Honor Note 8 vs Xiaomi Mi5

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Comparing the Honor Note 8 vs Xiaomi Mi5 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor Note 8 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Xiaomi Mi5 runs at 1.8 GHz, making Honor Note 8 the better performer.


Display: Honor Note 8 offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while Xiaomi Mi5 offers 5.15 inches, making Honor Note 8 the larger display of the two. Honor Note 8 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Mi5's IPS LCD, making Honor Note 8 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Mi5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Honor Note 8 offers 13 MP, making Xiaomi Mi5 better for rear camera photography.


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


Battery: Honor Note 8 offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while Xiaomi Mi5 offers 3000 mAh, making Honor Note 8 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor Note 8 and Xiaomi Mi5 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

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Honor Note 8
₹23,990
(Discontinued)
Xiaomi Mi5
₹10,000
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

75%
75%

Release Date

12 Sep, 2016
10 Jun, 2016

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 820
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
5.15 inches (13.08 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
4 MP

Battery

4500 mAh
3000 mAh
Fast Charging
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Gorgeous curved glass design
  • Crystal clear display
  • Snappy performance
  • Affordable price

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Phone heats up occasionally
  • Camera is hit and miss
  • No expandable storage
  • Battery life is average

User Ratings

N/A
4.3/5
(19,130 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Jun 10, 2016
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

EMUI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 955
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
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-T880 MP4
Adreno 530

RAM

4 GB
3 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.6 inches  (16.76 cm)
5.15 inches  (13.08 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

445 ppi
428 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.71 %
72.95 %

Design

Height

178.8 mm
144.5 mm

Width

90.9 mm
69.2 mm

Thickness

7.1 mm
7.2 mm

Weight

219 grams
129 grams

Build Material

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

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 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
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
4 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

No
No

Camera Features

N/A
Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
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) / 2600(band 7)
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)

SIM 2

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)
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

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Back
Front

Other Sensors

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