Realme 5 Pro vs Realme 5: which one Is better?

Gone are the days when the world was a simple place and phones were only meant to call. Now with all technological advancement, the smartphones are the next big thing. And we all want a smartphone that suits our budget and our desires. Realme has always satisfied its customers till now and promises even better technology.

The Chinese budget smartphone major launched Realme 5 Pro and Realme 5 in India recently. Both the phones feature quad-camera setup, with the top variant of Realme 5 Pro priced at Rs 16,999 whereas the top shelf Realme 5 at Rs 11,999. Both the phones were unveiled in India last week with Realme 5 Pro going on sale on September 4, whereas the Realme 5 will go on sale from Tuesday, August 27. While they both are from the same company, there are many differences between them.

The biggest USP of both Realme 5 Pro and Realme 5 are the rear quad camera setup. Realme 5 Pro uses the same 48MP Sony IMX 586 sensor as the OnePlus 7 Pro. The Realme 5, on the other hand, loses the large sensor and stays with a decent 12MP sensor. Other than the large sensor on Realme 5 Pro, both the phones have an identical setup that includes an 8MP sensor for the main camera, an 8MP ultra-wide cam (119 degrees), a dedicated 4cm macro camera and a depth sensor. For selfies, Realme 5 Pro has a 16MP camera whereas as Realme 5 comes with a decent 13MP lens.

As far as specifications are concerned, Realme 5 Pro has a 6.3-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SoC and up to 8GB of RAM. The phone runs on Android 9 Pie OS with ColorOS skin on top. Realme 5, on the other hand, comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC, up to 4GB of RAM with 720P+ display.