Realme 5 vs Honor 10i
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.5-inch Realme 5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 665) that was released on August 20, 2019, against the Honor 10i, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 710F and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Realme 5
- Comes with 1600 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3400 mAh
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 5 wireless networks
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 1866 MHz
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.1 versus eMMC 5.1
Reasons to consider the Honor 10i
- 54% higher pixel density (415 vs 270 PPI)
- 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (205K versus 186K)
- Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Weighs 34 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.21 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 270 ppi | 415 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 480 nits | 376 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.7% | 83.1% |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) | 154.8 mm (6.09 inches) |
| Width | 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.3 mm (0.37 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 164 g (5.78 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Blue, Purple | Black, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 | HiSilicon Kirin 710F |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
- 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| L3 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Lithography process | 11 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | Mali-G51 MP4 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243 GFLOPS | ~83.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 69098 | 71013 |
| GPU | 34367 | 32876 |
| Memory | 33070 | 42405 |
| UX | 50067 | 61604 |
| Total score | 186284 | 205319 |
Memory
| RAM size | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) |
| ROM | ColorOS 7 | EMUI 12 |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3400 mAh |
| Max charge power | 10 W | 10 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | No | No |
| Full charging time | 2:30 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 16:55 hr | - |
| Watching video | 16:25 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:30 hr | - |
| Standby | 157 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 24 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 5288 x 3968 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (12 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (24 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 28 mm - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX386 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 24 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8", Sony IMX576 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4", Hynix HI-846 (CMOS) |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5", GalaxyCore GC2375 (CMOS) |
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| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5", OmniVision OV02A1B (CMOS) |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0" (CMOS) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4208 x 3120 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.12 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | Micro USB | Micro USB |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 12 |
| 5G support | - | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2019 | March 2019 |
| Release date | August 2019 | April 2019 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Realme 5 is definitely a better buy.
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