Honor 9 Lite 64GB vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 64GB

Comparing the Honor 9 Lite 64GB vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 64GB 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 9 Lite 64GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi 5 64GB runs at 1.8 GHz, making Honor 9 Lite 64GB the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi 5 64GB offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Honor 9 Lite 64GB offers 5.65 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 5 64GB the larger display of the two. Both Honor 9 Lite 64GB and Xiaomi Redmi 5 64GB feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Honor 9 Lite 64GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 5 64GB offers 12 MP, making Honor 9 Lite 64GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Honor 9 Lite 64GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 5 64GB offers 5 MP, making Honor 9 Lite 64GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 5 64GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3300 mAh, while Honor 9 Lite 64GB offers 3000 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi 5 64GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Honor 9 Lite 64GB and Xiaomi Redmi 5 64GB offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Expert Review: Honor 9 Lite 64GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi Redmi 5 64GB is rated 7.

User Rating: Honor 9 Lite 64GB receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Xiaomi Redmi 5 64GB has a rating of 4.2.

Honor 9 Lite 64GB

₹15,990

(Out of Stock)

Xiaomi Redmi 5 64GB

₹8,486

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

69%

Release Date

21 Jan, 2018

20 Mar, 2018

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 450
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


5.65 inches (14.35 cm)	5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x2160 px (FHD+)	720x1440 px (HD+)

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


13 MP + 2 MP	5 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	3300 mAh
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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7.0/10

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Pros

Stunning design
Excellent display
Good battery life
Good selfie cameras

Solid bezel-less design
Good performer
Good battery life

Cons

Heating issues
Low-light camera performance could be better
Slippery

Low-res display
Sub-par cameras

User Ratings

4.3/5

(90,983 ratings)

4.2/5

(39,940 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 21, 2018

(Official)

Mar 20, 2018

(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)

Custom UI

EMUI

MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 659

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

Processor

Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core, 1.8 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

16 nm

14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830 MP2

Adreno 506

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB

2 GB / 3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.65 inches (14.35 cm)

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

720x1440 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

18:9

Pixel Density

427 ppi

282 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.88 %

75.87 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Design

Height

151 mm

151.8 mm

Width

71.9 mm

72.8 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

7.7 mm

Weight

149 grams

157 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2PureCel Sensor 1.25µm pixel size

2 MP
Depth Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Avg

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS

5 MP
Primary Camera

2 MP
Depth Camera

N/A

Flash

N/A	Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

3300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 20 Hours(3G)

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB

16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Micro Hybrid

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SAR Value

Head: 1.06 W/kg

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

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope