But first, here’s a look at how the two phones stack up against each other.
Design and display
Design-wise, the two phones are more-or-less identical. Both devices feature a metal unibody design with vertically stacked dual-rear cameras and a centrally located fingerprint sensor. The display is also the same on paper with a 5.99-inch FHD+ display. Another point of difference is the USB port. While the Redmi Note 5 Pro sports a microUSB port, the Mi 6X (Mi A2) sports a USB Type-C port.
Processor
Here’s where the differences between the two devices start popping up. The Redmi Note 5 Pro is powered by a Snapdragon 636 SoC, making it one of the more powerful devices in its price range. It even managed to beat the new Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1, which is powered by the same processor. However, the Snapdragon 660 processor in the Mi 6X is even more powerful. Like the Snapdragon 636, it too is powered by eight Kryo 260 cores. However, the Snapdragon 660 features an Adreno 512 GPU that’s more powerful than the Adreno 509 GPU in the Snapdragon 636. Another difference is that the Snapdragon 660 is designed to support on-device AI. Of course, you’ll have to wait for our review to know what the performance difference is between the two phones.
Camera
The Xiaomi Mi 6X (Mi A2), also seems to offer an upgrade in terms of camera (at least on paper). While the Redmi Note 5 Pro offered a 12MP+5MP cameras, the Mi 6X offers a 20MP+12MP cameras. Over on the front through, both cameras feature a 20MP unit. Again, we’ll have to wait till we get our hands on the device before we can judge which one is better.
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