Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro vs Honor 8X

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Honor
Announced February 2018 February 2018 September 2018
Status Available - February 2018 Available - February 2018 Available - September 2018
Price Rs. 9,999 ($155.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 13,999 ($200.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Gold, Silver, Gray Black, Champagne Gold, Rose Gold, Blue Black, Blue, Red, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.5 x 75.45 x 8.05 mm
(6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 in)
158.6 x 75.4 x 8.1 mm
(6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 in)
160.4 x 76.6 x 7.8 mm
(6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
Weight 179.5 g (6.31.0.18 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.72 W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.0
User Interface MIUI 9 MIUI 9 -
Processor Octa-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 260, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260, Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 509 Mali-G51 MP4
RAM 3/4 GB 4/6 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 400 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Gorilla Glass Protection IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.99 inches 5.99 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (396 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 77.49% 77.49% 84.62%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP Dual 12 MP + 5 MP 20 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 20 MP, f/1.8, 27 mm (wide), PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps, 480fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 20 MP (f/2.0, 1/2.8"), LED flash, 1080p [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0, 26 mm (wide), HDR, 1080p@30fps [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, VoLTE HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-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 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 400 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 4000 mAh 3750 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -