BLU G50 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (China)

BLU G50 Plus

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (China)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 28

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

LTE

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Front glass, aluminum body
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

158.7 mm

158.6 mm
Width

76 mm

75.4 mm
Thickness

9.1 mm

8.1 mm
Weight

180 g

181 g
Colors

Green, Black, Blue, Red

Black, Champagne Gold, Magic Blue, Rose Gold

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Dual
Main camera

13 MP

12 MP, f/1.9 , 1.4 µm
5 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

dual-pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

HDR, panorama

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth

v4.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

No

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, fingerprint, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity