Xiaomi Redmi 3S vs Honor 5C

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 3S vs Honor 5C 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 5C runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi 3S runs at 1.4 GHz, making Honor 5C the better performer.


Display: Honor 5C offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 3S offers 5 inches, making Honor 5C the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi 3S and Honor 5C feature the same IPS LCD display.


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


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


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 3S offers a higher battery capacity with 4100 mAh, while Honor 5C offers 3000 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi 3S better for longer battery life.


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


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi 3S receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Honor 5C is rated 7.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi 3S receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Honor 5C has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Spec Score

69%
70%

Release Date

17 Aug, 2016
30 Jun, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 430
HiSilicon Kirin
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP

Battery

4100 mAh
3000 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Compact design and solid build
  • MIUI and its useful features
  • Smooth performance
  • Excellent battery life
  • Premium design
  • Latest iteration of Android with useful features
  • Multi-purpose fingerprint reader

Cons

  • Camera performance could be better
  • Takes a while to charge
  • Average battery life
  • Camera performance doesn't match the competition

User Ratings

4.3/5
(213,695 ratings)
4.2/5
(14,585 ratings)

Video

Videos
9 More Videos
Videos
2 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Aug 17, 2016
(Official)
Jun 30, 2016
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

MIUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
HiSilicon Kirin 650

Processor

Octa core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 505
Mali-T830 MP2

RAM

2 GB / 3 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

294 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.92 %
68.51 %

Screen Protection

No
No

Design

Height

139.3 mm
147.1 mm

Width

69.6 mm
73.8 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

144 grams
156 grams

Build Material

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

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Back-illuminated sensor BSI

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

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
No

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

4100 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 18.9 Hours(3G) / Up to 31.5 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 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: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
N/A

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.617 W/kg Body: 0.429 W/kg
N/A

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
Wi-Fi Direct 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
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Back

Other Sensors

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