Honor 5C vs. Xiaomi Redmi Go

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5C and Xiaomi Redmi Go. 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 Go Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi Go
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 147.1 mm 140.4 mm Honor 5C has greater height than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Width 73.8 mm 70.1 mm Honor 5C has greater width than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Depth 8.3 mm 8.35 mm Honor 5C is narrower than Honor 5C.
Weight 156 g 137 g Xiaomi Redmi Go is lighter than Honor 5C.
Body Colour Gold | Black Black | Blue
Body Material - Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.497 W/kg (body), 0.579 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 Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi Go
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 5" Honor 5C has larger screen size than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels Honor 5C has better screen resolution than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Display Format Full HD HD
Pixel Density 424 ppi 296 ppi Honor 5C has better pixel density than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Aspect Ratio - 16:9
Max Brightness - 380 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1000:1
Display Features - Reading mode
PROCESSOR Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi Go
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 650 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
Clock Speed 2 GHz 1.4 GHz Honor 5C has higher clock speed than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Processor Core Qty 8-core Quad-core Honor 5C has higher processor core quantity than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP2 Qualcomm ADRENO 308
MEMORY Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi Go
RAM 2 GB 1 GB Honor 5C has more RAM than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 8 GB Honor 5C has more internal memory than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB
CAMERA Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi Go
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor 5C has better camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi Go.
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Lens Construction - 4-element
Pixel Size - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes - Burst mode, Timer mode, manual mode
Light Source LED light LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p), 1280 x 720 (720p), 854 x 480 (480p)
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 Go.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Honor 5C has better front lens aperture than Honor 5C.
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 3-element
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies Beauty mode
Camera Features (Front) - Selfie countdown
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi Go
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3000 mAh Both phones have the same battery capacity.
Standby Time - 240 hours
Talk Time - 720 minutes
Run Time Details - Standby: up to 240 hrs
Talk: up to 720 min
Playback (Music): up to 78 hrs
Playback (video): up to 5 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi Go
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) Android Go
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi Go
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, 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 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, 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 IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi Go
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, H.265 FLV, MPEG-4, HEVC, MPEG-4 SP, H.264 HP, H.265 Main, ASP, H.264 AVC Main Profile (MP), H.264 AVC Baseline Profile(BP)
FEATURES Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi Go
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
Security Devices Fingerprint reader -
Additional Phone Features - Noise reduction microphone, Dual microphones filter ambient noise
OTHERS Honor 5C Xiaomi Redmi Go
Included Accessories Power adapter USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool
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