Honor 5X vs. HTC 10

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and HTC 10. 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. HTC 10 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X HTC 10
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 145.9 mm Honor 5X has greater height than HTC 10.
Width 76.3 mm 71.9 mm Honor 5X has greater width than HTC 10.
Depth 8.15 mm 9 mm Honor 5X is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 161 g Honor 5X is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Glacier silver | Carbon grey | Topaz gold
Body Material Aluminium alloy Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.24 W/kg (body), 0.56 W/kg (head) 0.417 W/kg
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
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 -
DISPLAY Honor 5X HTC 10
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS Super LCD 5
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.2" Honor 5X has larger screen size than HTC 10.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels HTC 10 has better screen resolution than Honor 5X.
Display Format Full HD QHD
Pixel Density 400 ppi 564 ppi HTC 10 has better pixel density than Honor 5X.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features Full Lamination Curve edge, Display colour personalisation
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 5X HTC 10
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Processor Number MSM8939 -
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 2.2 GHz HTC 10 has higher clock speed than Honor 5X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core Quad-core Honor 5X has higher processor core quantity than HTC 10.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 -
MEMORY Honor 5X HTC 10
RAM 2 GB 4 GB HTC 10 has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 32 GB HTC 10 has more internal memory than Honor 5X.
User Memory - 23 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Honor 5X HTC 10
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor 5X has better camera resolution than HTC 10.
Sensor Type - BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 HTC 10 has better lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) HTC 10 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm 26 mm
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes - Burst mode, Panorama, Pro mode, Continuous shot, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC 10 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) - HTC Zoe, Video Pic, HTC UltraPixel Camera 2
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI-CMOS
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/1.8 HTC 10 has better front lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Special Effects (Front) - Live make-up
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie)
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS), Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X HTC 10
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3000 mAh Both phones have the same battery capacity.
Standby Time - 456 hours
Talk Time - 1620 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1620 min
Standby: up to 456 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 5X HTC 10
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 HTC Sense
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X HTC 10
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC - Yes HTC 10 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5X HTC 10
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 MKV, AVI, MPEG-4, 3GP
Sound Enhancements - HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition
FEATURES Honor 5X HTC 10
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, motion sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology DLNA Certified, AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Wi-Fi Miracast, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, Quiet Mode, Pocket mode, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, Dolby Audio, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode
OTHERS Honor 5X HTC 10
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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