Huawei Mate S vs Honor 5X

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Mate S runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Honor 5X runs at 1.5 GHz, making Huawei Mate S the better performer.


Display: Both Huawei Mate S and Honor 5X offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches, but Huawei Mate S features a AMOLED display compared to Honor 5X's IPS LCD, making Huawei Mate S the better display of the two.


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


Front Camera: Huawei Mate S offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Honor 5X offers 5 MP, making Huawei Mate S better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 5X offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Huawei Mate S offers 2700 mAh, making Honor 5X better for longer battery life.


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

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Huawei Mate S
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
69%

Release Date

25 Aug, 2016
01 Feb, 2016

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 616
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
3 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

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

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP

Battery

2700 mAh
3000 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
16 GB

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

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

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
4 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Feb 01, 2016
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 935
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939

Processor

Octa core

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T628 MP4
Adreno 405

RAM

3 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

401 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.76 %
72.07 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

149.8 mm
151.3 mm

Width

75.3 mm
76.3 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm
8.1 mm

Weight

156 grams
158 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color 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
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
5 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
No

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2700 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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)
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SIM 2

N/A
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)
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SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.1

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Back
Rear

Other Sensors

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