Huawei Mate S vs. Honor 5C

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate S and Honor 5C. 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

Huawei Mate S vs. Honor 5C Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate S Honor 5C
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.8 mm 147.1 mm Huawei Mate S has greater height than Honor 5C.
Width 75.3 mm 73.8 mm Huawei Mate S has greater width than Honor 5C.
Depth 7.2 mm 8.3 mm Huawei Mate S is narrower than Huawei Mate S.
Weight 156 g 156 g Both phones are the same weight.
Body Colour Rose gold | Titanium grey | Mystic champagne | Luxurious gold Gold | Black
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.91 W/kg (hotspot), 0.42 W/kg (body), 1.35 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) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate S Honor 5C
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology AMOLED IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.2" Huawei Mate S has larger screen size than Honor 5C.
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 401 ppi 424 ppi Honor 5C has better pixel density than Huawei Mate S.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Enhancement Technology OnCell technology -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate S Honor 5C
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 935 Hisilicon Kirin 650
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2 GHz Huawei Mate S has higher clock speed than Honor 5C.
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) Mali T628 MP4 Mali T880 MP2
MEMORY Huawei Mate S Honor 5C
RAM 3 GB 2 GB Huawei Mate S has more RAM than Honor 5C.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 16 GB Huawei Mate S has more internal memory than Honor 5C.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB
CAMERA Huawei Mate S Honor 5C
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Mate S has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama -
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS -
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Honor 5C has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate S.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Camera Modes (Front) - Panoramic selfies
Light Source (Front) LED flash -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate S Honor 5C
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 3000 mAh Honor 5C has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate S.
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Huawei Mate S Honor 5C
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate S Honor 5C
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-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 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 40 -
4G LTE Frequency 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 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth Profiles - A2DP
NFC Yes - Huawei Mate S has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate S Honor 5C
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.265 XviD, MPEG-4, H.265
FEATURES Huawei Mate S Honor 5C
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, guaranteed upgrade to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) -
OTHERS Huawei Mate S Honor 5C
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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