Honor 5X vs Huawei G7 Plus

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Comparing the Honor 5X vs Huawei G7 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Honor 5X and Huawei G7 Plus run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.


Display: Both Honor 5X and Huawei G7 Plus offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Honor 5X and Huawei G7 Plus feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Honor 5X and Huawei G7 Plus feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Both Honor 5X and Huawei G7 Plus offer the same 3000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Huawei G7 Plus offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Honor 5X offers 16 GB, making Huawei G7 Plus the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

01 Feb, 2016
07 Nov, 2015
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 616
Snapdragon 615
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP
16 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
3000 mAh
6000 mAh
Quick Charging
N/A
33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
N/A

Storage

16 GB
32 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A
N/A

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

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

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General

Launch Date

Feb 01, 2016
(Official)
N/A
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

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

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

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Adreno 405
Adreno 810

RAM

2 GB
3 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
20:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
401 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.07 %
71.32 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

151.3 mm
152.5 mm
164.4 mm

Width

76.3 mm
76.5 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
7.5 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

158 grams
167 grams
210 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Aluminium Metal
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4160 x 3120 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Avg
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

No
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
3000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
N/A

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
N/A
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
32 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

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:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
51 Mbit/s ↑ 150.8 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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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
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

No
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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