Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus vs Honor 9 Lite

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus vs Honor 9 Lite across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 9 Lite runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus runs at 2.0 GHz, making Honor 9 Lite the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus offers a screen size of 5.99 inches, while Honor 9 Lite offers 5.65 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus and Honor 9 Lite feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor 9 Lite offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus offers 12 MP, making Honor 9 Lite better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor 9 Lite offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus offers 5 MP, making Honor 9 Lite better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Honor 9 Lite offers 3000 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus and Honor 9 Lite offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.


User Rating: Honor 9 Lite receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has a rating of 4.

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Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
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Summary

Spec Score

70%
69%

Release Date

16 Nov, 2018
21 Jan, 2018

Performance

Snapdragon 625
HiSilicon Kirin
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.99 inches (15.21 cm)
5.65 inches (14.35 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
13 MP + 2 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
3000 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stunning design
  • Excellent display
  • Good battery life
  • Good selfie cameras

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Heating issues
  • Low-light camera performance could be better
  • Slippery

User Ratings

4/5
(1 rating)
4.3/5
(477,466 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Jan 21, 2018
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)
Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Custom UI

MIUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
HiSilicon Kirin 659

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
16 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
Mali-T830 MP2

RAM

3 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.99 inches  (15.21 cm)
5.65 inches  (14.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18:9
18:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
427 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

77.48 %
75.88 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes

Design

Height

158.5 mm
151 mm

Width

75.4 mm
71.9 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm
7.6 mm

Weight

179.5 grams
149 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Mineral Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2
13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
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

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 20 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.06 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/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 v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

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

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