Honor 5X vs. Huawei GX8

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and Huawei GX8. 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. Huawei GX8 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X Huawei GX8
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 152 mm Huawei GX8 has greater height than Honor 5X.
Width 76.3 mm 76.5 mm Huawei GX8 has greater width than Honor 5X.
Depth 8.15 mm 7.5 mm Huawei GX8 is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 167 g Honor 5X is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Mystic champagne
Body Material Aluminium alloy Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.24 W/kg (body), 0.56 W/kg (head) 0.87 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM, nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM -
DISPLAY Honor 5X Huawei GX8
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.5" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 400 ppi -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Full Lamination -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - 2.5D Arc Glass
PROCESSOR Honor 5X Huawei GX8
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
Processor Number MSM8939 -
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 1.5 GHz Both phones have the same clock speed.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 -
MEMORY Honor 5X Huawei GX8
RAM 2 GB 2 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 16 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB
CAMERA Honor 5X Huawei GX8
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei GX8 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 -
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X Huawei GX8
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3000 mAh Both phones have the same battery capacity.
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 5X Huawei GX8
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 5.1 (Lollipop)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X Huawei GX8
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE, DC-HSPA+
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 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.0
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5X Huawei GX8
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 -
FEATURES Honor 5X Huawei GX8
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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology -
OTHERS Honor 5X Huawei GX8
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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