Honor 5X vs. Honor 70

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and Honor 70. 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 5X vs. Honor 70 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X Honor 70
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 161.4 mm Honor 70 has greater height than Honor 5X.
Width 76.3 mm 73.3 mm Honor 5X has greater width than Honor 70.
Depth 8.15 mm 7.91 mm Honor 70 is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 178 g Honor 5X is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Midnight black | Emerald Green | Crystal silver
Body Material Aluminium alloy -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Honor 70 is waterproof.
Repairability Index - 7.5 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.24 W/kg (body), 0.56 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body), 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.79 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM, nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 5X Honor 70
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.67" Honor 70 has larger screen size than Honor 5X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Honor 70 has better screen resolution than Honor 5X.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 400 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:09
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Honor 70 has better colour depth than Honor 5X.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features Full Lamination FullView Display, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, dual-curve display, Super Curved Display
PROCESSOR Honor 5X Honor 70
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Processor Number MSM8939 -
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 2.5 GHz Honor 70 has higher clock speed than Honor 5X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Honor 5X has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 Qualcomm ADRENO 642L
MEMORY Honor 5X Honor 70
RAM 2 GB 8 GB Honor 70 has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Honor 70 has more internal memory than Honor 5X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Honor 5X Honor 70
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 54 Megapixel Honor 70 has better camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Sensor Size - 1/1.49"
Sensor Name - Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.9 Honor 70 has better lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects - HDR, Portrait bokeh
Camera Modes - Night mode, Super Macro Mode, Ultra Wide-angle, Solo Cut mode
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 8768 x 6144
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Subject-Tracking Auto-Focus, Super Sensing Camera, Instant All-Pixel Focus
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 122 degree(s)
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 70 has better front camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies Beauty mode, Portrait with HDR
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Honor 70 has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) - 2520 x 1080
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X Honor 70
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 4800 mAh Honor 70 has larger battery capacity than Honor 5X.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 70 has fast charging technology.
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 5X Honor 70
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor 70 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 12
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 Magic UI 6.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X Honor 70
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, 5G NR, TD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
Bluetooth Profiles - SBC
NFC - Yes Honor 70 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 5X Honor 70
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements - HONOR Histen
FEATURES Honor 5X Honor 70
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology MIMO technology, Fast Charging, GPU Turbo technology, OTG Reverse Charge
OTHERS Honor 5X Honor 70
Included Accessories Power adapter Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, screen protector (pre-applied), 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger
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