Huawei Honor 5X / X5 / GR5

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 2150 reviews of Huawei Honor 5X / X5 / GR5. The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Cell phones for all reviews. Reviews about the screen and size are generally positive. The usability and price are also appreciated, whereas some have doubts about the connectivity.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the Huawei Honor 5X / X5 / GR5 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 88/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Huawei Honor 5X / X5 / GR5

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of Huawei Honor 5X / X5 / GR5 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other Cell phones on Amazon.co.uk. People are impressed by the battery and price. The size and screen are also mentioned favorably.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Huawei Honor 5X / X5 / GR5

alaTest has collected and analyzed 453 user reviews of Huawei Honor 5X / X5 / GR5 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other Cell phones on Amazon.com. Comments about the design and screen are on the whole positive. The usability and price also get good views.

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93% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Expert review by : Jessica Dolcourt (cnet.com)

Huawei's Honor 5X is a good, no-fuss phone (review)

You make some sacrifices in the camera department, but otherwise, this low-cost Android handset gives you plenty for your money.

The Honor 5X has a nice metal build, accurate fingerprint reader and lots of expandable storage. It's much cheaper than almost-identical Huawei GX8.

There's minimal internal storage space, and some minor camera flaws with color and focus.

Huawei's Honor 5X is a great deal for budget-phone seekers.

Feb, 2016

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Huawei Honor 5X (gold)

One of the Honor 5X's best assets is the fingerprint reader on its back, which is accurate and easy to use. The phone is also more attractive than you'd expect for its $200 price tag, which converts to about £135 and AU$275. Handling its formidable...

The Honor 5X has a nice metal build, accurate fingerprint reader and lots of expandable storage. It's much cheaper than almost-identical Huawei GX8.

There's minimal internal storage space, and some minor camera flaws with color and focus.

Huawei's Honor 5X is a great deal for budget-phone seekers.

Feb, 2016

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Expert review by : Ajay Kumar (pcmag.com)

Huawei Honor 5X (Unlocked)

The Huawei Honor 5X is the best looking affordable unlocked phone you can buy, but it's held back by an obtrusive UI and some performance issues.

Affordable. Attractive metal design. Good camera. Expandable memory and dual SIM slots.

Performance issues in testing. Heavy, buggy UI layer.

Software, Pricing, and Conclusions The 5X is running Android 5.0 Lollipop, but Huawei's EMUI 3.1 software layer is designed to make it look more like iOS. There's no app drawer, so all of your apps are arranged on the home screen, like iOS. And most of...

Jan, 2016

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Expert review by : Brandon Chester (anandtech.com)

The Huawei Honor 5X Review: Mid-Range Meets Maturity

Late last year Huawei introduced the Honor 5X, a phone branded and sold under their Honor sub brand for their home Chinese market. A few months later, the company announced that it would be the first Honor branded smartphone to launch in the United...

In the end the Honor 5X offers you a lot for your money, and so it fulfills its expected role quite well. You get a nice display, good internal hardware relative to the price, a metal chassis, a good fingerprint scanner, and a good camera. For $199 it...

Feb, 2016

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Expert review by : Florian Wimmer (notebookcheck.net)

Honor 5X Smartphone Review

Direct metal. Huawei's direct marketing brand Honor is always good for a bargain. We have the Honor 5X with a metal body and high-quality cameras in our lab this time. Let us see whether the smartphone's details are also convincing.

high-quality metal casing ; good price-performance ratio ; compelling battery life in WiFi test ; moderate temperature development ; bright screen ; good and stylish software ; decent camera configuration ; dual-SIM ; fingerprint scanner with...

middling GPS reception ; poor call quality ; speaker's low quality ; high load consumption ; short battery life under load

Huawei has in fact compiled a decent package. A high-performance device wrapped up in a classy casing, and all that at a great price. The software is stylish and practical, the cameras shoot decent pictures and a full-sized 24-month warranty is also...

Mar, 2016

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Expert review by : Jason Bouwmeester (techaeris.com)

Huawei Honor 5X review: A decent performing, premium looking budget smartphone

Our Huawei Honor 5X review takes a look at another budget smartphone from the Chinese device maker. Read on to find out what we thought.

Nice premium look, great battery life, decent performance and camera.

Could use better speakers.

Jul, 2016

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Expert review by : John V. (phonearena.com)

honor 5X Review

An explosion occurred in the mid-range smartphone market last year, showing all of us that there's considerable value in price-conscious devices. Huawei, in particular, came swinging out of the gate with its own model in the P8 Lite, a $249.99,...

Competitive $200 full retail price ; Sleek metal design ; Responsive fingerprint sensor

Poor in-call quality ; Metal body feels a little cheap & prone to scratching ; Very bluish display colors ; Can become sluggish with its performance

The strategy is simple with this one. Essentially, honor is the first out of the gate to set the bar for what we expect out of phones in the mid-range category this year – and the honor 5X surely raises some brows in the process. Combing over the phone...

Jan, 2016

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Expert review by : Ted Kritsonis (mobilesyrup.com)

Huawei GR5 review: Pretty, but not so nice on the inside

In many ways, Huawei is a brand without an identity in Canada, though the company has invested fairly heavily in the country, particularly in selling network equipment to the carriers. Its best phones under the Mate and P lines never see the light of...

Pretty unibody exterior

Underpowered processor ; Better mid-range devices out there ; No stock Android

Jun, 2016

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Expert review by : Onkar Soundankar (mysmartprice)

Huawei Honor 5X review: A weak knight in shining armour - MySmartPrice

Like many Chinese manufacturers, Huawei is well-known for launching smartphones with impressive specifications at budget-friendly prices. However, with new Android devices being announced every now and then, it is imperative that a company ups its game...

Software lags on several occasions ; Sub-par performance ; Loudspeaker could have been better

May, 2016

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Expert review by : Jason Million (gstylemag.com)

Huawei Honor 5X: Hitting the Mid Range Sweet Spot for $199 [Review]

Over the past couple of years the mid-range market has been heating up. Particularly with international companies getting their fix in the United States. Some have taken the usual approach of releasing a mid ranger while others have gone through code...

Even with the absent of 5GHZ WiFi, painful battery charging and iPhone familiar software, the Honor 5X by Huawei is a well-built piece of machinery at $199.99. It has a nice metallic feel to it, and holds decent specs with nice processing power to...

Mar, 2016

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