Honor 5X vs. Huawei Nova 2 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and Huawei Nova 2 Plus. 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 Nova 2 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 153.9 mm Huawei Nova 2 Plus has greater height than Honor 5X.
Width 76.3 mm 74.9 mm Honor 5X has greater width than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Depth 8.15 mm 6.9 mm Huawei Nova 2 Plus is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 169 g Honor 5X is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Aurora blue
Body Material Aluminium alloy -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.24 W/kg (body), 0.56 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
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM, nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots)
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Honor 5X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS 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 401 ppi Huawei Nova 2 Plus has better pixel density than Honor 5X.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Full Lamination 2.5D Glass
PROCESSOR Honor 5X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Hisilicon Kirin 659
Processor Number MSM8939 -
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 2.36 GHz Huawei Nova 2 Plus 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 Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 Mali T830 MP2
MEMORY Honor 5X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
RAM 2 GB 4 GB Huawei Nova 2 Plus has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Huawei Nova 2 Plus has more internal memory than Honor 5X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Honor 5X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor 5X has better camera resolution than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Huawei Nova 2 Plus has better lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Special Effects - HDR
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection, smile detection Huawei Nova 2 Plus has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), geotagging
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Huawei Nova 2 Plus has better front camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 -
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3340 mAh Huawei Nova 2 Plus has larger battery capacity than Honor 5X.
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 5X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
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 HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, 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 -
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 4.2
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM
Sound Enhancements - DTS Sound support
FEATURES Honor 5X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
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, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology -
OTHERS Honor 5X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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