Honor 7 vs Xiaomi Mi5

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Comparing the Honor 7 vs Xiaomi Mi5 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 7 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Xiaomi Mi5 runs at 1.8 GHz, making Honor 7 the better performer.


Display: Honor 7 offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Xiaomi Mi5 offers 5.15 inches, making Honor 7 the larger display of the two. Both Honor 7 and Xiaomi Mi5 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor 7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Xiaomi Mi5 offers 16 MP, making Honor 7 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor 7 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Xiaomi Mi5 offers 4 MP, making Honor 7 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 7 offers a higher battery capacity with 3100 mAh, while Xiaomi Mi5 offers 3000 mAh, making Honor 7 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Mi5 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Honor 7 offers 16 GB, making Xiaomi Mi5 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Honor 7 and Xiaomi Mi5 equally at 8.


User Rating: Honor 7 and Xiaomi Mi5 both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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₹10,000
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Summary

Spec Score

70%
75%

Release Date

15 Oct, 2015
10 Jun, 2016

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 820
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.15 inches (13.08 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

20 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
4 MP

Battery

3100 mAh
3000 mAh
Fast Charging
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
32 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Gorgeous metallic body
  • Multipurpose fingerprint reader and Smart Key
  • Loaded innards
  • Gorgeous curved glass design
  • Crystal clear display
  • Snappy performance
  • Affordable price

Cons

  • Camera doesn't match the competition
  • Average battery performance
  • Phone heats up occasionally
  • Camera is hit and miss
  • No expandable storage
  • Battery life is average

User Ratings

4.3/5
(1,908 ratings)
4.3/5
(19,130 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 15, 2015
(Official)
Jun 10, 2016
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.0 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

EMUI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 925
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.5 GHz, Quad core
Quad core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.5 GHz, Dual core, Kryo

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T628 MP4
Adreno 530

RAM

3 GB
3 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.15 inches  (13.08 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A

Pixel Density

424 ppi
428 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.23 %
72.95 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Design

Height

143.2 mm
144.5 mm

Width

71.9 mm
69.2 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
7.2 mm

Weight

157 grams
129 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX230 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

5160 x 3872 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
4 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash
No

Camera Features

N/A
Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3100 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 8 Minute(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 850(band 5)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope