Xiaomi Redmi 3 vs Honor 5A

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 3 vs Honor 5A across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Xiaomi Redmi 3 and Honor 5A run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.


Display: Honor 5A offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 3 offers 5 inches, making Honor 5A the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi 3 and Honor 5A feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi 3 and Honor 5A feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Honor 5A offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 3 offers 5 MP, making Honor 5A better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 3 offers a higher battery capacity with 4100 mAh, while Honor 5A offers 3100 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi 3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi 3 and Honor 5A offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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Xiaomi Redmi 3
₹7,990
(Discontinued)
Honor 5A
₹16,683
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
67%

Release Date

N/A
25 Mar, 2017

Performance

Snapdragon 616
Snapdragon 617
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5 inches (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP

Battery

4100 mAh
3100 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.5/5
(80 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

MIUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Processor

Octa core

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Adreno 405

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

294 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.92 %
69.94 %

Design

Height

139.3 mm
154.3 mm

Width

69.6 mm
77.1 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

144 grams
168 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera6x Digital Zoomf/2.0
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 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)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

4100 mAh
3100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
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)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

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