh
Wired10 W

05Build

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2018.

06Value

74/100

74/100 trails the 78-point cohort average for budget phones of 2018.

What works
  • Tall 18:9 display + 4,000 mAh.
  • SD636 was fast for budget.
  • Jack + microSD + IR.
  • Metal build.
What doesn't
  • 1080p LCD.
  • 10 W charging.
  • Mono speaker.
  • Support ended.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 5-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .