Introduced officially yesterday, Honor 8 is at present the smartphone model that will compete more with the Xiaomi Mi5 at home. In fact, being equipped with similar technical features, a really attractive design, and a low sale price, will put users in the trouble of buying a new top of the range.
As usual, without having them in your hands, we suggest below a "paper" comparison between these two devices:
| Xiaomi Mi5 | Honor 8 | |
| Dimensions: | 69,2 x 144,55 x 7,25 mm | 145.5 x 71 x 7.45 mm |
| Display | 5,15 Inch LCD Full HD | 5,2 inch Full HD LCD |
| SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | Kirin 950 |
| RAM | 3 / 4 GB | 3 / 4 GB |
| Storage | 32 / 64 / 128 GB can not be expanded | Expandable 32 7 64 GB |
| Rear camera | 16 MPEG with OIS to 4 axes and autofocus laser | Double 12 Mpixel with OIS and laser autofocus |
| Front camera | 4 Mpixel | 8 Mpixel |
| Battery | Removable 3000 mAh | 3000 mAh not removable |
| Feature details | 3D Ceramic shell (Pro version only) and bordless display | fingerprint sensor on the rear body |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac / USB Type-C / NFC / Bluetooth 4.x / GPS | Wi-Fi 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac / USB Type-C 2.0 / NFC / Bluetooth 4.2 / GPS |
| Price | 1999 yuan for version with 3 / 32 GB (270 Euro at Exchange) | 299 euros for the 3/32 GB version |
Xiaomi Mi5 vs Honor: the differences
The differences are in the photographic sector, with Huawei having decided to adopt a Dual Camera system already seen in Honor 6 Plus, Huawei P9 and Huawei P9 Plus. The SoC equipped with Xiaomi is also the top of the range excellence as Huawei entrusted itself to a home-grown SoC.
Verdict
For the rest, these smartphones are equivalent. As you can see then, the selling price is very similar. So which one to choose? Considering that Honor 8 should officially land in Italy too, our advice is to wait for the latter. However, if you really have the urge, the Xiaomi Mi5 by now we know it well and we know that it is a real top of the range able to compete with everyone.
Article Xiaomi Mi5 vs Honor 8: Comparative Specifications seems to be the first of Xiaomi Fans Italia.
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