honor 5X Review


Introduction
An explosion occurred in the mid-range smartphone market last year, showing all of us that there’s considerable value in price-conscious devices. Huawei, in particular, came swinging out of the gate with its own model in the P8 Lite, a $249.99, ‘lighter’ version of its high-end Huawei P8 smartphone. Despite the low cost, it failed to stand above the other prized devices in the segment at the time.
Fast forward to the present, they have something pretty sweet getting its name from Huawei’s sub-brand. Looking at the honor 5X, it’s hard to fathom that it’s been graced with an outright $200 price, seeing that it comes with a fingerprint sensor and a nice build. Other specs add to its drool worthy stature, but as we know, it takes more than that to be recognized as incredible.
The package contains:
- honor 5X
- Wall Charger
- microUSB cable
- SIM ejector tool
- User guide
Design
The metal design is appreciable, but there’s a ‘cheapness’ to its feel.
The honor 5X comes with a recessed fingerprint sensor on its back side. It works rather well – it's been fairly responsive and accurate in our testing.
Alcatel OneTouch IDOL 3 (5.5")
Dimensions
6.01 x 2.96 x 0.29 inches
152.7 x 75.14 x 7.4 mm
Weight
4.96 oz (141 g)
Asus ZenFone 2 Laser (US)
Dimensions
6 x 3.04 x 0.43 inches
152.5 x 77.2 x 10.8 mm
Weight
6.00 oz (170 g)
Alcatel OneTouch IDOL 3 (5.5")
Dimensions
6.01 x 2.96 x 0.29 inches
152.7 x 75.14 x 7.4 mm
Weight
4.96 oz (141 g)
Asus ZenFone 2 Laser (US)
Dimensions
6 x 3.04 x 0.43 inches
152.5 x 77.2 x 10.8 mm
Weight
6.00 oz (170 g)
To see the phones in real size or compare them with other models, visit our Visual Phone Size Comparison page

Display
Resolution is great for a phone of this caliber, but colors are still a tad off.
Now, while we like that its peak brightness tops out at 585 nits, ensuring that outdoor visibility is not an issue, as well as its okay viewing angles, the other aspects about the display are just unflattering. Firstly, the panel is noticeably cold, so colors have a bluish tone to them, because of the ~8000K color temperature. It’s not necessarily the most color accurate screen: yellows are heavily influenced by green – while magentas favor a bluish hue.
Display measurements and quality
Maximum brightness Higher is better | Minimum brightness (nits) Lower is better | Contrast Higher is better | Color temperature (Kelvins) | Gamma | Delta E rgbcmy Lower is better | Delta E grayscale Lower is better | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Honor 5X |
585 (Excellent) |
7 (Good) |
1:1251 (Excellent) |
8021 (Poor) |
2.19 |
2.9 (Good) |
6.77 (Average) |
Alcatel OneTouch IDOL 3 (5.5") |
665 (Excellent) |
29 (Poor) |
1:960 (Average) |
7280 (Good) |
2.14 |
5.34 (Average) |
5.68 (Average) |
HTC Desire 820 |
543 (Excellent) |
17 (Poor) |
1:1813 (Excellent) |
7119 (Good) |
2.19 |
3.83 (Good) |
5.16 (Average) |
Asus ZenFone 2 Laser (US) |
403 (Good) |
23 (Poor) |
1:1213 (Good) |
7248 (Good) |
2.68 |
3.25 (Good) |
5.2 (Average) |
The numbers below represent the amount of deviation in the respective property, observed when a display is viewed from a 45-degree angle as opposed to direct viewing.
Maximum brightness Lower is better | Minimum brightness Lower is better | Contrast Lower is better | Color temperature Lower is better | Gamma Lower is better | Delta E rgbcmy Lower is better | Delta E grayscale Lower is better | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asus ZenFone 2 Laser (US) |
73.9% |
78.3% |
77.3% |
16.9% |
1.5% |
9.5% |
41.3% |
Alcatel OneTouch IDOL 3 (5.5") |
79.2% |
79.3% |
72.3% |
17.9% |
12.6% |
15% |
38.4% |
HTC Desire 820 |
84.3% |
82.4% |
84.8% |
16.7% |
16.4% |
5.7% |
13.2% |
Honor 5X |
86.3% |
85.7% |
84.2% |
6.6% |
0.5% |
12.4% |
4.3% |
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