Google Nexus 5X vs. Huawei P10 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Google Nexus 5X and Huawei P10 Plus. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Nexus 5X vs. Huawei P10 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Nexus 5X Huawei P10 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - VKY-L29
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 147 mm 153.5 mm Huawei P10 Plus has greater height than Google Nexus 5X.
Width 72.6 mm 74.2 mm Huawei P10 Plus has greater width than Google Nexus 5X.
Depth 7.9 mm 6.98 mm Huawei P10 Plus is narrower than Google Nexus 5X.
Weight 136 g 165 g Google Nexus 5X is lighter than Google Nexus 5X.
Body Colour White | Carbon | Ice | Ice white | Quartz Graphite black
Body Material Injection moulded polycarbonate Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.696 W/kg (body), 0.564 W/kg (head) 0.76 W/kg (body), 0.89 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Google Nexus 5X Huawei P10 Plus
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 5.5" Huawei P10 Plus has larger screen size than Google Nexus 5X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels Huawei P10 Plus has better screen resolution than Google Nexus 5X.
Display Format Full HD QHD
Pixel Density 423 ppi 540 ppi Huawei P10 Plus has better pixel density than Google Nexus 5X.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features In-Cell Display Technology -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Google Nexus 5X Huawei P10 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.4 GHz Huawei P10 Plus has higher clock speed than Google Nexus 5X.
Processor Core Qty 6-core 8-core Huawei P10 Plus has higher processor core quantity than Google Nexus 5X.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 418 Mali G71 MP8
MEMORY Google Nexus 5X Huawei P10 Plus
RAM 2 GB 6 GB Huawei P10 Plus has more RAM than Google Nexus 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Huawei P10 Plus has more internal memory than Google Nexus 5X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Google Nexus 5X Huawei P10 Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 12.3 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Huawei P10 Plus has better camera resolution than Google Nexus 5X.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Huawei P10 Plus has better lens aperture than Google Nexus 5X.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes Yes
Special Effects - Monochrome, RGB, Depth of field, Natural Bokeh
HDR Mode HDR+ -
Camera Modes - Low-light shots, portrait mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - 3D facial detection Huawei P10 Plus has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Photo sphere Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Hybrid Auto focus, ASPH, Leica Dual-Kamera 2.0 Pro Edition, dual SUMMILUX-H lenses, 2x Hybrid Zoom, Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), Depth Auto Focus, Dual-tone Flash, Superior low-light photography, Dynamic illumination, Flavor Studio
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/1.8
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P10 Plus has better front camera resolution than Google Nexus 5X.
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/1.9 Huawei P10 Plus has better front lens aperture than Google Nexus 5X.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Camera Features (Front) - Leica front camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Nexus 5X Huawei P10 Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 3750 mAh Huawei P10 Plus has larger battery capacity than Google Nexus 5X.
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Huawei P10 Plus has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 90 min
Standby Time 590 hours 450 hours Google Nexus 5X has longer standby time than Huawei P10 Plus.
Talk Time 1380 minutes 1680 minutes Huawei P10 Plus has longer battery life when making calls than Google Nexus 5X.
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 1380 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1140 min
Standby (GSM): up to 590 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 710 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 710 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1680 min
Standby (3G): up to 399 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 450 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Google Nexus 5X Huawei P10 Plus
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 Nougat
User Interface - HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1
Intelligent Assistant Google Now -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Google Nexus 5X Huawei P10 Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, GAP, GOEP, A2DP, HID, SAP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, HOGP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Google Nexus 5X Huawei P10 Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, PCM, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, OPUS WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, MP4, RA
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9 RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP
FEATURES Google Nexus 5X Huawei P10 Plus
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Android Beam, Noise Cancellation Technology, Google Caller ID, MIMO technology, Three microphones, Android Sensor Hub Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Fingerprint 4.0, Knuckle, HUAWEI Ultra Memory technology
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Google Nexus 5X Huawei P10 Plus
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, protective cover, power adapter, pre-installed screen protection film, USB-C cable
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