Honor Play10 VS Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G

Both the Honor Play10 and the Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G are water resistant, offering similar durability when it comes to exposure to water. In terms of weight, the Honor Play10 is slightly lighter at 189 g, while the Redmi A5 4G weighs 193 g, making the difference minimal. When it comes to thickness, the Redmi A5 4G is thinner at 8.3 mm, compared to the Honor Play10's 8.6 mm.

The width of both phones is almost identical, with the Honor Play10 measuring 77.7 mm and the Redmi A5 4G coming in at 77.8 mm. The height of the two devices differs slightly, with the Honor Play10 being 167.7 mm tall, whereas the Redmi A5 4G is 171.7 mm. As for the overall volume, the Honor Play10 has a slightly larger volume at 112.06 cm³, compared to the Redmi A5 4G's 110.87 cm³.

Both phones do not feature a rugged build, and neither can be folded, so their designs are similar in this regard. Overall, the two devices have a comparable design with only slight differences in weight, thickness, and dimensions.

The Honor Play10 and the Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G both feature an LCD, IPS display, offering similar display technology. The Honor Play10 has a screen size of 6.74″, while the Redmi A5 4G is slightly larger at 6.88″. Both displays share the same pixel density of 260 ppi, so the sharpness of the screens is comparable. In terms of resolution, the Honor Play10 offers 720 x 1600 px, while the Redmi A5 4G has a slightly higher resolution of 720 x 1640 px.

Neither of the devices has branded damage-resistant glass, supports HDR10, supports HDR10+, features an Always-On Display, or supports Dolby Vision. Additionally, neither phone has a secondary screen. Both devices do, however, come with a touch screen for user interaction.

Overall, the two phones share many similarities in their display features, with the main difference being the screen size and slight variation in resolution.

The Honor Play10 and the Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G both offer 128GB of internal storage. The Honor Play10 comes with 4GB of RAM, while the Redmi A5 4G has 6GB of RAM, giving the latter a slight advantage in multitasking capabilities. In terms of chipset, the Honor Play10 is powered by the MediaTek Helio G81, while the Redmi A5 4G uses the Unisoc T7250 chipset. Both phones feature GPUs with integrated graphics: the Honor Play10 has the Mali G52 MP2, and the Redmi A5 4G has the Mali G57.

The CPU performance is also slightly different, with the Honor Play10 running at a higher clock speed with 2 cores at 2.0 GHz and 6 cores at 1.8 GHz, compared to the Redmi A5 4G's 2 cores at 1.8 GHz and 6 cores at 1.6 GHz. The Honor Play10's Geekbench 6 multi-core score is 1391, while the Redmi A5 4G scores slightly higher at 1461. For single-core performance, the Honor Play10 scores 420, while the Redmi A5 4G achieves 437. Both devices have similar Geekbench 5 scores, with the Honor Play10 scoring 1300 in multi-core and 350 in single-core, and the Redmi A5 4G scoring 1350 and 357, respectively.

In terms of memory, both phones support 64-bit architecture, with the Honor Play10 supporting a maximum of 8GB of RAM and the Redmi A5 4G supporting up to 12GB. Other specs such as RAM speed, semiconductor size (12 nm), OpenGL version (3.2), and TDP (5W for the Honor Play10, 10W for the Redmi A5 4G) are also comparable, although the Redmi A5 4G has a slightly higher thermal design power. Both devices have TrustZone, OpenCL 2, eMMC 5.1, and a 1MB L3 cache, with the Honor Play10 having 32 shading units and the Redmi A5 4G having 64 shading units. Despite these differences, the overall performance of both devices is fairly close, with slight advantages in RAM and GPU execution units for the Redmi A5 4G.

The Honor Play10 and the Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G both feature single-lens main cameras. The Honor Play10 has a 13 MP main camera with a wide aperture of f/2.2, while the Redmi A5 4G has a higher 32 MP main camera with a wider aperture of f/1.8. Both devices offer a 1080 x 30 fps video recording capability, as well as features like continuous autofocus when recording movies, phase-detection autofocus for photos, and support for slow-motion video recording. Additionally, both phones have a built-in HDR mode, manual exposure, flash, and manual ISO settings.

The front camera of the Honor Play10 is 5 MP, with a wide aperture of f/2.2, while the Redmi A5 4G features an 8 MP front camera with a wider f/2.0 aperture. Neither phone has a front-facing LED flash, dual-lens front camera, or HDR10/Dolby Vision recording support. However, both support features like touch autofocus, manual white balance, and the ability to create panoramas in-camera.

Both phones also have CMOS sensors for their cameras, but neither has optical image stabilization, laser autofocus, or the ability to shoot 360° panoramas. Neither device supports raw image capture or 3D photo/video recording capabilities. The two phones are quite similar in terms of camera features, with the main differences being in megapixel count, aperture size, and the resolution of the front cameras.

Both the Honor Play10 and the Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G run Android 15 and share a wide range of similar operating system features. Both devices have clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera/microphone privacy options, and support for theme customization. Additionally, both phones can block app tracking, support on-device machine learning, and offer features like notification permissions, media picker, and the ability to play games while they download.

Both phones also have dark mode, battery health check, extra dim mode, dynamic theming, app offloading, customizable notifications, Live Text, full-page screenshots, split-screen support, picture-in-picture (PiP), sharing intents, and a child lock. They also track the device’s current position, support offline voice recognition, and voice commands. Additionally, both devices are multi-user systems and are free and open-source.

The Honor Play10 and the Redmi A5 4G are quite similar in their operating system features, with only a few minor differences. Neither has Wi-Fi password sharing or Quick Start, and both do not receive direct OS updates. However, all other features such as PiP, widgets, voice recognition, and privacy options are the same across both devices.

The Honor Play10 and the Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G both come equipped with large batteries. The Honor Play10 has a 5000 mAh battery, while the Redmi A5 4G features a slightly larger 5200 mAh battery. Neither device supports wireless charging, but both phones support fast charging. The Honor Play10 has a charging speed of 10W, while the Redmi A5 4G offers a faster charging speed of 15W.

Both phones have non-removable batteries, battery level indicators, and rechargeable batteries. These features are the same across both devices, ensuring users can easily track their battery status and recharge the devices when needed.

Overall, the two phones have similar battery capacities, with the main difference being the faster 15W charging speed available on the Redmi A5 4G compared to the Honor Play10’s 10W charging speed.

Both the Honor Play10 and the Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G feature a 3.5 mm audio jack, allowing users to connect wired headphones or audio devices. Neither of the two phones has stereo speakers, and neither supports LDAC or aptX Lossless audio codecs. However, the Honor Play10 includes a radio, while the Redmi A5 4G does not.

In terms of audio features, the key difference is that the Honor Play10 offers a radio, giving users an option for listening to live radio broadcasts, which the Redmi A5 4G lacks. Both devices are fairly similar in terms of audio connectivity and quality, with the main distinction being the inclusion of a radio on the Honor Play10.

Both the Honor Play10 and the Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G lack 5G support but offer 4G connectivity. They both feature Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) for wireless internet access, and both support dual SIM cards. The Honor Play10 uses Bluetooth 5.1, while the Redmi A5 4G uses Bluetooth 5.2, offering a slight improvement in connectivity capabilities. Both devices have USB Type-C with USB version 2, and they both feature an external memory slot for expandable storage.

In terms of download and upload speeds, both phones support the same download speed of 300 MBits/s, but the Redmi A5 4G has a faster upload speed of 150 MBits/s compared to the Honor Play10's 100 MBits/s. Both phones have a fingerprint scanner, GPS, and accelerometer, but neither device supports NFC, infrared sensors, a barometer, HDMI output, or motion/optical tracking. They also both support Galileo for satellite navigation, but neither has a compass.

Other features like cellular modules, crash detection, emergency SOS via satellite, and 3D facial recognition are not available on either device. Neither phone includes a stylus, and both lack a built-in projector. Overall, the two phones are quite similar in terms of connectivity, with the key difference being the Redmi A5 4G's faster upload speed and slightly upgraded Bluetooth version.

Both the Honor Play10 and the Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G are equipped with a video light, which can help enhance video quality in low-light conditions. Neither of the two devices features a sapphire glass display, a curved display, or an e-paper display. These aspects are identical for both phones, as none of these display technologies are present on either model.

In summary, both phones share the same miscellaneous features, with the primary focus being the inclusion of a video light. Other advanced display technologies like sapphire glass, curved displays, or e-paper are not available on either device.