Honor 5c specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Honor 5c
  • Released 2016, May 156g, 8.3mm thickness Android 6.0, up to 7.0, EMUI 4.1 16GB storage, microSDXC
  • Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) Mali-T830MP2 Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 190.4 USD
  • 5.2" 1080x1920 pixels
  • 13MP 1080p
  • 2GB RAM Kirin 650
  • 3000mAh Li-Ion

Honor 5c overview

Honor 5c is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2016, May. Honor 5c has 5.2 inch, IPS LCD, a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels screen. Honor 5c uses Kirin 650 (16 nm) chipset, Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) CPU, Mali-T830MP2 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). Honor 5c has 13MP Single main camera, 8MP Single selfie camera. Honor 5c uses Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Honor 5c is about 190.4 USD.

Score the key features of Honor 5c compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 47 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 70 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 73 / 100 points
  • Price: 28 / 100 points

Honor 5c full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100 / TD-SCDMA - NEM-UL10
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - EU model
4G bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - EU model
1, 3, 38, 39, 40, 41 - NEM-UL10
38, 39, 40 - NEM-TL00H
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2016, April. Released 2016, May
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 147.1 x 73.8 x 8.3 mm (5.79 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
Weight 156 g (5.50 oz)
SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Type IPS LCD
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~68.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)

PLATFORM

OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), EMUI 4.1
Chipset Kirin 650 (16 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T830MP2

MEMORY

Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA

Single 13 MP, f/2.0, AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 8 MP, f/2.0

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE
GPS GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
NFC No
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0

FEATURES

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass

BATTERY

Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Silver, Gray, Gold
Models NEM-UL10, NEM-TL00H, NEM-L21, NMO-L31, NMO-L22, NMO-L23, NMO-L01, NEM-L22, NEM-L51, NEM-AL10, NEM-TL00
SAR 1.26 W/kg (head) 0.43 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 1.56 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg (body)
Price About 190.4 USD

TESTS

Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1221
Basemark X: 7735
Display Contrast ratio: 733 (nominal), 2.506 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 74dB
Audio quality Noise -90.4dB / Crosstalk -87.9dB
Battery life Endurance rating 75h

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