Honor 5X vs. Xiaomi Redmi 9

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and Xiaomi Redmi 9. 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 5X vs. Xiaomi Redmi 9 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 9
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 163.32 mm Xiaomi Redmi 9 has greater height than Honor 5X.
Width 76.3 mm 77.01 mm Xiaomi Redmi 9 has greater width than Honor 5X.
Depth 8.15 mm 9.1 mm Honor 5X is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 198 g Honor 5X is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Carbon grey
Body Material Aluminium alloy -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.24 W/kg (body), 0.56 W/kg (head) 1.065 W/kg (body), 0.789 W/kg (head), 2.309 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components FM radio Ultra-linear speaker
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM, nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 9
Display Type LCD display -
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.53" Xiaomi Redmi 9 has larger screen size than Honor 5X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi Redmi 9 has better screen resolution than Honor 5X.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 400 ppi 394 ppi Honor 5X has better pixel density than Xiaomi Redmi 9.
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Max Brightness - 400 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1500:1
Display Enhancement Technology - Sunlight mode
Display Features Full Lamination Colour temperature adjustment, Dot Drop display, Reading mode 2.0
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 9
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm MediaTek Helio G80
Processor Number MSM8939 -
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 2 GHz Xiaomi Redmi 9 has higher clock speed than Honor 5X.
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) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 Mali-G52 MC2
MEMORY Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 9
RAM 2 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB Xiaomi Redmi 9 has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Xiaomi Redmi 9 has more internal memory than Honor 5X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSD
CAMERA Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 9
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 Honor 5X has better lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Field of View (FoV) - 75.2 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Special Effects - HDR, Kaleidoscope
Camera Modes - Portrait mode
Light Source Dual LED flash Flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 118 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 5 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Xiaomi Redmi 9 has better front camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Xiaomi Redmi 9 has better front lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Field of View (Front) - 77.8 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies Portrait mode
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Camera Features (Front) - Self-timer, Palm shutter
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 9
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 5020 mAh Xiaomi Redmi 9 has larger battery capacity than Honor 5X.
Talk Time - 1860 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1860 min
Continuous navigation: up to 19 hrs
Playback (video): up to 19 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 185 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 9
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.1 (Lollipop) -
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 9
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 9
Supported Digital Audio Standards - AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 MKV, H.264, ASP, MP4
FEATURES Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 9
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, distance sensor, infrared (IR) sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology Fast Charging, AI face unlock
OTHERS Honor 5X Xiaomi Redmi 9
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, TPU case, 10W charger
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