Honor 9 Lite vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

Comparing the Honor 9 Lite 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 9 Lite runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 runs at 2.0 GHz, making Honor 9 Lite the better performer.

Display: Honor 9 Lite offers a screen size of 5.65 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 offers 5.5 inches, making Honor 9 Lite the larger display of the two. Both Honor 9 Lite and Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Honor 9 Lite and Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Honor 9 Lite offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 offers 5 MP, making Honor 9 Lite better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 offers a higher battery capacity with 4100 mAh, while Honor 9 Lite 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 9 Lite offers 32 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Honor 9 Lite and Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 equally at 8.

User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Honor 9 Lite has a rating of 4.3.

Honor 9 Lite

₹13,490

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₹12,990

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Summary

Spec Score

69%

72%

Release Date

21 Jan, 2018

23 Jan, 2017

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 625
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
3 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


5.65 inches (14.35 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x2160 px (FHD+)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


13 MP + 2 MP	5 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	4100 mAh
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB	64 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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Pros

Stunning design
Excellent display
Good battery life
Good selfie cameras

Premium design
Smooth performance
MIUI 8 signature features
Excellent battery life

Cons

Heating issues
Low-light camera performance could be better
Slippery

Camera image quality could be better
HDR processing takes some time

User Ratings

4.3/5

(477,466 ratings)

4.4/5

(1,348,322 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 21, 2018

(Official)

Jan 23, 2017

(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

EMUI

MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 659

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core, 2 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)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

18:9

N/A

Pixel Density

427 ppi

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.88 %

72.5 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes

N/A

Design

Height

151 mm

Width

71.9 mm

76 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

149 grams

165 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor

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

2 MP
Depth Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS

2 MP
Depth Camera

N/A

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

4100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 20 Hours(3G)

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

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: Micro SIM2: Nano (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)
FD-LTE 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)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

4G Speed:

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

N/A

SAR Value

Head: 1.06 W/kg

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

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v4.1

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

Applications

N/A	Explorer Mi Cloud Mi Remote

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