Honor 5X vs. Honor 8 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and Honor 8 Pro. 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 8 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X Honor 8 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 157 mm Honor 8 Pro has greater height than Honor 5X.
Width 76.3 mm 77.5 mm Honor 8 Pro has greater width than Honor 5X.
Depth 8.15 mm 6.97 mm Honor 8 Pro is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 184 g Honor 5X is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Midnight black
Body Material Aluminium alloy -
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 8 Pro
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.7" Honor 8 Pro has larger screen size than Honor 5X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels Honor 8 Pro has better screen resolution than Honor 5X.
Display Format Full HD QHD
Pixel Density 400 ppi 515 ppi Honor 8 Pro has better pixel density than Honor 5X.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Full Lamination -
PROCESSOR Honor 5X Honor 8 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor
Processor Number MSM8939 -
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 2.4 GHz Honor 8 Pro 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 Mali G71 MP8
MEMORY Honor 5X Honor 8 Pro
RAM 2 GB 6 GB Honor 8 Pro has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Honor 8 Pro has more internal memory than Honor 5X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB
CAMERA Honor 5X Honor 8 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor 5X has better camera resolution than Honor 8 Pro.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Special Effects - HDR
Camera Modes - Panorama, Slow motion mode, night mode, Timer mode, wide selfie mode, Beauty mode, Ultra Snapshot, Watermark mode, Light Painting mode, tap to focus
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Honor 8 Pro has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 3968 x 2976
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Audio Note
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor 8 Pro 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 -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X Honor 8 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 4000 mAh Honor 8 Pro has larger battery capacity than Honor 5X.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 110 min
Standby Time - 504 hours
Talk Time - 1800 minutes
Run Time Details - Standby: up to 504 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1800 min
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 5X Honor 8 Pro
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 GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X Honor 8 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-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 38, 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 2600, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
Messaging Services SMS, MMS Google+ Hangouts, SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5X Honor 8 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards - AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA v10, AMR-NB, RA
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 RMVB, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP
FEATURES Honor 5X Honor 8 Pro
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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology -
OTHERS Honor 5X Honor 8 Pro
Included Accessories Power adapter USB cable, power adapter
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