Let’s get ready for the battle between two budget phones: Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus vs Huawei Honor 9 Lite. One of these devices comes with quad-camera setup and so much more. Check out the final winner today!

Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus vs Huawei Honor 9 Lite specs

Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus is the successor of the Redmi Note 4. Besides that, Huawei Honor 9 Lite is the mid-range variant of the Honor 9. In details, Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus specs offer a 5.99-inch IPS LCD with a tall 18:9 display and a resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. On the contrary, Huawei Honor 9 Lite specs include a smaller 5.65-inch IPS LCD with an 18:9 ratio (1080 x 2160 pixels). These devices seem quite equal in this round.

Under the hood, regarding the processor, Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus gets power from the Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 chipset, along with 3GB/ 4GB RAM with 32GB/ 64GB ROM. Huawei Honor 9 Lite runs on Hisilicon Kirin 659 processor, coupled with 3GB/ 4GB RAM with 32GB ROM and 4GB RAM with 64GB ROM. Since both of these devices can be expandable up to 256GB, Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus is ahead for the better chipset.

In addition, Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus camera system sports a single 12MP rear sensor with an aperture of f.2.2. Meanwhile, the selfie shooter has 5MP. How about the Huawei Honor 9 Lite camera? This phone features a dual 13MP + 2MP snapper on the back, while the front-facing shooter has a dual 13MP + 2MP. With the better camera system, Huawei Honor 9 Lite takes back one point. Moreover, Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus battery rocks a non-removable 4000mAh capacity. Besides, Huawei Honor 9 Lite battery draws a smaller non-removable 3000mAh juice box. In terms of the operating system, Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus runs on Android 7.1.2 Nougat. In addition, Huawei Honor 9 Lite works on the latest Android 8.0 Oreo.

Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus vs Huawei Honor 9 Lite release date and price

Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus release date was February 2018. Meanwhile, Huawei Honor 9 Lite is available since December 2017. Besides, Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus price is $153 ~ Rs. 9, 999; while Huawei Honor 9 Lite price starts at $169 ~ Rs. 10, 990. With the better processor and battery, Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus is our choice. How about you? Let us know!