Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus vs Honor 7X vs Xiaomi Mi A1

Huawei’s Honor brand expanded its portfolio this week with the launch of the Honor 7X smartphone in India. The sale of the phone started on Amazon India from Thursday. The new smartphone has a thin edge display, dual camera setup and metal finish build. But with the intention of challenging Honor 7X, Xiaomi on Thursday launched its Redmi 5 Plus device which has a 5.99 inch display and a Snapdragon 625 processor. Xiaomi also has an Android One device, the Mi A1, to compete with the Honor 7X.

These three smartphones have similar specifications and similar prices, so you may get confused about the choice of phone. We are comparing Honor 7X, Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus and Mi A1 and we hope this will ease your problem.

Honor 7X vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus vs Xiaomi Mi A1 Price

Honor 7X has been launched in India with 32 GB and 64 GB storage variants with 4 GB RAM. The price of 32 GB variant is Rs 12,999 while the price of 64 GB variant is Rs 14,999. Honor 7X can be purchased from Amazon India in Aurora Blue, Gold and Black color options.

Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus will be available in China only. The 3 GB RAM / 32 GB storage variant of the phone will be available for 999 Chinese Yuan (approximately Rs 9,700) while the 4 GB RAM / 64 GB storage variant will be available for 1,299 Chinese Yuan (approximately Rs 12,700). The phone will go on sale from December 12 and registrations will start soon. Xiaomi says that a cover will be available free in the box with the smartphone.

Xiaomi Mi A1 was launched in India in September for Rs 14,999. This smartphone is available for purchase across the country through online and offline channels. This includes stores like Flipkart, Me.com, Sangeeta, Poorvika, Big C, Lott and others. However, Flipkart is offering a discount of Rs 2,000 on the phone. And under Big Shopping Days Sale, this smartphone will be available for Rs 12,999 till 9th ​​December.

Honor 7X vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus vs Xiaomi Mi A1 Specifications and Features

Honor 7X with dual SIM support runs on Android 7.0 Nougat based EMUI 5.1. The phone has a 5.93 inch FullHD + (1080×2160 pixels) IPS display. It has an octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 659 processor. It has 4 GB RAM and 3340 mAh battery. The company has given the fingerprint scanner on the rear. Honor 7X will be available in three storage variants of 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB. The storage of these three variants can be expanded via microSD card up to 128 GB. Honor 7X has 16 megapixel and 2 megapixel rear sensors. There is an 8 megapixel front sensor for selfie and video chat.

For connectivity in Honor 7X, features like 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 LE and GPS and GLONASS have been provided. Talking about sensors, the phone has a fingerprint sensor and proximity sensor on the rear. The dimensions of the smartphone are 156.5×75.3×7.6 mm and weight is 165 grams. There is a 3340 mAh battery to power the phone.

The dual SIM Redmi 5 Plus runs on MIUI 9 based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat. The Redmi 5 Plus sports a 5.99-inch Full HD+ (1080×2160 pixels) 18:9 display. Redmi 5 Plus has a Snapdragon 625 processor. Redmi 5 Plus will be available in 3 GB RAM / 32 GB storage and 4 GB RAM / 64 GB storage options. This handset has a 12 megapixel rear camera with 1.25 micron pixel sensor and LED flash. Like Honor 7X, it does not have dual rear cameras. Redmi 5 Plus has a front camera with soft-light flash. The phone has a Beautify 3.0 app which is provided to improve portrait photos through software based features. The Redmi 5 Plus packs a 4000mAh battery and for connectivity, there is 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/c, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS/ A-GPS, 3.5mm headphone jack, and Micro-USB port. A fingerprint scanner is available on the rear of the phone.

Mi A1 with dual SIM support has a 5.5 inch full HD (1080×1920 pixels) display which comes with Corning Gorilla Glass protection. It has an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor with 4 GB RAM. Inbuilt storage is 64 GB and it is possible to use microSD card if needed. 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.

This phone of Xiaomi runs 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.