Price, Specifications, which is better between Redmi Note 5 Pro, Xiaomi Mi A1, Nokia 6 and Honor 9 Lite?
Looking at Xiaomi’s Redmi Note handset, other smartphone companies will also be encouraged to release 4 GB RAM variants in the same price range. HMD Global has also geared up to compete with Redmi Note 5 Pro. 4 GB RAM variant nokia 6 It will compete directly with Redmi Note 5 Pro. Not only this, Company’s own smartphone Mi A1 has come under the ambit of this competition.
Let us take a look at the price, specifications and features of Redmi Note 5 Pro available in the market. m a1How much better is it compared to Nokia 6, Honor 9 Lite…
Redmi Note 5 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Nokia 6 vs Honor 9 Lite (4GB variant) prices
Talking about Redmi Note 5 Pro, its 4 GB RAM handset is priced at Rs 13,999. Whereas, for 6 GB RAM option you will have to pay Rs 16,999. The sale of both the variants will start from February 22 on Flipkart, Mi Home and Mi.com. After some time, these handsets will also be available at Xiaomi’s offline retail partners. The handsets come with an ultra slim case, in which the user is being given a cashback of Rs 2,200 and 100 percent additional data from Jio. Redmi Note 5 Pro is available in Black, Gold, Lake Blue and Rose Gold color options.
Talking about Mi A1, Xiaomi had launched it in September last year, which was priced at Rs 14,999. Later its price was reduced to Rs 13,999. This smartphone running on Android One is available for sale on Flipkart, Me.com, Sangeeta Store, Poorvika etc. It is available in Black, Gold, Rose Gold and Special Edition Red color options.
Now turn of Nokia 6. Nokia 6 equipped with 3 GB RAM was launched in India in June last year. Then the price of this handset was Rs 14,999. The 4 GB variant of this handset has recently been launched with a price of Rs 16,999. The new Nokia 6 will start selling on Flipkart from February 20. The company has not made any attractive offer with it but an exchange discount of Rs 2,000 will be available on it. This handset is available only in matte black color option.
Now the turn of Honor 9 Lite. This Huawei handset was launched only last month. The price of Honor Lite with 4 GB RAM is Rs 14,999. It is available on Flipkart with 3 color options. A back cover is also being provided with it. Apart from this, 10 percent cashback is also being given on purchasing through Citi Bank credit and debit cards.
Specifications of Redmi Note 5 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Nokia 6 vs Honor 9 Lite (4GB RAM variant)
Redmi Note 5 Pro runs on MIUI 9 based on Android Nougat. It also has a 5.99 inch full-HD+ (1080×2160 pixels) display. The screen is of 18:9 aspect ratio. What works to speed up the phone is the 1.8 GHz Snapdragon 636 processor. Adreno 509 GPU is integrated for graphics. There are two options for RAM – 4 GB or 6 GB. This handset also has a fingerprint sensor on the back.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 has dual rear camera setup. There is a 12-megapixel primary camera on the rear with F/2.2 aperture. Along with this, there is a 5 megapixel sensor with F/2.0 aperture. LED flash module is provided with dual rear camera setup. There is a 20-megapixel Sony IMX376 sensor on the front panel. The storage in both variants of Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro is 64 GB and it is possible to use microSD card also if needed. Connectivity features include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, 3.5mm headphone jack, and Micro-USB. The battery is 4000 mAh. It claims up to 14 hours of continuous video playback. Its dimensions are 158.6×75.4×8.05 millimeters and weight is 181 grams.
Talking about Xiaomi Mi A1, it has a 5.5 inch full-HD display which has the protection of 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass. It has an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor. Mi A1 comes with hybrid dual SIM design. The handset has 64 GB inbuilt storage. There is an option to expand the storage up to 128 GB with the help of microSD card. If you do not use microSD card, you will be able to install two nano SIMs.
Now let’s talk about the most important feature of the handset, dual camera. You will get two sensors of 12 megapixels. One is a wide angle lens with F 2.2 aperture and the other is a telephoto lens with F 2.6 aperture. We saw the same camera setup in the flagship Xiaomi Mi 6 also. You will also get 2X optical zoom due to the telephoto lens, which is a feature worth noting at this price. The camera app also has a portrait mode for the Bokeh effect, like the iPhone 7 Plus and OnePlus 5. There is a 5 megapixel camera on the front panel of Mi A1 which comes with real time beautification.
Talking about software, this phone of Xiaomi will run on Android 7.1.2 Nougat. This is the latest Android OS for non-Google smartphones to date. The Mi A1 has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3.5mm audio jack with 4G VoLTE. Its battery is 3080 mAh. Xioami M A1 has accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, infrared, magnetometer and proximity sensor. The dimensions of the smartphone are 155.4×75.8×7.3 millimeters and its weight is 168 grams.
Now it is the turn of Nokia 6 with 4 GB RAM variant. The Nokia 6 runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box and features a 5.5-inch full-HD display with 2.5D Gorilla Glass. The smartphone has Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 chipset. Nokia 6 is a dual SIM phone and has a 3000 mAh battery.
The unibody of the Nokia 6 is made with 6000 series aluminium. At the same time, the home button is also a fingerprint sensor. It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with F/2.0 aperture which is equipped with phase detection auto focus and dual tone flash. For selfie lovers, an 8-megapixel sensor with F/2.0 aperture has been provided. The smartphone comes with Dolby Atmos technology and has dual amplifiers for louder sound. Fingerprint sensor is also provided in the home button itself.
Now coming to the specifications of Honor 9 Lite. The dual SIM Honor 9 Lite runs on Android 8.0 Oreo based Honor 9 Lite. The phone has a 5.65 inch Full HD + (1080×2160 pixels) IPS display. The aspect ratio of the screen is 18:9 and pixel density is 428 ppi. The phone has Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 659 processor. Our comparison is with the 4 GB RAM variant but it is also available in 3 GB RAM option. Honor 9 Lite is available in 32 GB or 64 GB storage options which can be expanded up to 256 GB via microSD card. Talking about the camera in the phone, the phone has a 13-megapixel primary and 2-megapixel secondary sensor on the rear. The rear camera supports PDAF. There is the same camera setup in the front also. You will also get modes like 3D Beauty, Bokeh Effect, Panorama in the camera. The phone supports hybrid dual SIM. The handset runs on EMUI 8.0 based on Android 8.0 Oreo.
A 3000 mAh battery will power the Honor 9 Lite. It is claimed to provide standby time of up to 24 days and talk time of up to 20 hours on 3G network. Apart from this, the company says that the phone will provide up to 13 hours of video playback, up to 86 hours of music playback and about 9 hours of access time when using 4G internet. Talking about connectivity, Honor 9 Lite has features like 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack and Micro USB with OTG. Accelerometer, light sensor and magnetometer, proximity sensor are provided in the phone. The dimensions of the phone are 151×71.9×7.6 millimeters and weight is 149 grams.
redmi note 5 pro versus Honor Honor 9 Lite versus m a1 versus nokia 6
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display | ||||
Screen Size (inches) | 5.99 | 5.65 | 5.50 | 5.50 |
resolution | 1080×2160 pixels | 1080×2160 pixels | 1080×1920 pixels | 1080×1920 pixels |
Protection Type | gorilla Glass | , | , | , |
aspect ratio | 18:9 | 18:9 | 16:9 | , |
pixels per inch (ppi) | , | 428 | , | 403 |
Hardware | ||||
processor | 1.8 GHz octa-core | octa-core | 2 GHz octa-core | 1.4 GHz octa-core |
processor model | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 | HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 |
RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 3 GB |
internal storage | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 32 GB |
expandable storage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Expandable Storage Type | microSD | microSD | microSD | microSD |
Expandable Storage Capacity (GB) | 128 | 256 | 128 | 128 |
camera | ||||
rear camera | 12-megapixel (f/2.2, 1.25-micron) + 5-megapixel (f/2.0, 1.12-micron) | 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel | 12-megapixel | 16-megapixel |
rear autofocus | phase detection autofocus | phase detection autofocus | , | , |
rear flash | LED | Yes | dual led | dual led |
front camera | 20-megapixel (f/2.2, 1.0-micron) | 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel | 5-megapixel | 8-megapixel |
front flash | LED | No | , | No |
software | ||||
operating system | Android | Android | Android | Android |
Skin | MIUI 9 | EMUI 8.0 | , | , |
connectivity | ||||
Wi-Fi standard support | 802.11 b/g/n/ac | 802.11 b/g/n | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | 802.11 a/b/g/n |
Bluetooth | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
nfc | No | No | No | Yes |
infrared direct | No | No | Yes | No |
usb otg | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
micro USB | Yes | Yes | , | , |
number of sim | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wi-Fi Direct | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) | No | , | No | No |
usb type c | , | , | Yes | , |
sim 1 | ||||
sim type | nano sim | nano sim | nano sim | nano sim |
4G/LTE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
sims 2 | ||||
sim type | nano sim | nano sim | nano sim | nano sim |
4G/LTE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
sensor | ||||
face unlock | Yes | , | , | , |
3d face recognition | No | , | , | , |
fingerprint sensor | Yes | Yes | Yes | , |
compass/magnetometer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
proximity sensor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
accelerometer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Gyroscope | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
barometer | No | , | No | No |
temperature sensor | No | , | No | No |