Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 Comparison and Differences

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Huawei Y5 Prime (2018)

Huawei Y5 Prime (2018)

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Xiaomi Redmi 5

Xiaomi Redmi 5

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Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) or Xiaomi Redmi 5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei Y5 Prime (2018) Xiaomi Redmi 5
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Release date 2018, May 2017, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.5 x 70.9 x 8.3 mm | 5.77 x 5.77 x 2.79 in 151.8 x 72.8 x 7.7 mm | 5.98 x 5.98 x 2.87 in
Weight 142 g | 5.01 oz 157 g | 5.54 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic frame & ends, aluminum back
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Colors Black, Gold, Blue Black, Gold, Light Blue, Rose Gold
Battery 3020 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 100 EUR 160 EUR
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Screen

Technology LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.45" in 5.7" in
Screen area 76.7 cm2 83.8 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.8% 75.9%
Screen resolution 720 x 1440 px 720 x 1440 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 295 PPI 282 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, AF /Y5 Prime 2018/
-8 MP, f/2.0, AF /Y5 2018/
-12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25 µm, PDAF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 5 MP
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8 Android 7.1.2 (Nougat); MIUI 9.1
Chipset - Mediatek MT6739 (28 nm) - Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU PowerVR GE8100 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 146
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 847
GeekBench 4 Single Core 773
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3701
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3021

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- Also known as Huawei Y5 (2018), Huawei Enjoy 8e Youth

- For China; India

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