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- Core-M5 vs V23i
Crosscall Core-M5 vs Realme V23i
What Core-M5 does better (2) and where V23i wins (12) — every spec side by side.
Dimensions
Size comparison
Core-M5V23i
| Core-M5 | V23i | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 151 mm | 163.8 mm | −12.8 mm |
| Width | 74 mm | 75.1 mm | −1.1 mm |
| Thickness | 15 mm | 8.1 mm | +6.9 mm |
| Weight | 227 g | 185 g | +42 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is Core-M5 better than V23i?
- NFCYes · V23i: No
- Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 5 vs Wi-Fi 4+25%
Why is V23i better than Core-M5?
- Battery capacity4,000 mAh vs 5,000 mAh+25%
- Storage (max)64 GB vs 128 GB2×
- 5GNo · Core-M5: Yes
- Storage (base)32 GB vs 128 GB4×
- Selfie camera2 MP vs 8 MP4×
- Screen size5″ vs 6.6″+33%
- Pixel density217 ppi vs 268 ppi+24%
- Weight227 g vs 185 g+23%
- Thickness15 mm vs 8.1 mm+85%
- CPU frequency2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz+10%
- Resolution (width)480 px vs 720 px+50%
- Screen-to-body ratio56.6% vs 84.7%+50%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 227 g | 185 g |
| Thickness | 15 mm | 8.1 mm |
| Height | 151 mm | 163.8 mm |
| Width | 74 mm | 75.1 mm |
| Frame | — | Plastic |
| Back | — | Plastic |
| Ingress protection | IP68 | — |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx8 | — |
| Glass protection | Gorilla Glass 3 | — |
| Colours | Black | Black, Blue |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 5″ | 6.6″ |
| Panel | LCD | IPS LCD |
| OLED panel | No | No |
| Resolution (width) | 480 px | 720 px |
| Resolution (height) | 960 px | 1,612 px |
| Pixel density | 217 ppi | 268 ppi |
| Refresh rate | — | 90 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 500 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 56.6% | 84.7% |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 | Mediatek Dimensity 700 |
| Chip maker | Qualcomm | MediaTek |
| Process | — | 7 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 610 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Storage (max) | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage (base) | 32 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory card slot | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Rear cameras | 1 | 1 |
| Optical stabilisation | No | No |
| Ultra-wide camera | No | No |
| Telephoto camera | No | No |
| Max video | 1080p | 1080p |
| Selfie camera | 2 MP | 8 MP |
| 4K selfie video | — | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 4,000 mAh | 5,000 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Po | — |
| Wired charging | — | 10 W |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | No | Yes |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 4 |
| Bluetooth | 5 | — |
| NFC | Yes | No |
| USB | — | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| USB version | — | 2 |
| Satellite navigation | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | — |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | — | No |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | — | Yes |
| Fingerprint sensor | — | Side |
| Sensors | proximity, accelerometer, light, compass | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 11 | Android 12 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | — | ColorOS 12 |
