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Huawei Nova 2i vs Xiaomi Redmi 5

    2.96 in
    6.15 in
    Huawei Nova 2i Mobile Phone
    Huawei Nova 2i
      2.87 in
      5.98 in
      Xiaomi Redmi 5 Mobile Phone
      Xiaomi Redmi 5
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      4
      3.8 out of 5
      4 user ratings
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      4 stars
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      3 stars
      		25 %
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      6
      4.1 out of 5
      5 user ratings
      5 stars
      		20 %
      4 stars
      		80 %
      3 stars
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      User rating
      42
      4.3 out of 5
      42 user ratings
      5 stars
      		40 %
      4 stars
      		45 %
      3 stars
      		14 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
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      31
      4.2 out of 5
      31 user ratings
      5 stars
      		25 %
      4 stars
      		67 %
      3 stars
      		6 %
      2 stars
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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Xiaomi Redmi 5Xiaomi Redmi 5
      Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 7.1
      CPU clock speed2.36 GHz1.8 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      RAM memory4 GB
      • 2 GB
      • 3 GB
      • 4 GB

      Display

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Xiaomi Redmi 5Xiaomi Redmi 5
      Screen size5.9 in5.7 in
      Touchscreenyesyes
      Panel typeLCDLCD
      Resolution1080 x 2160 px720 x 1440 px
      TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
      Pixel density407.0 ppi282.0 ppi

      Rear camera

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Xiaomi Redmi 5Xiaomi Redmi 5
      Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx

      Front camera

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Xiaomi Redmi 5Xiaomi Redmi 5
      Primary resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Xiaomi Redmi 5Xiaomi Redmi 5
      Internal storage64 GB
      • 16 GB
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      Memory card readeryesyes
      Maximum card storage128GB128GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Design

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Xiaomi Redmi 5Xiaomi Redmi 5
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Gold
      • Grey
      • White
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Gold

      Dimensions

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Xiaomi Redmi 5Xiaomi Redmi 5
      Height6.15 in5.98 in
      Width2.96 in2.87 in
      Depth0.3 in0.3 in
      Weight5.78 oz5.54 oz

      Sensors

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Xiaomi Redmi 5Xiaomi Redmi 5
      Fingerprintyesyes

      Connectivity

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Xiaomi Redmi 5Xiaomi Redmi 5
      Dual sim supportyesyes
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
      DLNA certifiednono
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.24.2
      NFCnono
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm

      Cellular

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Xiaomi Redmi 5Xiaomi Redmi 5
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Wireless networking standard
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
      2G GSMyesyes
      3G UMTSyesyes
      4G LTEyesyes

      Battery

      Huawei Nova 2iHuawei Nova 2i
      Xiaomi Redmi 5Xiaomi Redmi 5
      Replaceable batterynono
      Battery capacity3340.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
      Fast chargingnoyes

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
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