Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 5 vs Honor 9

Xiaomi Redmi 5
xiaomi redmi 5
Honor 9
honor 9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Honor
Announced December 2017 June 2017
Status Available - December 2017 Available - June 2017
Price Rs. 8,999 ($150.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,750 ($510.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Matte Black, Gold Blue, Amber Gold, Gray, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.8 x 72.8 x 7.7 mm
(5.98 x 2.87 x 0.3 in)
147.3 × 70.9 × 7.45 mm
(5.8 × 2.79 × 0.29 in)
Weight 157 g (5.54 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan HSDPA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Taiwan LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Build
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal and glass Build
- Dual Cameras
Notification LED Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1.2 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface MIUI 9 EMUI 5.1
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 960 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 506 [Similar] Mali-G71 MP8 [Similar]
RAM 3/4 GB [Browse Similar] 4/6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Curved Glass IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 2.5D Cruved Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 5.7 inches [Similar] 5.15 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1440 pixels (282 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.11% -
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM Radio FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP [Similar] Dual 20 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase detection autofocus, Monochrome + RGB Sensors, Laser AF, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, Beauty Mode
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go, Fast Charging Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Infrared Sensor infrared sensor present infrared sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3300 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -