Honor 9N vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro

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


Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro offers a screen size of 5.99 inches, while Honor 9N offers 5.84 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro the larger display of the two. Both Honor 9N and Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro feature the same IPS LCD display.


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


Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Honor 9N offers 16 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Honor 9N offers 3000 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Honor 9N offers 32 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 9 from the editorial team, while Honor 9N is rated 6.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Honor 9N has a rating of 4.4.

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Honor 9N
₹13,999
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₹8,591
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
74%

Release Date

31 Jul, 2018
22 Feb, 2018

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 636
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.84 inches (14.83 cm)
5.99 inches (15.21 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2280 px (FHD+)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
20 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
4000 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

6.0/10
9.0/10

Pros

  • Impressive display quality
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Dependable Face Unlock feature
  • Smooth performance
  • Good battery life
  • Capable dual cameras
  • Powerful selfie shooter

Cons

  • Battery life is unimpressive
  • Performance is not a strong point for the phone
  • Camera performance is a letdown
  • Only supports 2A fast charging
  • Sticks to the older micro-USB port
  • No 4K video recording

User Ratings

4.4/5
(232,508 ratings)
4.5/5
(1,187,118 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Jul 31, 2018
(Official)
Feb 22, 2018
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

EMUI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 659
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

Processor

Octa core

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

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

16 nm
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830 MP2
Adreno 509

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.84 inches  (14.83 cm)
5.99 inches  (15.21 cm)

Resolution

1080x2280 px (FHD+)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19:9
18:9

Pixel Density

432 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

79.07 %
77.43 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

79 %
N/A

Design

Height

149.2 mm
158.6 mm

Width

71.8 mm
75.4 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm
8 mm

Weight

152 grams
181 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21/2.9" sensor size Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
2 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
f/2.0 Depth Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation

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

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging v2.0

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
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
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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) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.188 W/kg Body: 0.334 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

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 Compass Gyroscope