Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 vs Honor 7C

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 vs Honor 7C 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: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Honor 7C runs at 1.8 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 the better performer.

Display: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Honor 7C offer the same screen size of 5.99 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Honor 7C offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 offers 12 MP, making Honor 7C better for rear camera photography.

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

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Honor 7C offers 3000 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Honor 7C offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Honor 7C is rated 6.

User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Honor 7C has a rating of 4.1.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5

₹6,839

(Out of Stock)

Honor 7C

₹12,999

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

71%

70%

Release Date

22 Feb, 2018

31 May, 2018

Performance


Snapdragon 625	Snapdragon 450
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.99 inches (15.21 cm)	5.99 inches (15.21 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x2160 px (FHD+)	720x1440 px (HD+)

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


5 MP	8 MP

Battery


4000 mAh	3000 mAh
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB	32 GB
eMMC 5.1	N/A

Expert Review

8.0/10

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6.0/10

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Pros

Solid build quality
Bezel-less display
Smooth performance and long-lasting battery
Attractive pricing

Design
Thin bezels
Depth mode offered by dual cameras

Cons

Misses out dual-camera capabilities like bokeh
Continues with the older micro-USB port
No fast charging

Consistency issues with performance and camera qua
Battery capacity weaker than the competition

User Ratings

4.4/5

(354,265 ratings)

4.1/5

(11,711 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 22, 2018

(Official)

May 31, 2018

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Custom UI

MIUI

EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core, 1.8 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm

N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.99 inches (15.21 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

720x1440 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

18:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi

269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

77.48 %

76.26 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Design

Height

158.5 mm

158.3 mm

Width

75.4 mm

76.7 mm

Thickness

8 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

180 grams

164 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor 1.25µm pixel size

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor

N/A	2 MP Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

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

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

N/A	Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Storage

Internal Storage

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

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 0.751 W/kg Body: 0.545 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Applications

WPS Office Hungama Amazon apps Microsoft Skype Lite Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint Google Photos Duo Play Music Chrome Gmail Drive YouTube and Maps

N/A