Honor 5X vs. OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G. 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. OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 160.6 mm OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has greater height than Honor 5X.
Width 76.3 mm 73.2 mm Honor 5X has greater width than OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G.
Depth 8.15 mm 7.8 mm OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 173 g Honor 5X is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Mirror grey | Bahama 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
DISPLAY Honor 5X OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS Fluid Amoled
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.43" OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has larger screen size than Honor 5X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has better screen resolution than Honor 5X.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 400 ppi 409 ppi OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has better pixel density than Honor 5X.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
HDR - Yes OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features Full Lamination Wide colour display (P3), Dark mode, sRGB support, AI colour enhancement
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 5X OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm MediaTek Dimensity 900
Processor Number MSM8939 -
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 2.4 GHz OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G 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 Mali G68 MC4
MEMORY Honor 5X OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
RAM 2 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has more internal memory than Honor 5X.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.2
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Honor 5X OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 64 Megapixel OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has better camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.79 OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has better lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size - 0.7 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Special Effects - HDR, face retouch
Camera Modes - Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Nightscape capture mode, Portrait, Filter mode
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), DualView, AI Scene Enhancement, 4-in-1 to 1.4μm pixel, AI hightlight video
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 119 degree(s)
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 16 Megapixel OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has better front camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, face retouch
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies Time-lapse mode, Nightscape capture mode, Portrait, Filter mode
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), AI hightlight video
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 4500 mAh OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has larger battery capacity than Honor 5X.
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 5X OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OxygenOS (based on Android 11)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.2
NFC - Yes OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 5X OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, APE (Monkey's Audio), apt-X, LDAC, RAW, ALAC, OPUS, 3GPP, SBC, Vorbis, apt-X HD, GSM, G711-ALAW, G711-MLAW
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 MPEG-4, WMV, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, VP8, VP9, H.265, MP4V, 3GPP, AV1
FEATURES Honor 5X OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
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, digital compass, gyroscope, sensor core
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology Noise Cancellation Technology, MIMO technology, Super linear speaker
OTHERS Honor 5X OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, screen protector (pre-applied), SuperVOOC 65W power adapter
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification
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