Xiaomi MI 5s Plus vs. Honor 8X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Xiaomi MI 5s Plus and Honor 8X. 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

Xiaomi MI 5s Plus vs. Honor 8X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Honor 8X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 154.6 mm 160.4 mm Honor 8X has greater height than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Width 77.7 mm 76.6 mm Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has greater width than Honor 8X.
Depth 7.95 mm 7.8 mm Honor 8X is narrower than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Weight 168 g 175 g Xiaomi MI 5s Plus is lighter than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Body Colour High gloss dark grey Red | Blue | Black
Body Material Metal Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.02 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.81 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Honor 8X
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.7" 6.5" Honor 8X has larger screen size than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 8X has better screen resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 386 ppi 397 ppi Honor 8X has better pixel density than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Max Brightness 550 cd/m² -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 1300:1 -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass, Night Display, Sunlight Display, Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment FullView Display
PROCESSOR Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Honor 8X
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Hisilicon Kirin 710
Clock Speed 2.35 GHz 2.2 GHz Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has higher clock speed than Honor 8X.
Processor Core Qty - 8-core
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 -
MEMORY Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Honor 8X
RAM LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 64 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Honor 8X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Honor 8X has better camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Sensor Type RGB CMOS -
Lens Aperture - F/1.8
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects Live Filters Portrait
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, group selfi mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection - Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 13 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has better second camera resolution than Honor 8X.
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) Monochrome CMOS -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 4 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor 8X has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Special Effects (Front) Beautify with 36 smart beauty profiles -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1280 x 720 (720p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Honor 8X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3800 mAh 3750 mAh Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has larger battery capacity than Honor 8X.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 - Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 150 min
Standby Time - 697 hours
Talk Time - 1260 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1260 min
Standby: up to 697 hrs
CELLULAR Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Honor 8X
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System - Android 8.1 Oreo
User Interface MIUI 8 HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Honor 8X
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Honor 8X
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), DSD, AMR-WB, AMR-NB -
Supported Digital Video Standards VC-1, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.264, HEVC, H.265, ASP -
FEATURES Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Honor 8X
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
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features MU-MIMO technology Face Unlock
OTHERS Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Honor 8X
Included Accessories Protective cover, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable Headphones, USB cable, power adapter
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