Honor 6 Plus vs. Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 6 Plus 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 6 Plus vs. Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 6 Plus Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.4 mm 158.5 mm Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has greater height than Honor 6 Plus.
Width 75.7 mm 74.45 mm Honor 6 Plus has greater width than Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus.
Depth 7.5 mm 8.05 mm Honor 6 Plus is narrower than Honor 6 Plus.
Weight 165 g 180 g Honor 6 Plus is lighter than Honor 6 Plus.
Body Colour Gold | White Light blue | Gold | Black | Rose gold
Body Material Plastic, aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 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 6 Plus 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 6 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has better screen resolution than Honor 6 Plus.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 401 ppi 403 ppi Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has better pixel density than Honor 6 Plus.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Max Brightness - 450 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 1000:1 Honor 6 Plus has better display contrast ratio than Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus.
Display Features In-Cell Display Technology 2.5D Glass, Night Display, Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 6 Plus Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 925 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Clock Speed - 1.8 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T628 MP4 Qualcomm ADRENO 506
MEMORY Honor 6 Plus Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
RAM 3 GB 3 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 32 GB Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has more internal memory than Honor 6 Plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSD
CAMERA Honor 6 Plus Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has better camera resolution than Honor 6 Plus.
Lens Aperture - F/2.2
Lens Construction - 5-element
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panoramic pictures 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) QR-code scanner, Full Focus technology (EDOF) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Honor 6 Plus has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus.
Special Effects (Front) - Beautify 3.0
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 6 Plus Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3600 mAh 4000 mAh Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has larger battery capacity than Honor 6 Plus.
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 polymer -
CELLULAR Honor 6 Plus Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 3G 4G Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 4.4 (KitKat) -
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.0 MIUI 9
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 6 Plus Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ 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 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles - HID
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 6 Plus Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A WAV, AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP MKV, XviD, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V, HEVC, H.265, ASP
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Honor 6 Plus 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, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - Infrared remote control, Dual microphones
OTHERS Honor 6 Plus Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Included Accessories Stereo headset, USB cable, power adapter USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, transparent case
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