Honor 5X vs. Nokia C21 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and Nokia C21 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 C21 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X Nokia C21 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - TA-1424
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 164.8 mm Nokia C21 Plus has greater height than Honor 5X.
Width 76.3 mm 75.9 mm Honor 5X has greater width than Nokia C21 Plus.
Depth 8.15 mm 8.55 mm Honor 5X is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 191 g Honor 5X is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Dark cyan | Warm grey
Body Material Aluminium alloy -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.24 W/kg (body), 0.56 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.685 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio 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 Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 5X Nokia C21 Plus
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.517" Nokia C21 Plus has larger screen size than Honor 5X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1600 x 720 pixels Honor 5X has better screen resolution than Nokia C21 Plus.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 400 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features Full Lamination -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - 2.5D tempered glass
PROCESSOR Honor 5X Nokia C21 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Spreadtrum Unisoc
Processor Number MSM8939 SC9863A
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 1.6 GHz Nokia C21 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 - Honor 5X has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 -
MEMORY Honor 5X Nokia C21 Plus
RAM 2 GB 2 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 32 GB Nokia C21 Plus has more internal memory than Honor 5X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Honor 5X Nokia C21 Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Special Effects - HDR
Camera Modes - Panorama, Portrait
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
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 -
Light Source (Front) - LED flash
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X Nokia C21 Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh -
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 5X Nokia C21 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 11 (Go edition)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X Nokia C21 Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE 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 Wi-Fi
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 5X Nokia C21 Plus
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 -
FEATURES Honor 5X Nokia C21 Plus
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology 2 years of Security Updates
OTHERS Honor 5X Nokia C21 Plus
Included Accessories Power adapter Headphones, power adapter, USB-C cable, protective case
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