Honor 5X vs. Motorola Moto G5 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and Motorola Moto G5 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. Motorola Moto G5 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X Motorola Moto G5 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 150.2 mm Honor 5X has greater height than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Width 76.3 mm 74 mm Honor 5X has greater width than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Depth 8.15 mm 9.7 mm Honor 5X is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 155 g Motorola Moto G5 Plus is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Lunar grey
Body Material Aluminium alloy High-grade aluminium
Protection - Splashproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.24 W/kg (body), 0.56 W/kg (head) 0.297 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 Single-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 5X Motorola Moto G5 Plus
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.2" Honor 5X has larger screen size than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
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 424 ppi Motorola Moto G5 Plus has better pixel density than Honor 5X.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features Full Lamination -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 5X Motorola Moto G5 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Processor Number MSM8939 MSM8953
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 2 GHz Motorola Moto G5 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 - Honor 5X has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 Qualcomm ADRENO 506
MEMORY Honor 5X Motorola Moto G5 Plus
RAM 2 GB 3 GB Motorola Moto G5 Plus has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 32 GB Motorola Moto G5 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 Motorola Moto G5 Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor 5X has better camera resolution than Motorola Moto G5 Plus.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.7 Motorola Moto G5 Plus has better lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Digital Zoom - 8x
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes - Burst mode, slow motion video, Panorama, Best Shot, tap to focus, Professional mode
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Quick Capture, Colour Correlated Temperature (CCT) flash, Drag to focus & exposure, Dual Autofocus Pixels
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.2 Motorola Moto G5 Plus has better front lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies Professional mode, Beautification mode
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X Motorola Moto G5 Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3000 mAh Both phones have the same battery capacity.
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 5X Motorola Moto G5 Plus
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 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X Motorola Moto G5 Plus
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
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 19, Band 20, Band 28, 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 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC - Yes Motorola Moto G5 Plus has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5X Motorola Moto G5 Plus
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 -
FEATURES Honor 5X Motorola Moto G5 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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, magnetometer, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology Dual microphones, TurboPower techbnology
OTHERS Honor 5X Motorola Moto G5 Plus
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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