Honor 8 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

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Comparing the Honor 8 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 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: Honor 8 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 runs at 2.0 GHz, making Honor 8 the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Honor 8 offers 5.2 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 the larger display of the two. Both Honor 8 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor 8 offers 12 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor 8 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 offers 5 MP, making Honor 8 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 offers a higher battery capacity with 4100 mAh, while Honor 8 offers 3000 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Honor 8 offers 32 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Honor 8 is rated 7.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Honor 8 has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

73%
71%

Release Date

12 Oct, 2016
23 Jan, 2017

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 625
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
4100 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Gorgeous design
  • Good cameras
  • Day-long battery life
  • Smart Key implementation is useful
  • Premium design
  • Smooth performance
  • MIUI 8 signature features
  • Excellent battery life

Cons

  • No VoLTE support
  • No dual-SIM
  • Fast charger not included
  • Expensive
  • Camera image quality could be better
  • HDR processing takes some time

User Ratings

4.3/5
(3,917 ratings)
4.4/5
(1,348,322 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 12, 2016
(Official)
Jan 23, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

EMUI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 950
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4
Adreno 506

RAM

4 GB
2 GB / 3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A

Pixel Density

424 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.99 %
72.5 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass
N/A

Design

Height

145.5 mm
151 mm

Width

71.0 mm
76 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

153 grams
165 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX258 Back-illuminated sensor BSI Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
12 MP
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 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)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
No

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
4100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 17.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 21 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 1.45 W/kg
Head: 1.6 W/kg Body: 0.375 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.1

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
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 Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
Explorer Mi Cloud Mi Remote

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