Honor 5X vs. Nokia 7 plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and Nokia 7 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. Nokia 7 plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X Nokia 7 plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 158.38 mm Nokia 7 plus has greater height than Honor 5X.
Width 76.3 mm 75.64 mm Honor 5X has greater width than Nokia 7 plus.
Depth 8.15 mm 9.55 mm Honor 5X is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g -
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Copper black
Body Material Aluminium alloy 6000 Series aluminium alloy
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.24 W/kg (body), 0.56 W/kg (head) 1.776 W/kg (body), 0.361 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 Single-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 5X Nokia 7 plus
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6" Nokia 7 plus has larger screen size than Honor 5X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Nokia 7 plus has better screen resolution than Honor 5X.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 400 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1500:1
Display Enhancement Technology - Sunlight Readability
Display Features Full Lamination -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 5X Nokia 7 plus
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
Processor Number MSM8939 -
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - Honor 5X has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 -
MEMORY Honor 5X Nokia 7 plus
RAM 2 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB Nokia 7 plus has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Nokia 7 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 Nokia 7 plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor 5X has better camera resolution than Nokia 7 plus.
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.75 Nokia 7 plus has better lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Optical Zoom - 2x
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Functions) - Carl Zeiss optic
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 13 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.6
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Nokia 7 plus has better front camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 -
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X Nokia 7 plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3800 mAh Nokia 7 plus has larger battery capacity than Honor 5X.
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 5X Nokia 7 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 8.1 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X Nokia 7 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 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC - Yes Nokia 7 plus has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5X Nokia 7 plus
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 -
Sound Enhancements - OZO Audio
FEATURES Honor 5X Nokia 7 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, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology Three microphones
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Honor 5X Nokia 7 plus
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, USB cable, USB-C charger
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