Honor Bee 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi A5

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Comparing the Honor Bee 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi A5 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 A5 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.8 GHz, while Honor Bee 2 runs at 1.3 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a screen size of 6.88 inches, while Honor Bee 2 offers 4.5 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi A5 features a IPS LCD display compared to Honor Bee 2's TFT, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 32 MP, while Honor Bee 2 offers 5 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Honor Bee 2 offers 2 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers a higher battery capacity with 5200 mAh, while Honor Bee 2 offers 2100 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi A5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor Bee 2 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi A5 offers 64 GB, making Honor Bee 2 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi A5 receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Honor Bee 2 has a rating of 3.9.

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Honor Bee 2
₹4,999
(Discontinued)
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₹8,999
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Summary

Spec Score

N/A
73%

Release Date

19 Apr, 2017
16 Apr, 2025

Performance

N/A
MediaTek MT6735
Unisoc T7250
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
1 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
6.88 inches (17.48 cm)
TFT
IPS LCD
480x854 px
720x1650 px (HD+)
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera
32 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

N/A
2100 mAh
5200 mAh
N/A
15W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

User Ratings

3.9/5
(1,057 ratings)
4.1/5
(9,929 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Apr 16, 2025
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v15

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years

Security Updates

N/A
4 Years

Custom UI

EMUI
Android Go

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Good

Chipset

MediaTek MT6735
Unisoc T7250

Processor

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP2
Mali-G57 MP1

RAM

1 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Very Good

Display Type

TFT
IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
6.88 inches  (17.48 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px
720x1650 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
600 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
120 Hz

Pixel Density

218 ppi
262 ppi

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

62.27 %
84.27 %

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

134.1 mm
171.7 mm

Width

66.7 mm
77.8 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
8.2 mm

Weight

150 grams
193 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IP52

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
32 MP
Primary Cameraf/2 Wide Angle0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
6500 x 4920 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Film Camera

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Very Good

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good

Capacity

2100 mAh
5200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 15W Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.818 W/kg Body: 0.770 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
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v5.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

HDMI

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Side

Other Sensors

Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass