Honor 8C vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 7

Comparing the Honor 8C vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Honor 8C runs at 1.8 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Honor 8C offers 6.26 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 the larger display of the two. Both Honor 8C and Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Honor 8C offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 offers 12 MP, making Honor 8C better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor 8C offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Both Honor 8C and Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 offer the same 4000 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Both Honor 8C and Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Honor 8C has a rating of 4.3.

Honor 8C

₹12,999

(Out of Stock)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7

₹7,720

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

10 Dec, 2018

05 Mar, 2019

16 Jul, 2026

Performance

		N/A
Snapdragon 632	Snapdragon 660	Unisoc T7100
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	3 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display

		N/A
6.26 inches (15.9 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
720x1520 px (HD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	N/A
N/A	N/A	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

		N/A
13 MP Primary Camera	12 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	N/A

Front Camera

		N/A
8 MP	13 MP	5 MP

Battery

		N/A
4000 mAh	4000 mAh	5000 mAh
N/A	Quick Charging	10W
No Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

32 GB	32 GB	64 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.0

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Stunning design
Great performer
Excellent cameras
Long lasting battery and USB Type-C port

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Selfies have washed out colours
Display exhibits muted colours
48MP shots aren't dramatically better than 12MP

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(40,407 ratings)

4.4/5

(132,270 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	250,302 AnTuTu Score	N/A
N/A	7h 15m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Dec 10, 2018

(Official)

Mar 05, 2019

(Official)

Jul 16, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v15

Custom UI

EMUI

MIUI

Android Go

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 632

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8956

Unisoc T7100

Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 250 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 250

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A75 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506

Adreno 512

PowerVR GE8322

RAM

4 GB

3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

250,302

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

24.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

26.9 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.26 inches (15.9 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

Resolution

720x1520 px (HD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

N/A

Brightness

N/A

400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19:9

19.5:9

N/A

Pixel Density

269 ppi

409 ppi

269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.8 %

81.21 %

N/A

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with waterdrop notch

N/A

Design

Height

158.7 mm

159.2 mm

N/A

Width

75.9 mm

75.2 mm

N/A

Thickness

7.9 mm

8.1 mm

8.49 mm

Weight

167 grams

185 grams

N/A

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Gorilla Glass

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

N/A

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21/2.9" sensor size IMX486 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2GC08A8 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

N/A

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS

13 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

5 MP
Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Soft light flash

N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Capacity

4000 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes Quick Charging v4.0

Yes 10W

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

7h 15m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

1h 24m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB

64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

N/A

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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

N/A

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 0.962 W/kg Body: 0.838 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v5.0

Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

N/A

NFC

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

N/A

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