It's not a new idea, but at its price point (in the case
of the Honor 5X, 200 freaking dollars), it's pretty notable.
We're also fans
of the Honor 5X, which is cheaper than the MX6 and has better connectivity, plus a surprisingly good camera.
The pictures you'll get out
of the Honor 5X are good, for the price.
Formed as sub-brand of Huawei, Honor officially debuted in 2014 with the unveiling of the Honor 6 and has since started rapidly expanding to new markets, including the United States with the arrival
of the Honor 5X in January of 2016.
For some reason, Huawei isn't bringing the 3 GB variant
of Honor 5X that they have in China.
It now matches the US launch price
of the Honor 5X, which cost just $ 199.99 (# 189.99, about AU$ 275).
That said, the core experience
of the Honor 5X is really solid for a phone that costs less off - contract than many smartwatches and other high - end accessories.
Internal storage is one of the disappointing aspects
of Honor 5X especially since this is 2016.
One of the small disadvantages
of the Honor 5X is the user interface.
The Honor 6X is the successor
of the Honor 5X smartphone which was launched in 2016.
The camera protrudes from the surface
of the Honor 5X, which is worrying considering that there was no mention of sapphire glass protection here.
The 5.5 ″ display panel dominates the front
of the Honor 5X with slim bezels on the sides.
The fingerprint sensor on the back
of the Honor 5X also make it the first smartphone under RM1000 to have a fingerprint sensor, with only one other device that has a fingerprint sensor in this price range, which is the newer Redmi Note 3.
If you really need dual SIM, do check out our review
of the honor 5X, which is the only phone I have found in recent times to feature a dual - SIM + memory card SIM tray configuration.
All the physical buttons
of the Honor 5X are on the right.
Looking at the success
of the Honor 5X and the upgrades that Huawei has included on its successor, we should see more people lining up for the refreshed version.
One of the biggest selling points
of the Honor 5x is the build, and really it's a bit of a mixed bag.
It falls well under what the Lenovo K3 Note scores for instance, a phone that costs only $ 150 but doesn't feature the metal body
of the Honor 5x.
Following the success
of the Honor 5X, Huawei's sub-brand has today officially announced the Honor 6X in China (via Fonearena).
You will be very shocked at the design
of the Honor 5X given the pricing.
Huawei's Honor brand has today announced the arrival
of the Honor 5X, a new entry - level device designed to bring the core experience of the Honor 7 into a more affordable handset.
Huawei's Honor sub-brand hits the U.S. this year with the arrival
of the Honor 5X, a new, affordable handset around the $ 199 mark that delivers capable smartphone hardware features like a 1080p display, a metal chassis and a 13 - megapixel camera with LED flash.
The two also share the same size of rear camera — 13MP - however, the front
of the Honor 5X has a 5MP snapper while the OnePlus has a decent 8MP sensor.
This is an interesting spec combination, but is it enough to beat competition from the likes
of Honor 5X, OnePlus X, Oppo F1 and the LG G3?
Exactly a week ago Huawei Honor 6X was unveiled to the world, a phone that follows in the footsteps
of the Honor 5X.
«Unfortunately, the performance
of the Honor 5X is a bit wanting.
Here are the tips and tricks
of the Honor 5X that will be helpful if you are planning to but the device.
The 13 MP shooter
of Honor 5X bundles with many settings in the image as well as video modes that can be selected and used accordingly.
One of the key selling points
of the Honor 5X is its price.
The edges
of the Honor 5X are more premium than the back and feel like they are able to take the odd knock on without taking any visible damage.
The fingerprint sensor is not only faster and more accurate compared to the one
of the Honor 5X, but it's also much more comfortable to use.
One of the weakest points
of the Honor 5X was no support for ES 3.1 and relatively weak GPU performance from the Adreno 405.
The last Honor device we reviewed, the Honor 5X showed us that they are very capable of that, but the performance
of the Honor 5X held us back from recommending it.
Design, Display, and Features The overall design
of the Honor 5X resembles the premium HTC One M9, with its brushed metal back and square camera lens.
Huawei's sub-brand Honor today announced the launch
of the Honor 5X and Honor Holly 2 Plus in India.
Not exact matches
Huawei
Honor 5X is powered by 1.2 GHz octa - core Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor and it comes with 2 GB
of RAM.
It's made primarily
of machined aluminum and glass, with plastic endcaps painted to match the anodized shell, just like the
Honor 5x.
Huawei
Honor 5X runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with a layer
of Emoticon 3.1 UI.
Skeptics were proved wrong in September when Google launched the Nexus 6P and the Nexus
5X, and Huawei had the
honor of putting its name on the prestige device
of the pair, the 6P.
We're happy to report that many
of the design influences we enjoyed on those phones have found their way to the less expensive
Honor 5X.
The
Honor 5X uses version 3.1
of the EMUI custom skin.
The
Honor 5X from 2015 was part
of the early crew
of Android smartphones to pack a metal unibody design on a budget.
The
honor 5X comes with a 5.5 - inch IPS LCD display with a 1920 x 1080 resolution, resulting in a pixel density
of 401 ppi.
The
Honor 5X was one
of the first handsets to bring metal construction and fingerprint recognition to a cheaper price tier.
The premium design and brushed finish
of the
Honor 7X takes a step beyond 6X and
5X.
Its color range is also lacking: The X power covered 71 percent
of the sRGB spectrum versus the G4's 110 percent and the
Honor 5X's 121 percent.
The
Honor 5X equips a 5.5 - inch FHD display offering a pixel density
of 401ppi, unlike the 4X which came with a HD display.
Sporting a 5.3 - inch touch screen with 1280 x 720 HD resolution, the X power has a hard time living up to the displays
of competitors like the Moto G4 or the Huawei
Honor 5X, which both offer full 1920 x 1280 screens.
However, the X power's display, design and camera fall short
of the similarly priced Moto G4 and the Huawei
Honor 5X — especially with the
Honor 5X's built - in fingerprint reader and more premium build.
We really liked the
Honor 5X, rating it four out
of five stars and praising it for a great display, strong battery life and a powerful chip setup.