Honor 5X vs. Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 5X vs. Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 158.5 mm Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has greater height than Honor 5X.
Width 76.3 mm 74.45 mm Honor 5X has greater width than Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus.
Depth 8.15 mm 8.05 mm Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 180 g Honor 5X is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Light blue | Gold | Black | Rose gold
Body Material Aluminium alloy -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.24 W/kg (body), 0.56 W/kg (head) 1.47 W/kg (body), 1.013 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM, nano SIM Micro SIM, nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Micro SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Display Type LCD display -
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.99" Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has larger screen size than Honor 5X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has better screen resolution than Honor 5X.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 400 ppi 403 ppi Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has better pixel density than Honor 5X.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Max Brightness - 450 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1000:1
Display Features Full Lamination 2.5D Glass, Night Display, Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Processor Number MSM8939 -
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 1.8 GHz Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has higher clock speed than Honor 5X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 Qualcomm ADRENO 506
MEMORY Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
RAM 2 GB 3 GB Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 32 GB Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has more internal memory than Honor 5X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSD
CAMERA Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor 5X has better camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 Honor 5X has better lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Lens Construction - 5-element
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Special Effects - HDR
Camera Modes - Burst mode, Panorama, low-light shots
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 -
Special Effects (Front) - Beautify 3.0
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies -
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - LED flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Selfie countdown
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 4000 mAh Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has larger battery capacity than Honor 5X.
Standby Time - 408 hours
Run Time Details - Standby: up to 408 hrs
Gaming: up to 9 hrs
Playback (video): up to 15 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 165 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.1 (Lollipop) -
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 MIUI 9
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles - HID
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 MKV, XviD, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V, HEVC, H.265, ASP
FEATURES Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology Infrared remote control, Dual microphones
OTHERS Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Included Accessories Power adapter USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, transparent case
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