Honor 5X vs. Huawei P9 plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and Huawei P9 plus. 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. Huawei P9 plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X Huawei P9 plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 152.3 mm Huawei P9 plus has greater height than Honor 5X.
Width 76.3 mm 75.3 mm Honor 5X has greater width than Huawei P9 plus.
Depth 8.15 mm 6.98 mm Huawei P9 plus is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 162 g Honor 5X is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Quartz grey
Body Material Aluminium alloy Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.24 W/kg (body), 0.56 W/kg (head) 0.72 W/kg (body), 1.4 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 -
DISPLAY Honor 5X Huawei P9 plus
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS Full HD Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.5" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 400 ppi 401 ppi Huawei P9 plus has better pixel density than Honor 5X.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio - 1500:1
Display Features Full Lamination 2.5D curved glass, Press Touch
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 5X Huawei P9 plus
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Hisilicon Kirin 955
Processor Number MSM8939 -
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 2.5 GHz Huawei P9 plus 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 T880 MP4
MEMORY Honor 5X Huawei P9 plus
RAM 2 GB 4 GB Huawei P9 plus has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Huawei P9 plus 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 Huawei P9 plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor 5X has better camera resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
Sensor Type - BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 Honor 5X has better lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm 27 mm
Camera Modes - Pro mode, RAW mode
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Functions) - Hybrid Auto focus, ISP-Chip, Leica Dual-Kamera
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P9 plus has better front camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/1.9 Huawei P9 plus has better front lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X Huawei P9 plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3400 mAh Huawei P9 plus has larger battery capacity than Honor 5X.
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 5X Huawei P9 plus
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X Huawei P9 plus
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
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, 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
NFC - Yes Huawei P9 plus has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5X Huawei P9 plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, Real Audio, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, MP4
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265
FEATURES Honor 5X Huawei P9 plus
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, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology Knuckle 2.0
OTHERS Honor 5X Huawei P9 plus
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, USB cable, power adapter
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