Honor 10 vs. Xiaomi MI 5s Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 10 and Xiaomi MI 5s Plus. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 10 vs. Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 10 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.6 mm 154.6 mm Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has greater height than Honor 10.
Width 71.2 mm 77.7 mm Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has greater width than Honor 10.
Depth 7.7 mm 7.95 mm Honor 10 is narrower than Honor 10.
Weight 153 g 168 g Honor 10 is lighter than Honor 10.
Body Colour Midnight black | Phantom blue High gloss dark grey
Body Material Glass Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 10 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.84" 5.7" Honor 10 has larger screen size than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2280 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Honor 10 has better screen resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD
Pixel Density 432 ppi 386 ppi Honor 10 has better pixel density than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Aspect Ratio 19:9 -
Max Brightness - 550 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1300:1
Display Features Honor Full View Display 2.5D curved glass, Night Display, Sunlight Display, Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment
PROCESSOR Honor 10 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 970 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Clock Speed 2.36 GHz 2.35 GHz Honor 10 has higher clock speed than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - Honor 10 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 530
MEMORY Honor 10 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 64 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
CAMERA Honor 10 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 24 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Honor 10 has better camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Sensor Type - RGB CMOS
Lens Aperture F/1.8 -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects HDR Live Filters
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes - Panorama, group selfi mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection, smile detection Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has face detection.
Light Source LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Honor 10 has better second camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) - Monochrome CMOS
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 4 Megapixel Honor 10 has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Special Effects (Front) - Beautify with 36 smart beauty profiles
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has face detection.
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 10 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3400 mAh 3800 mAh Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has larger battery capacity than Honor 10.
Fast Charging Technology Honor SuperCharge Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
CELLULAR Honor 10 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 8.1 Oreo -
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.1 MIUI 8
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 10 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 10 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, 3GA, MP4, MID WAV, AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), DSD, AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP VC-1, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.264, HEVC, H.265, ASP
FEATURES Honor 10 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - MU-MIMO technology
OTHERS Honor 10 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Included Accessories Protective cover, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector (pre-applied) Protective cover, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
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