Honor 30 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (China)

Honor 30

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (China)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1800, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 41, 77, 78, 79; SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

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HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE Cat21

LTE
5G speed

5G

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Front glass, aluminum body
SIM

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

160.3 mm

158.6 mm
Width

74.2 mm

75.4 mm
Thickness

8.1 mm

8.1 mm
Weight

185 g

181 g
Colors

Black, Green, Purple, Silver

Black, Champagne Gold, Magic Blue, Rose Gold

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Dual
Main camera

40 MP, f/1.8 , 27 mm, 1/1.7"

12 MP, f/1.9 , 1.4 µm
8 MP, f/3.4 , 125 mm, 5x optical zoom

5 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm
8 MP, f/2.4 , 17 mm
2 MP
Primary camera resolution

7296 x 5472 pixels

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Primary camera video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

dual-pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus, laser autofocus, RAW

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

Yes

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WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-
NavIC

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity