Honor 5X vs. Honor 7C

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and Honor 7C. 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 7C Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X Honor 7C
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 158.3 mm Honor 7C has greater height than Honor 5X.
Width 76.3 mm 76.7 mm Honor 7C has greater width than Honor 5X.
Depth 8.15 mm 7.8 mm Honor 7C is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 164 g Honor 5X is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Black
Body Material Aluminium alloy Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.24 W/kg (body), 0.56 W/kg (head) 0.89 W/kg
Integrated Components FM radio FM radio
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
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 7C
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.99" Honor 7C has larger screen size than Honor 5X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1440 x 720 pixels Honor 5X has better screen resolution than Honor 7C.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 400 ppi 269 ppi Honor 5X has better pixel density than Honor 7C.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features Full Lamination 2.5D Glass, FullView Display
PROCESSOR Honor 5X Honor 7C
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Qualcomm
Processor Number MSM8939 -
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 1.8 GHz Honor 7C 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 - Honor 5X has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 Qualcomm ADRENO 506
MEMORY Honor 5X Honor 7C
RAM 2 GB 3 GB Honor 7C has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 32 GB Honor 7C has more internal memory than Honor 5X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Honor 5X Honor 7C
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 -
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) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor 7C has better front camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Honor 7C has better front lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies Manual mode
Light Source (Front) - Flash
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X Honor 7C
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3000 mAh Both phones have the same battery capacity.
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 5X Honor 7C
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 8.0 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X Honor 7C
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 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5X Honor 7C
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, MP4
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 MPEG-4, 3GP
FEATURES Honor 5X Honor 7C
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor -
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology Face Unlock, SmartPower 5.0 technology
OTHERS Honor 5X Honor 7C
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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