Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro vs Huawei Nova 3i

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro vs Huawei Nova 3i across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Nova 3i runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro runs at 1.8 GHz, making Huawei Nova 3i the better performer.


Display: Huawei Nova 3i offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro offers 5.99 inches, making Huawei Nova 3i the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro and Huawei Nova 3i feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Huawei Nova 3i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro offers 12 MP, making Huawei Nova 3i better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Huawei Nova 3i offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro offers 20 MP, making Huawei Nova 3i better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Huawei Nova 3i offers 3340 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Huawei Nova 3i offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro the better option for storage.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Huawei Nova 3i has a rating of 4.2.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro
₹8,591
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Huawei Nova 3i
₹19,899
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

74%
75%

Release Date

22 Feb, 2018
07 Aug, 2018

Performance

Snapdragon 636
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.99 inches (15.21 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

20 MP
24 MP + 2 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
3340 mAh
Quick Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

9.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Smooth performance
  • Good battery life
  • Capable dual cameras
  • Powerful selfie shooter
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Only supports 2A fast charging
  • Sticks to the older micro-USB port
  • No 4K video recording
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(1,187,118 ratings)
4.2/5
(4,859 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 22, 2018
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

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

Custom UI

MIUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
HiSilicon Kirin 710

Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 509
Mali-G51 MP4

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.99 inches  (15.21 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

77.43 %
82.03 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with notch

Design

Height

158.6 mm
157.6 mm

Width

75.4 mm
75.2 mm

Thickness

8 mm
7.6 mm

Weight

181 grams
169 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21/2.9" sensor size Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
5 MP
f/2.0 Depth Camera1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation
N/A

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
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
24 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
3340 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v2.0
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
128 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 (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 1.188 W/kg Body: 0.334 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v4.2

GPS

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

NFC

No
N/A

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 Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope