It is in Munich that the brand Honor gave us an appointment for the launch of its Honor 5X. Presented there some time in China, the new smartphone manufacturer does not pretend to compete with larger ones. Again, Honor Honor wants with her 5X propose a terminal at unbeatable value for money.
Honor decidedly like industrial environments. The manufacturer has met us at Munich in the near part of the London, during the presentation of the Honor 7. This time, the star of the evening is the Honor 5X. We were able to take control. Here are our impressions
. Design: metal, metal, metal and metal
The design is certainly the major asset of Honor 5X. The manufacturer has relied on a shell while metal. And it is four different metals which were used to build the smartphone.
One can not deny the Honor 5X is a great success of this side. The grip is very pleasant to the touch even if it feels small inconvenience of temperatures. For example, you’ll see in the video, a small condensation accumulates on the back of the device when it is cold (yes it was cold).
However, the grip n ‘ remains pleasant. Note the effort made by Honor to offer a size ratio / screen that allows you to enjoy a 5.5-inch screen without feeling to hold a huge phone. Good point.
In addition, by hand, Honor 5X is surprisingly light . During my first grip I was really surprised by its weight. I imagined a heavier product due to its size and the material used for the shell. Honor has really worked on design.
Performance, screen, camera and OS
5X Honor does not target the same users as the Honor 7. It integrates a processor less powerful, Snapdragon 616, with 2GB of RAM . We tested a few minutes and a standard use is just right.
Push multitasking and gaming graphics with particularly carefully and you’ll see some slowdowns. The Honor 5X is not a warrior but it will suit many users who are not power users.
The screen contrast is amazing. 5.5 inch Full HD and color rendering close to that of Honor 7 . A nice surprise for a smartphone sold at this price. Again, it will be used in more extreme conditions. At our grip, the light was optimum for good color rendition and enhance brightness.
The camera will too be very good for this price range. 13-megapixel rear and 5 megapixel front . We find all the different features and shooting options found in the Honor 7. The “perfect selfie” is still in the game.
We obviously could not judge the autonomy of Honor 5X but the brand promises a day for intensive use and a day and a half for standard use. However we note the presence of a microSD slot in addition to a micro SIM port and a nano SIM port . This is the first smartphone equipped with Honor as many ports. Some will enjoy.
For the software part, we find the wrapper EMUI 3.1 with Android Lollipop . One of the criticisms made EMUI was the fact that applications compulsorily displayed on the “office”. Honor explained that it had corrected this problem but we have not found a way to do this in our grip. We will verify this during our test.
Intelligent fingerprint reader is still evolving
One of the big strengths of Honor 7 was his smart fingerprint sensor. It allowed, besides unlocking south smartphone, to return to the main page, scroll through the notifications panel to answer a call, or to stop an alarm.
Honor is 5X not equipped with smart button but the fingerprint reader that will replace it. Thus, it is now possible to configure multiple footprints and to link different applications. For example, you can configure the index to launch Facebook, or middle finger to access contacts. You can also define a particular contact and when you touch the fingerprint reader will call it directly. Note that the sensor is now faster and reacts in 0.5 seconds
Availability and price. 229 euros and new distributors
As you have seen with Honor 7, the manufacturer wants to establish itself as the champion of value. With Honor 5X, brand strikes again very strong. The smartphone is available today to 229 euros.
The good surprise comes from the distribution. In addition Vmall and Amazon, 5X Honor will be distributed to Free Mobile, Darty and Bouygues Telecom CDiscount . It is not impossible that some operators set up some ODR to further reduce the purchase price. So what do) you 5X of Honor?
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