How does the Honor 5X stack up against its big brother?
With the announcement of the Honor 5C, the Huawei-owned brand brings its best affordable phone yet to market. But it's been a mere six months since the arrival of the Honor 5X, a similarly specced handset at a comparable price point. The main differences on the surface: A larger 5.5-inch screen from the 5X, a faster, more efficient CPU in the 5X, and the bonus of NFC capability in the 5C.
Check below for a quick breakdown of how the two compare, and some side-by-side pics for good measure.
| Category | Honor 5C | Honor 5X |
|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Android 6.0, EMUI 4.1 | Android 5.1, EMUI 3.1 |
| CPU | Hisilicon Kirin 650, octa-core, 16nm process | Qualcomm Snapdragon 616, octa-core, 28nm process |
| GPU | Mali T830 MP2 | Adreno 405 |
| RAM | 2GB | 2GB |
| Display | 5.2-inch 1080p LCD | 5.5-inch 1080p LCD |
| Internal storage | 16GB | 16GB |
| microSD | Yes | Yes |
| Main camera | 13MP, f/2.0, LED flash | 13MP, f/2.0, LED flash |
| Front camera | 8MP, f/2.0 | 5MP, f/2.4 |
| Wifi | 2.4GHz 802.11 b/g/n | 2.4GHz 802.11 b/g/n |
| Battery | 3,000mAh non-removable | 3,000mAh non-removable |
| GSM Bands | 800, 900, 1800, 1900 SIM 1 + 2 | 800, 900, 1800, 1900 SIM 1 + 2 |
| 3G Bands (Europe) | HSDPA 900/2100 | HSDPA 900/2100 |
| LTE Bands (Europe) | 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 | 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 |
| Dimensions | 147.1 x 73.8 x 8.3mm | 151.3 x 76.3 x 8.15 mm |
| Weight | 156 grams | 158 grams |
| Dual SIM | Dual SIM, dual standby | Dual SIM, dual standby |
| Colors | Silver, black, gold | Grey, silver, gold |
| NFC | Yes | No |
Reader comments
Quick comparison: Honor 5C versus Honor 5X
Has Honor pushed the marshmallow OTA to the 5x yet?
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I think their doing it now or it was just done recently.
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yes, they already given OTA.
I just saw the Honor 5X at best buy last night and it is a pretty phone. The back cover does not look live plastic as some folks say. I couldn't tell if the screen had any coating but overall, the phone looks fantastic. After playing with the phone, The skin the phone has is not bad at all.
Too bad it doesn't have NFC but the fingerprint is a plus.
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No fingerprint scanner on the 5C ? Some pics aims to say yes
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Only the Chinese variant that's why I'm sticking with the honor 5x
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There seems to be a variant with fingerprint sensor in Europe called Honor 7 Lite - available now
Where can you buy it from?
At least from Finland and Czech Republic looks to have it too. So I had better written "some parts of Europe"...
No info about other countries but one could ask from local Huawei in Facebook?
The Indian version of the 5C does have the fingerprint sensor.
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How does Huawei's in house processor compare with the 616 in the 5x?
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Don't know about that one in particular, but both of my Huawei phones using their in-house processors are very fast, indeed.
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