Realme 5 Pro vs Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Realme X vs Vivo Z1 Pro: A budget spec battle

The Realme 5 Pro has a quad-camera setup which is a first for its price segment. The phone's primary lens is a 48 MP Sony IMX586 sensor with f/1.8 aperture and a 1.25 micron pixel size. The wide-angle lens in the quad-camera setup has a 119-degree field of view and an 8 MP resolution. Apart from a regular and ultra-wide-angle lens, the Realme 5 Pro also features 2 MP super macro camera and a 2 MP portrait camera.(Also read - Realme 5 Pro review: Quad-cameras and great performance make this an easy choice)The device does not have an AMOLED display but instead settles for a 6.3-inch IPS LCD display with FHD+ resolution. Powering the Realme 5 Pro is a Snapdragon 712 chipset and the phone has a maximum RAM of 8 GB paired with up to 128 GB of internal storage which can be expanded to 256 GB using a microSD card.In addition to that, the phone runs on Android 9 Pie with Oppo's proprietary ColorOS 6.0 and comes with a 4,035 mAh battery which supports VOOC 3.0 fast charging.You can read our full in-depth review of the Realme 5 Pro in the link above. For now, we shall compare the specs of the device with its nearest competition which is the Vivo Z1 Pro, Realme X and also the Redmi Note 8 Pro although it hasn't been announced in India yet.

	Realme 5 Pro	Realme X	Redmi Note 8 Pro	Vivo Z1 Pro
Display Size (inch)	6.3	6.53	6.53	6.53
Resolution (pixels)	1080 x 2340	1080 x 2340	1080 x 2340	1080 x 2340
Pixel Density (PPI)	394	394	395	395
Display Type	AMOLED	AMOLED	IPS LCD	AMOLED
Dimensions(mm)	157 x 74.2 x 8.9	161.2 x 76 x 8.6	161.3 x 76.4 x 8.8	162.4 x 77.3 x 8.9
Weight (gm)	191	191	199	201
Dual SIM	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
SIM Type	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM
Connectivity Types	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
Processor	Snapdragon 712	Snapdragon 710	Mediatek Helio G90T	Snapdragon 712
CPU Cores	Octa-core	Octa-core	Octa-core	Octa-core
CPU Clock Speed (GHz)	2x2.3 GHz Kryo 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360	2x2.2 GHz Kryo 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver	2x Cortex-A76 & 6x Cortex-A55	2x2.3 GHz Kryo 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360
GPU	Adreno 616	Adreno 616	—	Adreno 616
RAM	6, 8 GB	4, 6 GB	6, 8 GB	4, 6 GB
Ruggedness	—	—	—	—
On-Board Memory	64, 128 GB	64, 128 GB	64, 128 GB	128 GB
Expandable Memory	Yes, up to 256 GB	—	Yes, up to 256 GB	Yes, up to 256 GB
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Primary Camera	48 MP, f/1.8 + 8 MP, f/2.2 + 2 MP, f/2.4 + 2 MP, f/2.4	48 MP, f/1.7 + 5 MP, f/2.4	64 MP, f/1.8 + 8 MP, f/2.2 + 2 MP, f/2.4 + 2 MP, f/2.4	16 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Optical Image Stabilization	No	No	No	No
Camera Array	Quad-camera	Dual-camera	Quad-camera	Triple-camera
Autofocus System	PDAF	PDAF	PDAF	PDAF
Secondary Camera	16 MP, f/2.0	16 MP, f/2.0	20 MP	32 MP, f/2.0
Video Capture	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@120fps, 720p@960fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps	1080p@30fps
Flash	Yes	Yes	Dual-LED	Yes
OS Version	Android 9.0	Android 9.0	Android 9.0	Android 9.0
AI (Smart Assistant)	Google Assistant	Google Assistant	Google Assistant	Google Assistant
GPS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac,	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth	5	5	5	5
NFC	No	No	Yes	No
Infrared	No	No	Yes	No
Fingerprint Scanner	Yes, rear-mounted	Yes, under display	Yes, Rear button	Yes, rear-mounted
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Radio	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
USB Type	Type-C 1.0	Type-C 1.0	Type-C	microUSB
USB Standard	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Battery (mAh)	4,000 mAh	3765 mAh	4,000 mAH	5000 mAh
Fast charging	Yes, 20W	Yes, 20W	Yes, 18W	Yes, 18W
Colors	Crystal Green, Crystal Blue	Steam white, Punk Blue	Black, Green, and White	Sonic Blue, Sonic Black, Mirror Black
Prices in India	Starts at Rs 13,990	Rs 16,990	TBD	Starts at Rs 14,990

Looking at the specs we can see that the Note 8 Pro and Realme 5 Pro are neck-to-neck in terms of camera, display and processing power. Both the phones have quad-camera arrays although the Redmi has a 64 MP ISOCELL sensor as compared to Realme's 48 MP IMX sensor.Processor-wise we see that the Redmi Note 8 Pro comes with the new MediaTek G90T chipset while the Realme 5 Pro and Vivo Z1 Pro are powered by the Snapdragon 712 SoC. We'll have to see for ourselves when the Note 8 Pro gets here exactly how good is the G90T as compared to the SD 712 but initial results have shown the former to be better.All phones have a big battery backup although Z1 Pro takes the cake here for its giant 5,000 mAh battery. In terms of display, the Realme X here is the winner with AMOLED screen and bezel-less design with all other competitors have a notch or a hole-punch to house the front camera.We will have to see how the Redmi Note 8 Pro performs as compared to Realme 5 Pro when it launches somewhere in November but as far as specs go, both phones are neck and neck.