Honor 5X vs. OPPO R9 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and OPPO R9 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. OPPO R9 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X OPPO R9 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 163.1 mm OPPO R9 Plus has greater height than Honor 5X.
Width 76.3 mm 80.8 mm OPPO R9 Plus has greater width than Honor 5X.
Depth 8.15 mm 7.4 mm OPPO R9 Plus is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 185 g Honor 5X is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Gold
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
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 (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots)
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Honor 5X OPPO R9 Plus
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6" OPPO R9 Plus has larger screen size than Honor 5X.
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 367 ppi Honor 5X has better pixel density than OPPO R9 Plus.
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) - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 5X OPPO R9 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Qualcomm
Processor Number MSM8939 MSM8976
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz -
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 Qualcomm ADRENO 510
MEMORY Honor 5X OPPO R9 Plus
RAM 2 GB 4 GB OPPO R9 Plus has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB OPPO R9 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 OPPO R9 Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 16 Megapixel OPPO R9 Plus has better camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes - Panorama
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection OPPO R9 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), 3840 x 2160 (4K)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 16 Megapixel OPPO R9 Plus has better front camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 OPPO R9 Plus has better front lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X OPPO R9 Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 4120 mAh OPPO R9 Plus has larger battery capacity than Honor 5X.
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 5X OPPO R9 Plus
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.1 (Lollipop) ColorOS 3.0 (based on Android 5.1)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X OPPO R9 Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.1
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5X OPPO R9 Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 MPEG-4, H.264
FEATURES Honor 5X OPPO R9 Plus
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology Active noise-cancellation
OTHERS Honor 5X OPPO R9 Plus
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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