Honor 7 vs. Honor 5X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 7 and Honor 5X. 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 7 vs. Honor 5X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 7 Honor 5X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 143.2 mm 151.3 mm Honor 5X has greater height than Honor 7.
Width 71.9 mm 76.3 mm Honor 5X has greater width than Honor 7.
Depth 8.5 mm 8.15 mm Honor 5X is narrower than Honor 7.
Weight 157 g 158 g Honor 7 is lighter than Honor 7.
Body Colour Fantasy silver | Mystery grey | Black | Gold | White Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold
Body Material - Aluminium alloy
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.52 W/kg (body), 1.13 W/kg (head) 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
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Micro SIM, nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 7 Honor 5X
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS-NEO IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 5.5" Honor 5X has larger screen size than Honor 7.
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 424 ppi 400 ppi Honor 7 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
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Honor 7 Honor 5X
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 935 Qualcomm
Processor Number - MSM8939
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 1.5 GHz Honor 7 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) Mali T628 MP4 Qualcomm ADRENO 405
MEMORY Honor 7 Honor 5X
RAM 3 GB 2 GB Honor 7 has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 16 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory 9 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB
CAMERA Honor 7 Honor 5X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Honor 7 has better camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Aperture - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 28 mm
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panoramic pictures, Panorama -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Honor 7 has face detection.
Light Source Dual flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4992 x 3744 4160 x 3120
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Honor 7 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
Light Source (Front) LED flash -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 7 Honor 5X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3100 mAh 3000 mAh Honor 7 has larger battery capacity than Honor 5X.
Standby Time 350 hours -
Talk Time 500 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 500 min
Standby: up to 350 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Honor 7 Honor 5X
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.0 (Lollipop) Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 7 Honor 5X
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 7, Band 8, Band 20
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 7 Honor 5X
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ -
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.265 H.265
FEATURES Honor 7 Honor 5X
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, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Notification LED, Active noise-cancellation, SmartPower 3.0 technology Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology
OTHERS Honor 7 Honor 5X
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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