Along with the Redmi Note 5, Xiaomi also launched the Redmi Note 5 Pro in India. I call this the Made for Everyone handset, why? read this Redmi Note 5 Pro review to know more. This handset comes with dual cameras on the back and houses a 4000 mAh non-removable battery.
Overall performance is great, this Redmi Note 5 Pro in fact is using the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 octa core processor with Adreno 509 GPU. The hardware is powerful, hardly heats up and the 4000 mAh battery works in perfect combination – giving you performance with mileage.
There are dual cameras of 12MP + 5MP on the rear and they capture pretty impressive shots, front camera is 20MP and that too does a really good job, in fact as good as the dual cameras when it comes to bokeh effects.
Redmi Note 5 Pro features, specifications
Inside the box (Unboxing the Redmi Note 5 Pro) : I did not get the box pack but assume inside the box you will get the handset, user guide, silicon case, data cable (USB to micro USB), SIM ejector PIN and travel charger 5V/2A (you can use fast charger – fast charging is supported)
SAR : 1.188W/kg.
Body : Metal body, curvy design, very comfortable to hold and use. Dual cameras on the back are placed vertically
SIM Type : Nano + Nano / Micro SD (Hybrid slot)
Screen : 5.99 inches, 2160 x 1080 pixels resolution – FHD+, viewing angles, touch response and color reproduction are very good, 2.5D curved glass
Weight and Dimensions : 75.35 x 158.58 x 8.05mm, weight 181 grams
Connectivity : 4G, VoLTE, WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth
Sensors : Accelerometer, Proximity, Gyro and Magnetic and Ambient Light sensor
Security and Extra : Finger Print sensor on back and IR blaster
LED Notification : Yes
OTG : Yes supported
RAM : 4GB (about 1.5GB free on first boot)
ROM : 64GB (about 55GB free on first boot)
OS : MIUI 9 Global based on Android Nougat 7.1.2
Redmi Note 5 Pro Performance
CPU : Qualcomm Snapdragon 636, 64 bit octa core @ 1.8GHz
GPU : Adreno 509
Heating : Low
Max Battery Temperature : 35 degrees
Smooth performance, no lags, MIUI 9 is a delight gives a unique more premium Android experience. Hardware can play high end games with ease.
Redmi Note 5 Pro Benchmark
Antutu : 112960 / 27227
NenaMark3 : 59.4fps (3-5)
Multi Touch : 10 points
Disk Speed : 255 MB/s read and 232 MB/s write
Redmi Note 5 Pro Gaming Review
I played Asphalt 8 and the game played really well, no issues at all. Check the video review for gaming action.
Redmi Note 5 Pro Camera Review
Rear Camera : 12MP (f/2.2)+5MP(f/2.0), auto focus, LED flash
Front Camera : 20MP, IMX376 SONY sensor
Video Recording : FHD resolution, with image stabilization
Camera quality is excellent, natural shots and the bokeh effects is just about perfect. When using dual cameras the edge detection is pretty good and in fact even the front camera can shoot really good bokeh selfies.
The FHD video recording quality is perfect, but what impressed me was the image stabilization, check the video review to see that in action.
Camera Rating : 4.4 out of 5
Redmi Note 5 Pro camera samples
Download Original Image files (right click and save) (do not use it for commercial purpose, without permission of gogi.in).
Other features
Sound is loud and clear. I did not face any issues with networks. Finger print sensor on the back is fast and accurate. You can use IR blaster to control TV, AC and other electronic appliances.
Redmi Note 5 Pro Battery Review
Battery capacity : 4000 mAh (Non-removable)
Charging Time : I used QC 3.0 charger took me 2 hours 12 minutes to charge from 1% to 100%
Battery Life : 8 to 11 hours non-stop (moderate to heavy)
Daily usage battery life : One and a Half days to 2 days or more depending on your usage
Battery Test Results
Battery Temp at idle : 30 degrees
Running Benchmark app : 14 minutes / 2% / 32 degrees
Asphalt 8 game play : 23 minutes / 5% / 35 degrees
FHD video playback with full brightness (WiFi /4G on) : 31 minutes / 6% / 35 degrees
Verdict
The Redmi Note 5 Pro I call the handset made with everyone in mind, reason being, its powerful, the camera is excellent, hardly heats up, great for gamers and not to forget the battery life up to 2 days. This is one phone you can recommend to just about any one, without asking for specifics.
Rating : 4.5 out of 5
Redmi Note 5 Pro 4GB/64GB is Rs. 13,999 and 6GB/64GB is Rs. 16,999.
Gogi sir i have purchased note 5 pro 3 days ago and today updated it to Oreo but after updating camera quality bookeh effect not looking good have you face any issue like this
try a factory reset and see.
Gogi sir i am facing some heating issue on my note 5 pro battery temperature goes 41 degree’s on charging time while deta and all app closed and also on outdoors use i am using in box charger of the phone when battery goes over 80 percent then temperature coming down i am on miui 9.5.19 sir please tell me what i do or i get defective unit really disappointed with it sorry for bad english
Normal when charging..
Thanks for your valuable quick reply sir
From My rear camera , pics of note 5 pro in these days not getting good photos , in portrait mode it is not detecting quickly , picture quality also not good, with front cam no issues getting best one everything is perfect in selfies . Don’t no what happened in rear cam , currently miui 9.5.6 version in my phone.
Can you please update that what is the latest MIUI version running on note 5 pro?
I am having 9.2.13.0
Gogi Bhai
Can use Moto g4+ turbo charger for 5 pro? Does it support it?
Also with bundled charger how much time does it take for full charge?
Does it has bokeh mode on front camera ?
Hi Gogi bhai, need your suggestions.. my friend is visiting Singapore for few days.. Can i ask him to bring redmi note 5 Chinese version (redmi note 5 pro) in India from there? Heard it is better than Indian version..Do they have Chinese Rom and frequency does work in India? What would you advise .. Also if any other better phone you would recommend to get from there (same price range around 15k)..pls reply soon.. Thanks in advance..
Sir i need a camera phone… And i confuse between note 5 pro and honor 8… Plz suggest me…
Hogi bhai, I have previously used moto g4 plus which also has popped out camera and glass was not scratch resistant. Want to know if camera cover glass here is prone to scratches in daily use due to its design.
Thanks for the review Gogi…design wise (rear part) it is thumbs down for Xiaomi.
Xiaomi could have implemented the rear cover design similar to Mi A1.
When can we expect a full in-depth review?? Also please consider color comparison in the full review.
And what is this article about???
Which type of gorilla glass ?
No mention of Gorilla Glass on Note 5 Pro, but it does have mild protection.
It was mentioned in the launch video that it does have GG. But didn’t specify which version..
Yes but for the Redmi Note 5 not the 5 Pro.
Flipkart page does mention mi note 5 pro to have GG..
So there is Gorilla glass on note 5 but not on 5 pro ??
This is really strange.
Redmi note 5 support 4k video recording and 5 pro not
Gogi Sir, does it have 3 colors in LED notification ?
Just One I think, white light.
Thanx sir…..
Does it have Dual standby(4G+4G)?
Of course NO.
Honor view 10 is the Only mobile which has dual 4g+4g standby ….
Asus Zenfone max pro m1 4g+4g
does it have fm radio
Yes it does..
Hi gogi
In flipkart,this phone’s sale is flash sale or normal sale?please clarify it.
On which mobile Camera performance is better. Redmi note 5 pro(12+5mp) or MiA1(12+12mp).
MiA1
MiA1 camera is better but design, looks and other things are better in Redmi Note 5 pro….
Is this mobile having type C charging port or not? Please clarify.
No type C is disappointing
Hi gogi, I have read almost all the reviews done by u. Important point missing according to me is expandable storage. U mention about hybrid or separate sim slots but never about how much is expandable memory or maximum size micro sd card supported.
All new handsets with latest hardware will support 128GB
6gb Redmi Note 5 Pro Not availabe in first Sell Tooo bad I want 6GB
Please post original images. Thanks a lot
Just updated
Hi Gogi, What are the dimensions of this phone. Also share the SAR values
have updated.
Not able to find update above about SAR.
How about Audio Recording? No reviewer talks about it but it’s a dealing aspect for some people.
Does it record sound somehow robotic like older mi phones?
What does stop you to give 5 rating to this phone?
first it dont have 4K video recording no type c connector
For 2GB extra ram there are price difference of 3000 rupees ….didn”t understand this logic …
Ask honor😊
Gogi Sir,
Plz reply me, I have only one doubt.
Only one concern, Why you not mentioned that how many colors on LED Notification ?
Plzzz clear my doubt
Gogi bhai where is zip file for image
added now.
Xiaomi is funny company…. they ripoff apple iPhone (ugly camera bump) & call their product better than iPhone in camera quality. They forgot their simple elegant design philosophy & now trying to copy apple & google design.
I feel like most of the shots are over exposed :/ Apart from that they look really good.
I think the exposure appears to be fine for most shots of the main camera, thats how metering works for most scenes. For the front camera i m sure some kind of intelligence detects the faces and tries to expose the face properly, which may lead to overexposure, perticularly towards the brighter part of the scene.
Gogi Rana is looking eye candy in his snaps.
Holly Hell!
I’m really impressed with the Camera…
Damn Awesome!
Itna badhiya camera 14000 men!
Kamal hai Xiaomi Sach men!
Hats off….
Only 1.5 GB free ram at boot time. That too without installing new apps. Worst ram management
RAM management is about adjusting, making use of free space available. Based on every new install the usage space is reconsidered.Those who cannot even write a code talk nonsense.
Bhai aese comments aapko shobha nahi dete.
question about something which we are not aware of is one thing that is acceptable no matter how gross the question is. Unnecessary blaming is something which creates confusion when you yourself are not aware of what you are talking.
Look at the original comment, only so so ram available, worst ram management. Now people who have no idea about tech will only see the words ‘worst’ and that makes a huge impact to them. So why would anyone accept such mindless comments?
Well comments section is meant for peoples’ opinions, even if they may be grossly wrong. You should be a bit more humble towards some of us who are a bit less gifted…just my two cents
True but such people create confusion, and unfortunately such caliber users are also reviewers, they just have no idea about, thankfully no one blamed global warming for lags.
If that is true, why does it always go down when we have unclosed apps. As usable ram is rather low, we will have to manually close apps. Or suffer from lagging. You don’t have to write code to experience these simple things.
Apps will be closed if you are not using them occasionally. Lags could happen cause of some other apps that may not be optimized. There are a lot of reasons. You are right you don’t need to write codes to experience things, but when you have no idea about why there is an issue better not to complain about technicalities of things you do not know, I hope you understand what I am trying to say.
Wouldn’t making lesser adjustments will be better 🙂 Any amount of Additional free RAM will not HURT. Humans being emotional get hurt and losses patience and behave erratic.
It is not RAM it is Storage space, less storage space means RAM management will become less effective, you need more free storage space with time or you manage that yourself.
Does SD636 supports dual volte simultaneously. Will this phone support. If yes than must buy since Airtel Vodafone all are providing volte now. We may see lots of phone coming this year with same feature like honor view 10
its not even in any snapdragon specs/roadmaps..why u asking?
only in 2018 mediatek (p70)chips & 2018 spreadtrum(intel ‘s) its available.
Opponent f5 has it. Although very over priced
No it is not, only one sim can be used as 4g, second becomes 2g only
So why they give ViLTE a miss? Any guess they have future plan for it?
Price difference is too much high between 4Gb and 6Gb version.
4gb version should be at 12999 and 6gb version should be at 13999.
sir which camera better between honor 9 lit and rn5 pro in rear 1- in normal 2-in portrait, which better in front 1- in normal, 2- in portrait?
Best camera in this price range is undoubtedly MI a1
Best processor and performance should be Redmi note 5 pro
Best design and looking and stylish phone of this segment is Honor 9 lite Grey..
Heating while charging? ??
Gogi,how to download camera sample ?
Sir, Can you tell me that it have dual standby (4g+4g) or not?
Questions:
1. Cam front cam be able to take bokeh shots with out face??!!
2. Looks like these camera samples were taken when the lighting conditions are too bright!! Or, does the camera itself is taking the shots like that, as they look over saturated?!! Why because, these samples differ a bit, with other mobile cam samples!! Just my observation, as I wasn’t expecting this kind of quality!!😉
Cons:
1. There is lot of stuttering in the video sample, am I right Gogi?!!
2. Large variation of ₹3000, for an extra 2Gb ram!
3. Was expecting Dual front cam as well! HD+ screen, Dual front and back cams with dual V(i/o)LTE shall be 2018’s trend!!!
4. Still on micro usb!
5. No fast charger!
Gogi bhai both sim work on 4g at a time or not
No, both Sims will *NOT* work 4G at the same time
Mi a1 2018update will be better than note5pro because it lack usb type-c
Stock os, qc
Just want to see the photography comparison between Mi A1 and redmi note 5 pro.I think it’s really gonna be TOUGH job for U gogi bro.
-BISHNU PAUDEL,CHITWAN, NEPAL
Did it supported Fast Charging with a Fast Charger?
If yes, then what is the time taken to charge it ??
Still Same Dirty Back Design
There are other colors available
Black is only manly colour, rest are girly or gayish
Still Nougat…. Not a good option. MIUI is really bad with lot of bloatware.
Hi Gogi,
Does Redmi Note 5 Pro have Gorilla Glass? I noticed in the launch event, they mentioned it specifically for Redmi Note 5, but not for 5 pro, so little skeptical.
Gogi Sir,
Only one concern, Why you not mentioned that how many colors on LED Notification ?
Plzzz clear my doubt…..
Sir can you reply me ?????
Hi gogiji
Why no links to download images ?
Nice Pics gogi bhai.. luking cool..
No quick charge??
Hi,
You stopped mentioning device dimension details in the reviews..
Even i generally bother about device dimensions
Hi Gogi
One problem with Redmi 3s is the vibration is not intense enough to notice when the phone is in the pocket.
Please let us know if its the same with Redmi note 5?
Thanks
awesome review gogi…
is it having fm or not?
Now Its time for samsung to say goodbye from indian market..
SAR value please
Rip Honor 9i ,7x ,9lite and mia1 ,vivo OPPO phones 😂😂😂😎
Honor 8x and 10i is coming next month to destroy this
phone design matters for most people with decent cameras & performance..
except high end gaming & heavy usage… honor 7x & 9 lite excels in so many depts
with stunning design..luks..unlike this ugly looking rear panel of note 5 pro..
Absolutely bro unlike Xiaomi Huawei or Honor phones have some differences like 7x has metal body while 9 Lite has premium glass body. Most xiaomi phones look clones of each other. This one has a big camera bump
Now the time comes when samsung have to say goodbye from indian market😂😂
Honor 8x/P20 Lite/Honor 10i with Oreo, AI and Face Unlock is coming at MWC soon to destroy this Note 5 Pro
gogi ji, whether screen is protected wirh gorilla glass protection??
Gogi ji, why such price difference between 4GB (₹13,999) and 6GB (₹16,999)? just for 2GB RAM
DDR4 Ram is faster and newer technology compared to older DDR3 Ram….and anything new or latest is more expensive. prices of DD4 will eventually drop once DDR5 arrives in flagship phones.
Would have waited for 10hr in queue to grab this (Yes I am desperate & didnt bought MiA1 only for this), but 6″ is something not very liking to me. I have small hands (proportionate to my height) & hence it becomes too bulky to hold this.
But good job MI for Pro, Note 5 is just ok.
Buy honor 9 lite
This is 18:9 aspect ratio phone. The width is same like a 5 inch regular 16:9 ratio phone. If you cant even use regular 5 inches phone then only you will have problem with this phone.
Because of 18:9 form factor, even a 6″ will be comfortable like it was for Redmi note 3 / 4. It’s like the length has increased keeping the display width same.
What do you think gogi, 4GB is enough or one should go for 6GB version as the memory is same 64GB.
More than enough. RAM management leave it to the OS. There are a lot that goes into that.
Thnx Gogi, I will go with 4GB then.
Makes sense as its 64GB storage for both 4GB/6GB.
More than enough.
If you are going to use this phone for more then 2 years then get 6GB Ram….because apps are constantly getting heavier with each new release and with future miui 10 version and higher it will require more Ram. but as off now, with stock Rom and miui 9, 4GB Ram is sufficient.
sir kindly tell how is the video recording clarity of this phone if buying only for video recording will t be good buy plz reply
Miui has become too heavy day by day. In this phone out of 4GB Ram you get just 1.5GB Ram free on first boot and there is no android Orio yet..so it’s Better to get 6GB Ram model.
emui is much better than miui
In ur opinion. I too have honor 7x ,i like the display better than A1, but ui no definitely not that good as miui.
Don’t go by just free RAM. Miui has it’s own optimization and so even a 2GB model will work as 4B for day to day activities.
Lol, I sold my redmi note 3 and redmi 3s because of utterly poor ram management. Its ram management is so bad, it kills apps in the background, even music player and fm, just to have more free ram, still free ram is just about 300mb. And still when you switch between apps, they start all over.
Does it support 4k video recording & slow motion video recording?
Slo-Mo=Yes.
4K=No
How is the audio quality through a good earphones? Does it have Dirac sound technology as used in MI A1?
Not good as mi a1 but good enough
does it has gorilla glass protection??
All the Mi Phones with MIUI has Dirac. So, this will definitely get that. This shouldn’t be a questions at all.
It has overall good quality but there is no dedicated DAC(amplifier) in RN5 pro…whereas MiA1 has DAC which gives much higher volume and ability to drive larger over the ear earphones.
Sir, where is the zip download link of camera samples ?
Will upload tomorrow.
Thank you, Sir.
Nice review.
Good phone…the ‘middle class’ ka One Plus 5 🙂
Getting one will be very very tough.
SD636 supports QC4 … , QC is also a great plus point for this phone. Bank card discount make will make it a great deal .
No quick charge, otherwise would not have taken more than 2hours to charge
No Type c😔
Micro usb is also good as for now. No need for type c yet.. every mobile in this range having micro usb only.
Mi A1 has type C
What is the use of Type C
First sale is on Feb 22
Flipkart is showing only 4+64 varient for the 22nd feb sale
Compare Camera with Mi A1
want to know the same
It support face unlock in march ota and ai in camera
Hello Gogi, whether RAM management is good? I could see only 1.5GB free out of 4GB.
2.2 GB free in Honor 9i and 7x even after opening 6 apps
Ram management is not decided by free RAM.
It is indeed decided by ram management
What’s I mean is when there is cache and other techniques when used for better performance will use more RAM so saying that less RAM is bad makes no sense.
See any phone with variation in ram size, 3gb phone has around 2gb ram utilized, but 4gb ram phone will have around 3gb ram covered, same like a pc. But even if free ram reaches around 300-400 mb, the phone runs flawless. It does not just depend upon free ram. Processor, cache memory, internal memory speed also matter.
The best budget phone got better with major performance boost with SD636 and DDR4 Ram. thing missing is fast charging and USB type C. Front camera got a major boost and EIS for video shooting. Rear camera performance needs to be cheked and compared with MiA1 side by side.
Best for you, not for all. Honor 8x and 10i are coming very soon
And you are back to promote honor devices blindly!!!
That will be followed by Redmi note 6 which will destroy 8x and then you will say honor 9x is coming soon…no?
Gogi, does the front camera support wide angle photos?
Nope
Only LG and Apple has wide angle technology
you have forgot about Moto X4 which is having wide angle lens
Then You might have not heard about sony.
Please share the SAR VALUES
First Review in Gogi Bro TOOOO AWESOMENESSSSSS
omg Awesome thanks u so much gogi for review love u
Very fast reviews, thanks gogi