Honor 5C vs. Honor 8X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5C and Honor 8X. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 5C vs. Honor 8X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5C Honor 8X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 147.1 mm 160.4 mm Honor 8X has greater height than Honor 5C.
Width 73.8 mm 76.6 mm Honor 8X has greater width than Honor 5C.
Depth 8.3 mm 7.8 mm Honor 8X is narrower than Honor 5C.
Weight 156 g 175 g Honor 5C is lighter than Honor 5C.
Body Colour Gold | Black Red | Blue | Black
Body Material - Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.02 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.81 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 5C Honor 8X
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.5" Honor 8X has larger screen size than Honor 5C.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 8X has better screen resolution than Honor 5C.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 424 ppi 397 ppi Honor 5C has better pixel density than Honor 8X.
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features - FullView Display
PROCESSOR Honor 5C Honor 8X
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 650 Hisilicon Kirin 710
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.2 GHz Honor 8X has higher clock speed than Honor 5C.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Honor 5C has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP2 -
MEMORY Honor 5C Honor 8X
RAM 2 GB 4 GB Honor 8X has more RAM than Honor 5C.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Honor 8X has more internal memory than Honor 5C.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Honor 5C Honor 8X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Honor 8X has better camera resolution than Honor 5C.
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Honor 8X has better lens aperture than Honor 5C.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - Portrait
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Light Source LED light -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor 8X has better front camera resolution than Honor 5C.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1280 x 720 (720p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5C Honor 8X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3750 mAh Honor 8X has larger battery capacity than Honor 5C.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 150 min
Standby Time - 697 hours
Talk Time - 1260 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1260 min
Standby: up to 697 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 5C Honor 8X
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 8.1 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5C Honor 8X
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
NFC - Yes Honor 8X has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5C Honor 8X
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ -
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, H.265 -
FEATURES Honor 5C Honor 8X
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, proximity sensor, digital compass Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - Face Unlock
OTHERS Honor 5C Honor 8X
Included Accessories Power adapter Headphones, USB cable, power adapter
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