Xiaomi Redmi 5A vs Honor 7X

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 5A vs Honor 7X 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 7X runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A runs at 1.4 GHz, making Honor 7X the better performer.


Display: Honor 7X offers a screen size of 5.93 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers 5 inches, making Honor 7X the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi 5A and Honor 7X feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor 7X offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers 13 MP, making Honor 7X better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor 7X offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers 5 MP, making Honor 7X better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 7X offers a higher battery capacity with 3340 mAh, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers 3000 mAh, making Honor 7X better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor 7X offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers 16 GB, making Honor 7X the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Xiaomi Redmi 5A and Honor 7X equally at 8.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi 5A receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Honor 7X has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Spec Score

67%
73%

Release Date

07 Dec, 2017
07 Dec, 2017

Performance

Snapdragon 425
HiSilicon Kirin
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
2 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.93 inches (15.06 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

3000 mAh
3340 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
32 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Inexpensive
  • Good performance
  • Good battery life
  • Sleek 18:9 form factor
  • Smooth daily performance
  • Good battery life

Cons

  • Sub-par cameras
  • Doesn't differentiate from its predecessor
  • Camera struggles in low light
  • Slippery finish
  • No dedicated microSD card slot

User Ratings

4.5/5
(1,231,362 ratings)
4.2/5
(28,692 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Dec 07, 2017
(Official)
Dec 07, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

MIUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
HiSilicon Kirin 659

Processor

Quad core, 1.4 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)

28 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 308
Mali-T830 MP2

RAM

2 GB / 3 GB
4 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)
5.93 inches  (15.06 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

N/A
18:9

Pixel Density

294 ppi
407 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.86 %
77.01 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

140.4 mm
156.5 mm

Width

70.1 mm
75.3 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
7.6 mm

Weight

137 grams
165 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2PureCel Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.9" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.25µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes 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)
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

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera27 mm focal length

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
3340 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 21 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB
32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A

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

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) / 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)

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)

SAR Value

Head: 1.072 W/kg Body: 0.910 W/kg
Head: 1.23 W/kg

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
Rear

Other Sensors

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

Applications

Explorer Mi cloud Mi Remote
N/A