Honor 5X vs. Honor 10

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and Honor 10. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 5X vs. Honor 10 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X Honor 10
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 149.6 mm Honor 5X has greater height than Honor 10.
Width 76.3 mm 71.2 mm Honor 5X has greater width than Honor 10.
Depth 8.15 mm 7.7 mm Honor 10 is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 153 g Honor 10 is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Midnight black | Phantom blue
Body Material Aluminium alloy Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.24 W/kg (body), 0.56 W/kg (head) -
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM, nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 5X Honor 10
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.84" Honor 10 has larger screen size than Honor 5X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2280 x 1080 pixels Honor 10 has better screen resolution than Honor 5X.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 400 ppi 432 ppi Honor 10 has better pixel density than Honor 5X.
Aspect Ratio - 19:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Full Lamination Honor Full View Display
PROCESSOR Honor 5X Honor 10
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Hisilicon Kirin 970
Processor Number MSM8939 -
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 2.36 GHz Honor 10 has higher clock speed than Honor 5X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 -
MEMORY Honor 5X Honor 10
RAM 2 GB 4 GB Honor 10 has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Honor 10 has more internal memory than Honor 5X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Honor 5X Honor 10
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 24 Megapixel Honor 10 has better camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Honor 10 has better lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Special Effects - HDR
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 24 Megapixel Honor 10 has better front camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 -
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X Honor 10
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3400 mAh Honor 10 has larger battery capacity than Honor 5X.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 10 has fast charging technology.
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 5X Honor 10
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 8.1 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X Honor 10
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC - Yes Honor 10 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5X Honor 10
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, 3GA, MP4, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 MPEG-4, 3GP
FEATURES Honor 5X Honor 10
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor Ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology -
OTHERS Honor 5X Honor 10
Included Accessories Power adapter Protective cover, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector (pre-applied)
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