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Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G vs Honor X6c

48 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G
VS
45 out of 100
Honor X6c
Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G
Honor X6c

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.88-inch Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G (with Unisoc T7250) that was released on March 21, 2025, against the Honor X6c, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra and came out 3 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • 24% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (361K versus 290K)
Reasons to consider the Honor X6c
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 6GB versus 3GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (35W versus 15W)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G and Honor X6c crucial features
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.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
3 / 64 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
185.7
(Excellent)
Value Index
101.2
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi A5 4G
vs
Honor X6c

Display

Type IPS LCD TFT LCD
Size 6.88 inches 6.61 inches
Resolution 720 x 1640 pixels 720 x 1604 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 260 ppi 266 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 450 nits 1010 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8% 84.6%
Screen space comparison
Redmi A5 4G
6.88″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
Honor X6c
6.61″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.4 in2
~8% more screen space

Design and build

Height 171.17 mm (6.74 inches) 165 mm (6.5 inches)
Width 77.8 mm (3.06 inches) 75.6 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.26 mm (0.33 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof No IP64
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gold, Blue, Green White, Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability Average (2.63/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi A5 4G +1%
85.8%
Honor X6c
84.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G and Honor X6c
SoC
Chipset Unisoc T7250 MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra
Max clock 1800 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) No Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP1 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU shading units 32 48
GPU clock 850 MHz 820 MHz
FLOPS ~54.4 GFLOPS ~78.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G and Honor X6c
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi A5 4G +3%
441
Honor X6c
430
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi A5 4G +7%
1496
Honor X6c
1394
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 708 -
Single-core score 441 430
Multi-core score 1496 1394
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi A5 4G +24%
361487
Honor X6c
290520
CPU 151932 108309
GPU 20775 28951
Memory 100825 49687
UX 87955 103573
Total score 361487 290520
Samples [3 tests] Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Redmi A5 4G +6%
8778
Honor X6c
8274
Web score 8763 10857
Video editing 5151 5077
Photo editing 20555 13893
Data manipulation 6313 6053
Writing score 9329 8414
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-12 -> BulboAnTuTu 11364261
📘 2025-12-03 (Mai Trí Nguyễn)AnTuTu 11360367
📘 2025-10-23 (Thien)AnTuTu 11361487
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Honor X6c
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 3 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM Android Go MagicOS 9
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 4 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 5300 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 35 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (23% in 30 min) Yes (30% in 20 min)
Full charging time 2:30 hr -
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
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Main camera

Matrix 32 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion No -
Lenses 1) Standard: 32 MP
2) Depth
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 32 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution - 2592 x 1944
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* No Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced March 2025 June 2025
Release date March 2025 June 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $70 $140
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 15 W Yes, 35 W
Further details
Notes on Honor X6c:
    - Only two models support NFC: NIC-LX1 and NIC-LX2.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi A5 4G. But if the design is more of a priority – go for the Honor X6c.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
15 (33.3%)
30 (66.7%)
Total votes: 45

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