Who is better among Realme 5i, Redmi Note 8 and Samsung Galaxy M20?

Realme’s latest budget smartphone is Realme 5i which has been launched in the Indian market. This handset of the Realme brand is a slightly weaker variant of its Realme 5 smartphone. Realme 5i comes with four rear cameras. There is a 12-megapixel primary camera on the rear and the selfie sensor is 8 megapixels. Talking about other features, the phone comes with a 5,000 mAh battery and a 6.52-inch HD + display. In the market, this phone will compete with phones like Redmi Note 8 and Samsung Galaxy M20. Because both these smartphones are in the same price range.

For your convenience, we have given you the specifications, price and features on paper. Realme 5i has been compared with Redmi Note 8 and Samsung Galaxy M20.

Realme 5i vs Redmi Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy M20 price in India

Realme 5i will be sold for Rs 8,999. Its only variant is 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage. The smartphone comes in Aqua Blue and Forest Green colors. The sale of Realme 5i will start from January 15 on e-commerce site Flipkart and Realme.com.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 The price of 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variant is Rs 9,999. The 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage model of this phone will be sold for Rs 12,999.

Samsung Galaxy M20 (Review) 3GB RAM / 32GB storage variant is priced at Rs 10,990. Its 4GB RAM / 64GB storage variant is priced at Rs 12,990. However, its starting variant is available for Rs 9,999 and the premium variant is available for Rs 10,499.

Realme 5i vs Redmi Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy M20 specifications

The dual-SIM Realme 5i will run on ColorOS 6.0.1 based on Android Pie. It has a 6.52-inch HD + (720 x 1600 pixels) in-cell display, that too with a waterdrop notch. The phone has a 20: 9 aspect ratio. The display panel has 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Realme’s new phone has 4 GB RAM with Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor.

Realme 5i is a smartphone with four rear cameras. There is a 12-megapixel primary camera with F/1.8 aperture on the rear. Along with this, there is an 8-megapixel wide angle camera, a 2-megapixel portrait camera and a 2-megapixel macro camera. An 8-megapixel camera with F/2.0 aperture is provided on the front panel.

The battery of Realme 5i is 5,000 mAh. It supports 10 watt fast charging. The inbuilt storage is 64 GB and if needed, it will be possible to use a microSD card up to 256 GB. Connectivity features include 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11ac and GPS. Compass, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope and fingerprint sensor are part of the phone. The dimensions of this Realme phone are 164.4 x 75 x 9.3 millimeters and the weight is 195 grams.

The dual-SIM Redmi Note 8 will run on MIUI 10 based on Android 9 Pie out of the box. It has a 6.39-inch full-HD + (1080×2340 pixels) screen. The company has used the same display in Redmi K20. It will come with 90 percent screen to body ratio and 19.5: 9 aspect ratio.

The phone has Gorilla Glass 5 protection on the front and back panel. It has a waterdrop notch. The handset has Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor with up to 6 GB of RAM. Inbuilt storage is up to 128 GB. The phone has a separate slot for microSD card (up to 512 GB). Redmi Note 8 has a 4,000 mAh battery. It comes with 18 watt fast charging support, USB Type-C port, 3.5 mm audio jack and IR blaster.
Connectivity features include GPS, A-GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11 AC, Bluetooth 4.2 and Wi-Fi Direct. The dimensions of the phone are 158.3×75.3×8.35 mm and its weight is 188 grams. Proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, acceleration sensor, gyroscope, digital compass and rear fingerprint sensor are part of this phone.

Xiaomi has given four rear cameras in its Redmi Note 8. There will be a 48-megapixel primary camera, an 8-megapixel wide-angle shooter and two 2-megapixel sensors. It also has a 13-megapixel selfie camera. Its aperture is F/2.0.

Samsung Galaxy M20 has a 6.3-inch full-HD + (1080X2340 pixels) TFT display. Its aspect ratio is 19.5: 9. This phone is equipped with an octa-core Exynos 7904 processor and Mali G71 GPU. This phone also has two variants based on RAM and storage – 32 GB storage with 3 GB RAM and 64 GB storage with 4 GB RAM. Both variants will support microSD cards up to 512 GB.

This phone, which comes with Android 8.1 Oreo, also has a dual rear camera setup. There is a 13-megapixel primary sensor with F/1.9 aperture on the rear. A 5-megapixel ultra wide-angle camera with F/2.2 aperture will work in tandem with this. For selfie lovers, the Samsung Galaxy M20 has an 8-megapixel front camera with F/2.0 aperture.

Equipped with fingerprint sensor, Samsung Galaxy M20 has 3.5mm audio jack, FM radio, dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5, GPS. The battery of this phone is 5,000 mAh. It will support fast charging.