Honor 5X specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Honor 5X
  • Released 2015, November 158g, 8.2mm thickness Android 5.1.1, up to 6.0.1, EMUI 4 16GB storage, microSDXC
  • Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Adreno 405 Dual SIM (Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 201.6 USD
  • 5.5" 1080x1920 pixels
  • 13MP 1080p
  • 2/3GB RAM Snapdragon 616
  • 3000mAh Li-Ion

Honor 5X overview

Honor 5X is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2015, November. Honor 5X has 5.5 inch, IPS LCD, a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels screen. It uses Qualcomm MSM8939v2 Snapdragon 616 (28 nm) chipset, Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) CPU, Adreno 405 GPU. Honor 5X supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Dual SIM (Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). It has 13MP Single main camera, 5MP Single selfie camera. It uses Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Honor 5X is about 201.6 USD.

Score the key features of Honor 5X 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 5X full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - Canada
4G bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 20
2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17 - USA
1, 3, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
4, 5, 7, 12, 17 - Canada
Speed HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2015, October. Released 2015, November
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 151.3 x 76.3 x 8.2 mm (5.96 x 3.00 x 0.32 in)
Weight 158 g (5.57 oz)
Build Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Type IPS LCD
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~72.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)

PLATFORM

OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), EMUI 4
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8939v2 Snapdragon 616 (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 405

MEMORY

Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 16GB 3GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5

MAIN CAMERA

Single 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 5 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC No
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

BATTERY

Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors White, Black, Gold
Models KII-L21, KII-L22, KII-L23, KIW-AL10, KIW-CL00, KIW-TL00, KIW-TL00H, KIW-UL00, KIW-L21, KIW-L22, KIW-L24, KII-L05
Price About 201.6 USD

TESTS

Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 874
Basemark X: 5009
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 70dB
Battery life Endurance rating 76h

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