Honor 7C vs Xiaomi Redmi 5

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Comparing the Honor 7C vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Honor 7C and Xiaomi Redmi 5 run at the same processing speed of 1.8 GHz.


Display: Honor 7C offers a screen size of 5.99 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 5 offers 5.7 inches, making Honor 7C the larger display of the two. Both Honor 7C and Xiaomi Redmi 5 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor 7C offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 5 offers 12 MP, making Honor 7C better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor 7C offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 5 offers 5 MP, making Honor 7C better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 5 offers a higher battery capacity with 3300 mAh, while Honor 7C offers 3000 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi 5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor 7C offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi 5 offers 16 GB, making Honor 7C the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi 5 receives a higher expert rating of 7 from the editorial team, while Honor 7C is rated 6.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi 5 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Honor 7C has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Spec Score

70%
68%

Release Date

31 May, 2018
20 Mar, 2018

Performance

Snapdragon 450
Snapdragon 450
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.99 inches (15.21 cm)
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1440 px (HD+)
720x1440 px (HD+)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
3300 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
16 GB

Expert Review

6.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Design
  • Thin bezels
  • Depth mode offered by dual cameras
  • Solid bezel-less design
  • Good performer
  • Good battery life

Cons

  • Consistency issues with performance and camera qua
  • Battery capacity weaker than the competition
  • Low-res display
  • Sub-par cameras

User Ratings

4.1/5
(11,711 ratings)
4.2/5
(25,091 ratings)

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Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
8 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

May 31, 2018
(Official)
Mar 20, 2018
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)

Custom UI

EMUI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

Processor

Octa core, 1.8 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core, 1.8 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
Adreno 506

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
2 GB / 3 GB / 4 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.99 inches  (15.21 cm)
5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)

Resolution

720x1440 px (HD+)
720x1440 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

18:9
18:9

Pixel Density

269 ppi
282 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.26 %
75.87 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes

Design

Height

158.3 mm
151.8 mm

Width

76.7 mm
72.8 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

164 grams
157 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2PureCel Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
3300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Micro Hybrid

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.606 W/kg Body: 1.187 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope