Phone Comparison - Honor 8 vs Honor 8 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Y1

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Honor Xiaomi
Announced July 2016 February 2017 November 2017
Status Available - August 2016 Available - April 2017 Available - November 2017
Price Rs. 18,999 ($400.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($585.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($140.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Sunrise Gold, Midnight Black, Sakura Pink, Sapphire Blue, White Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Gold, Silver, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm
(5.73 x 2.8 x 0.3 in)
157 x 77.5 x 6.97 mm
(6.18 x 3.05 x 0.27 in)
153 x 76.2 x 7.7 mm
(6.02 x 3 x 0.3 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dedicated Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat)
User Interface - EMUI MIUI 9
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 + quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex A53, HiSilicon Kirin 950 Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 960 1.4 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435
GPU Mali-T880 MP4 Mali-G71 MP8 Adreno 505
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS-NEO LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.03% 73.70% 71.54%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio No FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP, f/2.2 Dual 12 MP + 12 MP 13 MP
Flash Yes Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash
Features 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Monochrome + RGB Sensors, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.4, LED flash [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.4, 1080p [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 4000 mAh 3080 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -