Huawei Honor 7i vs Xiaomi Mi5

Comparing the Huawei Honor 7i vs Xiaomi Mi5 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Mi5 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.8 GHz, while Huawei Honor 7i runs at 1.5 GHz, making Xiaomi Mi5 the better performer.

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

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Mi5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Huawei Honor 7i offers 13 MP, making Xiaomi Mi5 better for rear camera photography.

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

Storage: Both Huawei Honor 7i and Xiaomi Mi5 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

Huawei Honor 7i

₹19,990

(Discontinued)

Xiaomi Mi5

₹10,000

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

20 Aug, 2015

10 Jun, 2016

14 May, 2026

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Gorgeous curved glass design
Crystal clear display
Snappy performance
Affordable price

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Phone heats up occasionally
Camera is hit and miss
No expandable storage
Battery life is average

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

N/A

4.3/5

(19,130 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jun 10, 2016

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

EMUI

MIUI

Origin OS

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Quad core

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

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405

Adreno 530

Adreno 840

RAM

3 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

5.15 inches (13.08 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi

428 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.77 %

72.95 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

141.6 mm

144.5 mm

162.98 mm

Width

71.2 mm

69.2 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

7.2 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

160 grams

129 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

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

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

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

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

N/A

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A

4 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Capacity

3100 mAh

3000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v4.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Front

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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