Honor Magic vs. Xiaomi Redmi 4X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor Magic and Xiaomi Redmi 4X. 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 Magic vs. Xiaomi Redmi 4X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor Magic Xiaomi Redmi 4X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.1 mm 139.24 mm Honor Magic has greater height than Xiaomi Redmi 4X.
Width 69.9 mm 69.96 mm Xiaomi Redmi 4X has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 7.8 mm 8.65 mm Honor Magic is narrower than Honor Magic.
Weight 145 g 146 g Honor Magic is lighter than Honor Magic.
Body Colour Porcelain white Black
Body Material - Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.5 W/kg (body), 0.583 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
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 (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD Micro SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Honor Magic Xiaomi Redmi 4X
Display Type OLED display -
Display Technology AMOLED -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.09" 5" Honor Magic has larger screen size than Xiaomi Redmi 4X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels Honor Magic has better screen resolution than Xiaomi Redmi 4X.
Display Format QHD HD
Pixel Density 577 ppi -
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 Magic Xiaomi Redmi 4X
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
Clock Speed - 1.4 GHz
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 Qualcomm ADRENO 505
MEMORY Honor Magic Xiaomi Redmi 4X
RAM 4 GB 3 GB Honor Magic has more RAM than Xiaomi Redmi 4X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 32 GB Honor Magic has more internal memory than Xiaomi Redmi 4X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB
CAMERA Honor Magic Xiaomi Redmi 4X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Xiaomi Redmi 4X has better camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/2.0 Xiaomi Redmi 4X has better lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Lens Construction - 5-element
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode Burst mode, Panorama
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi Redmi 4X has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions 3968 x 2976 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Honor Magic has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi 4X.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.2 Xiaomi Redmi 4X has better front lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Camera Modes (Front) - Beautify Selfie mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi Redmi 4X has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor Magic Xiaomi Redmi 4X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2900 mAh 4100 mAh Xiaomi Redmi 4X has larger battery capacity than Honor Magic.
Standby Time - 432 hours
Talk Time - 2160 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 2160 min
Playback (video): up to 15 hrs
Gaming: up to 13 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 432 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 87 hrs
Reading: up to 26 hrs
Navigation: up to 15 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor Magic Xiaomi Redmi 4X
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) -
User Interface Magic Live UI MIUI 8
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor Magic Xiaomi Redmi 4X
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band - 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 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth Profiles - HID
NFC Yes - Honor Magic has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor Magic Xiaomi Redmi 4X
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), DSD, AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, VC-1, XviD, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V, HEVC, H.265
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Honor Magic Xiaomi Redmi 4X
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, distance sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power Infrared remote control
OTHERS Honor Magic Xiaomi Redmi 4X
Included Accessories Power adapter USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool
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