Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi 5 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) vs Honor 8

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung Honor
Announced February 2016 December 2015 July 2016
Status Available - March 2016 Available - February 2016 Available - August 2016
Price Rs. 22,999 ($338.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 18,999 ($400.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Rose colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Sunrise Gold, Midnight Black, Sakura Pink, Sapphire Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.55 x 69.2 x 7.25 mm
(5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 in)
151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm
(5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm
(5.73 x 2.8 x 0.3 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - 3D Curved Glass Body - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.8 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo - 32 GB
Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo - 64 GB, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
Exynos 7580 Octa
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 + quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex A53, HiSilicon Kirin 950
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 405
Mali-T720MP2
Mali-T880 MP4
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Curved Glass Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.15 inches 5.5 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.01% 74.11% 72.03%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels Dual 12 MP, f/2.2
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash Yes
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Sony IMX298 Sensor, 4-axis OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera 4 MP, 1080p, 2µm pixel [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.4, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 Reversible Connector, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 microUSB v2.0, USB OTG Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3300 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 78 h -
Talk Time - Up to 17 h (3G) -