Honor 5X vs BLU R1 Plus 16GB

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Comparing the Honor 5X vs BLU R1 Plus 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 5X runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while BLU R1 Plus 16GB runs at 1.3 GHz, making Honor 5X the better performer.


Display: Both Honor 5X and BLU R1 Plus 16GB offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Honor 5X and BLU R1 Plus 16GB feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Honor 5X and BLU R1 Plus 16GB feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: BLU R1 Plus 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Honor 5X offers 3000 mAh, making BLU R1 Plus 16GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor 5X and BLU R1 Plus 16GB offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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Honor 5X
₹12,999
(Out of Stock)
BLU R1 Plus 16GB
₹9,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
64%

Release Date

01 Feb, 2016
05 Apr, 2017

Performance

Snapdragon 616
MediaTek MT6737
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
4000 mAh
Quick Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Clean, classy build
  • Good battery life
  • Responsive fingerprint sensor
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Slow touch response on display
  • Sluggish UI
  • No USB OTG
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.1/5
(20,212 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
4 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

Feb 01, 2016
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

EMUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939
MediaTek MT6737

Processor

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Mali-T720 MP2

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

Display

Design

Height

151.3 mm
153 mm

Width

76.3 mm
76.6 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
10.5 mm

Weight

158 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
13 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
No

Flash

No
Yes LED Flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 26 Hours(3G) / Up to 27 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2600(band 7) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 700(band 17)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SAR Value

Head: 0.69 W/kg Body: 0.49 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No
No

HDMI

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope