Honor 7 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB

Comparing the Honor 7 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB 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 Redmi Note 3 32GB runs at 1.8 GHz, making Honor 7 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Honor 7 offers 5.2 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB the larger display of the two. Both Honor 7 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Honor 7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB 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 Redmi Note 3 32GB offers 5 MP, making Honor 7 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB offers a higher battery capacity with 4050 mAh, while Honor 7 offers 3100 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Honor 7 offers 16 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Honor 7 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB equally at 8.

User Rating: Honor 7 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB has a rating of 4.2.

Honor 7

₹22,999

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB

₹8,599

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

70%

Release Date

15 Oct, 2015

09 Mar, 2016

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 650
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 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	5 MP

Battery


3100 mAh	4050 mAh
Fast Charging	N/A
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB	32 GB
N/A	eMMC 4.5

Expert Review

8.0/10

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Pros

Gorgeous metallic body
Multipurpose fingerprint reader and Smart Key
Loaded innards

Premium metal build
Responsive fingerprint sensor
Great battery life
Smooth performance

Cons

Camera doesn't match the competition
Average battery performance

Boring design
Hybrid dual-SIM vs dedicated dual-SIM
Average cameras
Still runs Android Lollipop

User Ratings

4.3/5

(1,908 ratings)

4.2/5

(198,832 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 15, 2015

(Official)

Mar 09, 2016

(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.0 (Lollipop)

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

EMUI

MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 925

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Processor

Octa core

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

Hexa Core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A72 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T628 MP4

Adreno 510

RAM

3 GB	2 GB / 3 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.23 %

72.98 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Yes

Design

Height

143.2 mm

150 mm

Width

71.9 mm

76 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

157 grams

164 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

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

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

5160 x 3872 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

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

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraPureCel

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Video Recording

N/A	Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3100 mAh

4050 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 8 Minute(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

16 GB / 32 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 4.5

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

N/A

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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 1.256 W/kg Body: 1.102 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope