Huawei nova 5z vs Xiaomi Redmi 5

Huawei nova 5z

Xiaomi Redmi 5

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA & TD-SCDMA

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

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

-

HSPA
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

-

LTE
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

156.1 mm

151.8 mm
Width

73.9 mm

72.8 mm
Thickness

8.3 mm

7.7 mm
Weight

178 g

157 g
Colors

Aurora, Black, Green

Black, Gold, Light Blue, Rose Gold

Display
Display type

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.26 inches

5.7 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

720 x 1440 pixels
Pixel density

412 ppi

282 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen, Oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Dual
Main camera

48 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/2" , 0.8 µm

12 MP, f/2.2 , 1.25 µm
8 MP, f/2.4
2 MP, f/2.4 , 27 mm
2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

4000 x 3000 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Camera features

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

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

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5 GHz, 802.11ac

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gravity, gyroscope, hall, light, proximity

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