"Huawei honor 5X": reviews and features

“Huawei honor 5X” – is the fruit of fierce competition in the market of China between the “company”, “unlocked”, “Saami” and “Mejzu”. All these brands are fairly rapid step down in budget sector by offering very good opportunities of their gadgets, quite acceptable performance at a very affordable price. With all these tensions, the new Chinese creation has the quality of a smartphone from the middle and even the top sector at a relatively low price.

So, we present to your attention the smartphone “Huawei honor 5X": review, opinions, features and advantages of the gadget along with disadvantages.

Appearance

In the market you can see three color variations of the device (front): dark grey, silver and gold. Something unusual in terms of appearance, we do not see – the gadget is made in a classic for the brand design: not the most original and bright, but quite recognizable.

Eye of the main camera are all also slightly protrudes relative to the body, but this decision is no surprise, because literally every second Chinese smartphone has similar style with “Huawei honor 5X”. Customer reviews about this keep neutrality: a design to them and are not happy, but not upset – phone as a phone.

Back of the smartphone is made entirely of metal, with the exception of the upper and lower elements – they are made from very high quality plastic. The front panel is covered with a very good glass with good protective characteristics. If we talk about the materials in General, the idea is extremely similar to solutions of the same “galaxy” series And “Samsung” where the company has been able to give their device a very presentable appearance, which at first sight can not be called budget.

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Of Course, to the “samsonovsky” A-series gadget does not hold: there is more plastic inserts are superfluous decorative elements, in addition, the style gives some aspectsto have “Huawei honor 5X”. Owner reviews nevertheless filled with friendly context regarding the appearance of the smartphone-the device feels more expensive device than it actually is.

Build

Any serious complaints about the build quality series no. Squeaks, rattles and backlash, and they just come from nowhere: the only removable element – the tray for the SIM and flash cards. All keys are securely cast into the body and not hang out, which is rare for budget machines like the “Huawei honor 5X”.

Reviews (enclosure) on specialized forums confirm the fact that the Assembly of the smartphone is made on a very high level, despite belonging to the budget device segment. The owners appreciated the solidity of the device and the absence of any gaps, along with the sturdiness of the gadget.

Interfaces

In terms of the availability and location of the interfaces – is a typical representative of the “Top”-brothers: touch on-screen buttons and a couple of hardware keys. Button located on the right side of the smartphone: above – the volume rocker, below – enable/disable gadget. On the left side there are two slots for SIM cards (one micro and the other nano). Later on we see a separate slot for a micro SD card. In General, the layout of controls can be called from standard “Huawei honor 5X”.

User Feedback regarding the interfaces mostly positive: all in the usual places, and perepravit, if you decided to change the brand, do not have.

At the bottom there is a connector micro-USB for charging the device and syncing with a personal computer. There is the main microphone and earpiece calls. The upper end reserved for the usual “mini-Jack" to 3.5 mm and backup microphone.

On the front above the screen are the light sensor, camera and speaker. As for touch on-screen buttons, if you wish, you can customize them: add the call button or to change the location of the major controls have a “Huawei honor 5X”. Owner reviews about this full of words of gratitude to the brand: it is very convenient that it is possible to adjust all under itself.

In addition to the standard elements of the interface on the back of the smartphone we will see a fingerprint scanner just below the camera and flash. To work scanner of some goods: everything works well and precisely.

Display

The Model is equipped with a 5.5-inch screen, runs on quite sensible IPS-matrix. Resolution should suffice even the most demanding owners – 1920 by 1080 pixels with a density of 403 ppi. This, of course, not “retina” from the same Apple, but more than acceptable for a budget “Huawei honor 5X”.

The owners say is very attractive screen features: practical maximum for this type of matrices, the angles, the lack of any distortion when turning, a good stock of brightness andcontrast, and the presence of sensible oleophobic coating. Some complain about the lack of richness of images, but it can already be called nagging, if you look at the price of the device.

Camera

The Main camera has five lenses, system of phase focusing, good resolution at 13 MP and a good led flash in two colours. Front of the eye has, of course, more modest rates of the matrix (5 MP), but for a more or less high-quality self will fit perfectly.

To Cope with the camera is very simple: a familiar interface, simple and intuitive. The basic functionality is somewhat similar to the management «Apple» gadgets. The user has the opportunity to choose from a rather extensive list of favorite stories, and add some effects while working with the camera “Huawei honor 5X”.

The owner Reviews on the characteristics of the cameras, written in a positive way. In the daytime the gadget fully cope with the shooting, and the pictures are quite decent. The only negative – the night work: noise, decreases the contrast, brightness, and detail is markedly reduced. However, to call this point a critical flaw cannot be, because as their budget category smartphone fulfills almost 100%, and expect him to opportunities NTS or “Sony” is not necessary.

Performance

For performance of the gadget meets the OCTA-core chipset from Qualcomm from the Snapdragon 616. He did well not only on many well known benchmarks, but also directly in the case. Also on Board there is 2 GB RAM and 16 GB of user memory. To expand the latter is possible via SD-card (max 128 GB). For graphical component is responsible for the system “Adreno” on the chip 405, which is also pleasing.

Reviews on phone “Huawei honor 5X” regarding performance will in a positive way: the speed of the interface and applications at the proper level. The chipset is enough to perform most ordinary tasks, including watching videos in high quality. Some gaming applications at maximum settings sometimes slow down and drop in FPS, but don't forget that you have a budget smartphone “Huawei honor 5X”. Owner reviews on the work of specific interface entirely positive: no freezes, twitching or freezes – everything is just perfect.

Standalone operation

The Gadget has got non-removable Li-ion battery 3000 mAh, which is standard for most similar budget devices. The average charge lasts about one day of hard work: Internet, SMS, calls, camera and music.

Actually, you “stretch” battery and for a much longer time, if you turn down brightness use power-saving modes and use the smartphone as a means of communication. In this case, it should be enough for three days.

Summing up

The Company “company” managed to give its user not only well-balanced and inexpensive device, but also to do it at the right time, and most importantly – in the right place (speaking about Russia). The gadget has the enviable chance of becoming a bestseller of the year, and this model has all the ingredients that were listed above.

Of Course, you can wait until the market will rush announced gadgets from “unlocked”, “Mejzu” or ZTE, but if you talk about “here and now”, choosing a brand new mobile device, be sure to pay attention to “Huawei honor 5X”. Perhaps this machine will forever change your view about the so-called “Chinese gadget”.

The Estimated price of the model – 15 000 (IV quarter of 2016).