Honor 5C vs. Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5C and Xiaomi Redmi 5 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 5C vs. Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 147.1 mm 158.5 mm Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has greater height than Honor 5C.
Width 73.8 mm 74.45 mm Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has greater width than Honor 5C.
Depth 8.3 mm 8.05 mm Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus is narrower than Honor 5C.
Weight 156 g 180 g Honor 5C is lighter than Honor 5C.
Body Colour Gold | Black Light blue | Gold | Black | Rose gold
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.47 W/kg (body), 1.013 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Micro SIM, nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Micro SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Display Type LCD display -
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 5.99" Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has larger screen size than Honor 5C.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has better screen resolution than Honor 5C.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 424 ppi 403 ppi Honor 5C has better pixel density than Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Max Brightness - 450 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1000:1
Display Features - 2.5D Glass, Night Display, Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 650 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Clock Speed 2 GHz 1.8 GHz Honor 5C has higher clock speed than Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP2 Qualcomm ADRENO 506
MEMORY Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
RAM 2 GB 3 GB Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has more RAM than Honor 5C.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 32 GB Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has more internal memory than Honor 5C.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSD
CAMERA Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor 5C has better camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus.
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 Honor 5C has better lens aperture than Honor 5C.
Lens Construction - 5-element
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes - Burst mode, Panorama, low-light shots
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Honor 5C has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 -
Special Effects (Front) - Beautify 3.0
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies -
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - LED flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Selfie countdown
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 4000 mAh Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has larger battery capacity than Honor 5C.
Standby Time - 408 hours
Run Time Details - Standby: up to 408 hrs
Gaming: up to 9 hrs
Playback (video): up to 15 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 165 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) -
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 MIUI 9
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP HID
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, H.265 MKV, XviD, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V, HEVC, H.265, ASP
FEATURES Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi 5 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 Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - Infrared remote control, Dual microphones
OTHERS Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
Included Accessories Power adapter USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, transparent case
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