Xiaomi Redmi 5A vs Honor 7S (Play 7)

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 5A vs Honor 7S (Play 7) across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 7S (Play 7) runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A runs at 1.4 GHz, making Honor 7S (Play 7) the better performer.


Display: Honor 7S (Play 7) offers a screen size of 5.45 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers 5 inches, making Honor 7S (Play 7) the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi 5A and Honor 7S (Play 7) feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi 5A and Honor 7S (Play 7) feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi 5A and Honor 7S (Play 7) feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Honor 7S (Play 7) offers a higher battery capacity with 3020 mAh, while Xiaomi Redmi 5A offers 3000 mAh, making Honor 7S (Play 7) better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi 5A and Honor 7S (Play 7) offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi 5A receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Honor 7S (Play 7) has a rating of 4.1.

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Xiaomi Redmi 5A
₹5,999
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₹7,999
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Summary

Spec Score

67%
68%

Release Date

07 Dec, 2017
14 Sep, 2018

Performance

Snapdragon 425
MediaTek MT6739
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.45 inches (13.84 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1440 px (HD+)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
3020 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Inexpensive
  • Good performance
  • Good battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Sub-par cameras
  • Doesn't differentiate from its predecessor
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(1,231,362 ratings)
4.1/5
(148,826 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Dec 07, 2017
(Official)
Sep 14, 2018
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

MIUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917
MediaTek MT6739

Processor

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53
Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm
28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 308
PowerVR GE8100

RAM

2 GB / 3 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.45 inches  (13.84 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1440 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

N/A
18:9

Pixel Density

294 ppi
295 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.86 %
73.8 %

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

140.4 mm
146.5 mm

Width

70.1 mm
70.9 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

137 grams
142 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
3020 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB
16 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
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

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 1.072 W/kg Body: 0.910 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
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
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

No
No

Other Sensors

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

Applications

Explorer Mi cloud Mi Remote
N/A