Honor 5X

Released 2015, November
158g, 8.2mm thickness
Android 5.1.1, up to 6.0.1; EMUI 4
16GB storage, microSD card slot
0.7% 8,968,610 hits
381 Become a fan
5.5"
1080x1920 pixels
13MP
1080p
3GB RAM
Snapdragon 616
3000mAh
Li-Ion

Also known as Huawei Honor X5, Huawei GR5; Huawei GR5W (Canada)

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	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
		LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700) - USA
		LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
		LTE band 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700) - Canada
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2015, October
Launch	Status	Available. Released 2015, November

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	Front glass, aluminum body
	SIM	Dual SIM (Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	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	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 2GB RAM, 16GB 3GB RAM

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)
	Video

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		DTS sound Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	Radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0

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

Battery		Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

Misc	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 180 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 906 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 874 Basemark X: 5009
	Loudspeaker	Voice 71dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 70dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 76h

Disclaimer. We can not guarantee that the information on this page is 100% correct. Read more

Honor 5X - user opinions and reviews

pranay
XS2
27 Jul 2019

it is third class phone i ever used, phone lagging huge very bad experience

Aksha
YPe
20 Jul 2019

i have been using this phone since Feb 2016. This is the best segment for average use. Snapdragon 616v2 gives decent performance. No lags no other issues. the product is promising. For the spying issue, each and every os/ apps keeping our data. Dont ...

Observer
r3H
23 Apr 2019

I have been using GR5 (Honor 5x) for more than 2 years. The phone is basically ok. However, it has some weird activities, supportive of the allegations that the Huawei phones are spying the world, and transmits data to China. There are times that I a...