Honor 5X vs. Honor 7X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and Honor 7X. 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 7X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X Honor 7X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 156.5 mm Honor 7X has greater height than Honor 5X.
Width 76.3 mm 75.3 mm Honor 5X has greater width than Honor 7X.
Depth 8.15 mm 7.6 mm Honor 7X is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 165 g Honor 5X is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Blue | Black
Body Material Aluminium alloy Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.24 W/kg (body), 0.56 W/kg (head) 1.07 W/kg
Integrated Components 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
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Honor 5X Honor 7X
Display Type LCD display -
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.93" Honor 7X has larger screen size than Honor 5X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Honor 7X has better screen resolution than Honor 5X.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 400 ppi -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features Full Lamination 2.5D curved glass, FullView Display
PROCESSOR Honor 5X Honor 7X
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Hisilicon Kirin 659
Processor Number MSM8939 -
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 2.36 GHz Honor 7X 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 -
MEMORY Honor 5X Honor 7X
RAM 2 GB 4 GB Honor 7X has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Honor 7X 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 7X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor 7X has better camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Camera Modes - Portrait mode
Light Source Dual LED flash Flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor 7X 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 -
Camera Features (Front) - Gesture control
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X Honor 7X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3340 mAh Honor 7X has larger battery capacity than Honor 5X.
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 5X Honor 7X
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 7.0 Nougat
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS -
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X Honor 7X
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.1
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5X Honor 7X
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, WMA, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, MP4
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, ASF, 3GP, WMC
FEATURES Honor 5X Honor 7X
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 Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology Split Screen
OTHERS Honor 5X Honor 7X
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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