In depth comparison and review of Honor 9 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Honor 9 | Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus |
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| Product Type | Smartphone | Smartphone | |
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| Form Factor | Touch | Touch | |
| Height | 147.3 mm | 158.5 mm | Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has greater height than Honor 9. |
| Width | 70.9 mm | 74.45 mm | Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has greater width than Honor 9. |
| Depth | 7.45 mm | 8.05 mm | Honor 9 is narrower than Honor 9. |
| Weight | 155 g | 180 g | Honor 9 is lighter than Honor 9. |
| Body Colour | Sapphire blue | Light blue | Gold | Black | Rose gold | |
| Body Material | Metal, glass | - | |
| Waterproof (Water-resistant) | - | - | |
| SAR Value | - | 1.47 W/kg (body), 1.013 W/kg (head) | |
| Connector Type | USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm |
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm |
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| SIM Card Type (Size) | Nano SIM | Micro SIM, nano SIM | |
| SIM Card Qty | Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM | |
| SIM Card Configuration Details | - | Micro SIM + nano SIM/microSD |
| DISPLAY | Honor 9 | Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus |
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| Display Type | LCD display | - | |
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| Display Technology | LTPS TFT | - | |
| Screen Size (Display Size) | 5.15" | 5.99" | Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has larger screen size than Honor 9. |
| Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels | Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has better screen resolution than Honor 9. |
| Display Format | Full HD | - | |
| Pixel Density | 428 ppi | 403 ppi | Honor 9 has better pixel density than Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus. |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 18:9 | |
| Max Brightness | - | 450 cd/m² | |
| Colour Depth | 16.7 million colours | - | |
| Contrast Ratio | - | 1000:1 | |
| Display Features | - | 2.5D Glass, Night Display, Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment | |
| Display Protection (Screen Protector) | Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) | Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) |
| PROCESSOR | Honor 9 | Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus |
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| Processor Type (CPU) | Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 | |
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| Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.8 GHz | Honor 9 has higher clock speed than Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus. |
| 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) | Mali G71 MP8 | Qualcomm ADRENO 506 |
| MEMORY | Honor 9 | Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus |
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| RAM | 4 GB | 3 GB | Honor 9 has more RAM than Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus. |
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| Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) | 64 GB | 32 GB | Honor 9 has more internal memory than Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus. |
| Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) | microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB | microSD |
| CAMERA | Honor 9 | Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus |
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| MAIN CAMERA |
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| Number of Main Cameras | 2 | 1 | |
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| Sensor Resolution | 20 Megapixel | 12 Megapixel | Honor 9 has better camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus. |
| Lens Aperture | F/2.2 | F/2.2 | Both phones have the same camera lens aperture. |
| Lens Construction | - | 5-element | |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic | Automatic | |
| Special Effects | - | HDR | |
| HDR Mode | Auto HDR mode | - | |
| Camera Modes | Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Sound & Shot, Beauty mode, Good food mode, Light Painting mode | 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 | |
| Video Resolutions | 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps | - | |
| Camera Features (Functions) | Hybrid Zoom | Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) |
| SECOND CAMERA |
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| Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) | 12 Megapixel | - | |
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| Camera Functions (2nd Camera) | Dual shooting mode | - |
| FRONT CAMERA |
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| Number of Front Cameras | 1 | 1 | |
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| Sensor Resolution (Front) | 8 Megapixel | 5 Megapixel | Honor 9 has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus. |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps | |
| Camera Features (Front) | - | Selfie countdown |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Honor 9 | Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus |
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| Battery Capacity (Battery Size) | 3200 mAh | 4000 mAh | Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has larger battery capacity than Honor 9. |
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| Fast Charging Technology | HUAWEI SuperCharge technology | - | Honor 9 has fast charging technology. |
| 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 |
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| Battery Technology | Lithium polymer | - |
| CELLULAR | Honor 9 | Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus |
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| Technology | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | |
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| Mobile Broadband Generation | 4G | 4G | Both phones have the same mobile network generation. |
| Operating System | Android 7.0 Nougat | - | |
| User Interface | HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 | MIUI 9 | |
| Navigation | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou |
| COMMUNICATIONS | Honor 9 | Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus |
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| Data Transmission | GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE | GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE | |
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| 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 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 | 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 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 | FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 | |
| Wireless Interface | Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11b/g/n | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 | |
| Bluetooth Profiles | A2DP | HID | |
| NFC | Yes | - | Honor 9 has NFC reader for mobile payments. |
| Messaging Services | SMS, MMS | SMS, MMS |
| MEDIA | Honor 9 | Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus |
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| Supported Digital Audio Standards | WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4, RA | WAV, AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), AMR-WB, AMR-NB | |
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| Supported Digital Video Standards | RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP | MKV, XviD, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V, HEVC, H.265, ASP |
| FEATURES | Honor 9 | Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus |
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| Phone Functions | Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert | Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert | |
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| Sensors | Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor | Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, hall sensor | |
| Security Devices | Fingerprint reader | Fingerprint reader | |
| Additional Phone Features | Active noise-cancellation | Infrared remote control, Dual microphones |
| OTHERS | Honor 9 | Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus |
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| Included Accessories | Power adapter, silicone cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable | USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, transparent case | |
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| Compliant Standards | HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) | - |
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