​ one gets updated and is a flagship phone with customer support, the other isn't.

I cannot speak for the Honor 5x, I know little about it, however I can speak of the Nexus 5x and perhaps give some more info about that phone. On a number of different threads I've been warning people off the Nexus 5x. Since purchase it has been laggy and problematic. A huge frustration. I've not had any issue with battery, and find it the same as any other smart phone, but the lag made it feel underpowered and overwhelmed by today's expectations. Such a disappointment given how much I loved my old Nexus 4. Anyway, a few weeks ago Google announced they were releasing a patch in the march security update, and it contained fixes aimed at the Nexus 5x problems. I got this patch a couple of days ago and I can say it has resolved all my issues with the phone. It is almost like I purchased a new phone. The lag is gone, the camera doesn't crash the phone anymore, and works brilliantly, finally, and it feels slick, fast and good. At last! This isn't saying you should buy a Nexus 5x over this device on offer, but knowing that the reported issues with the Nexus 5x appear to be fully solved (it has only been a few days bear in mind), it might inform your choice.

Get a Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro for this sort of money from china - Snapdragon 650, 3GB, 32GB rom - Antutu 79k

Seen this is £149.99 on buyer's site earlier . http://www.ebuyer.com/739230-honor-5x-16gb-phone-grey-51090bxt

Hi Everyone,
I am using LG G3 from last 18 months, still have 6 months to go on contract. But my LG G3 gave up and just ordered a new phone. Honor 5x few minutes ago. Now I read the views about battery and charging issue. Shall I still try this honor 5x phone or just cancel the order? I am on 02 network, is it going to work on 02?
Thanks

​Honor is a brand name, so it's spelt the same no matter where you are.

I've got the 4x ,happy with it

​NFC chips cost very little, less than a quid for bulk buys. Why have a finger print reader if you can't do contactless payments?

Not in the UK. :P

​i think I am still gonna go for Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro 32gb

They probably wanted to save $3 on the NFC chip

This or the LG G3, could someone please advise?

* Honour

Honor seem to provide pretty good support through social media, forums, email etc. I've heard nothing but bad things about Google support when it comes to the Nexus line.

And if people don't like EMUI that much.. you could always install CyanogenMod!

So why has this gone hotter than the Amazon lightning deals where it was £150 and the longer lasting Clove deal where it was £155?

I got one for £150 and have no regrets but didn't think it a fantastic deal. This phone was built to be sold for $199 all day long. The price in this deal is a bit more than $199 + 20% VAT.

If you are not desperate I would wait, it will probably be available for £150 again soon.

can't decide whether to change my lg g3 for this, the g3 runs so slowly only after about 8 months of having it. Need to get some cyanogen modded phone I think!

yeah agree with the redmi note 3 PRI it's a superb phone for the money

Bit confused not sure if this takes a micro sim or a nano sim as the main sim? Grateful for any advice?

They have to make compromises somewhere to get the price to where it is. NFC is a nice to have not a need to have, so I can understand its absence.

The Nexus 5x is not a flagship phone.

Honor have promised regular updates for the 5x, including Marshmallow. You might not be first in line, but the updates will come. As for customer support, there is no evidence to suggest you wouldn't get good customer support when you buy the Honor - it is a Huawei after all, the 5th largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world.

Having used both, I would say it really depends what is important to you. The camera on the Nexus is better, but the Honor looks and feels like a premium device. If you love stock Android then the Nexus is for you because the EMUI skin on the Honor divides opinion. Personally I like it, but it's personal preference.

Real world performance between them is almost identical and I found the Honor lasted longer on a full charge with an average days use. The screen is also more pleasing on the Honor. I would say the Nexus is a tad more fluid with it being stock android, but when the Honor gets Marshmallow and EMUI 4.0 I doubt there will be any difference at all.

What might be a deal breaker for some is that the Nexus doesn't have a micro SD slot, so you can't expand the memory.

Both are fantastic devices for the money, just look at what's important to you.

Hi

That's what put me off this phone, no NFC. Anyone know why as my Nexus 4 has NFC and it's nearly 4 years old?

Fwaw :wink:

Got this for £130, open box undamaged from Amazon yesterday. (£150 less £20 discount Amazon are doing atm)

Apple only has to update iPhones, Android runs on hundreds of devices made by other manufacturers. It's a whole different thing.

Dual Sim 5" Moto G 2014 got the Andriod 6.0 Marshmallow upgrade this week, in the UK. Installed fine, though thought it would never happen. There is something to be said for Apple's methods when it comes to phone updates.

​I have the Honor 7. Really pleasantly surprised with it. Marshmallow update due imminently for it. I installed the update via web as I couldn't wait, now it flies. Much slicker now and works that bit better. Things have moved on massively since my last 'unbranded' 'phone.

only comment on Honor 7.. it is blazing fast. Still enjoying it. .. oh just downloaded and installed Marshmallow, even better. I feel like using Huawei. I used to say it's a Sony. Now that Sony is crap, I can say "It's a Huawei"

iPhone in it ..

Sorry to hear that. I hadn't come across the same reports for the Nexus 9 when researching my issue.. Prior to this fix, I once couldn't answer an important call because the phone took too long to respond to my swipe. I would say though, check that something else isn't causing your lag. Only reason I say that is when looking into my problem, a lot of people kept referring to how the 9 had no such issues. And although it was higher spec, it outperformed the 5x so much, it suggested a fault with the 5x. The 5x had so many reports of lag, it was overwhelming and finally led google to fix it, it seems. Good luck with it anyway, certainly a disappointing Nexus range. Even though my phone now works as I expected to, bitter taste has been left and will think twice before getting another.

Perhaps that is the case, I don't know, but the Nexus 5x issue was device specific and existed over multiple android updates. This wasn't an Android issue, persay, but a device one, as many other phones running the same version of android saw no such lag. I'm very curious to find out what it was.

Yep my Nexus 9 still lags after the update. Really good device but have been disappointed from the beginning about the lag considering it's a Nexus device. Even my Nexus 5 doesn't lag that badly. You press that recently used apps button and have to wait 3-5 second for a response. Crazy for a relatively newish devise.

I was a Nexus fan when the Nexus 4 and the original Nexus 7 were launched. Both amazing devices at launch but completely destroyed by Google's software updates.

I've realised Google just treat Nexus owners as Beta testers. I'd rather have a device that runs bug free on an older version of Android than have a bug ridden experience with a Nexus.

Not bad for the price but I'll be avoiding.

¬¬¬Three card slots - three times the choice
Three separate card slots for compatibility – nano-SIM, micro-SIM and microSD – while automatic band-switching technology offers maximum signal strength.

Any combination of 4 G cards supported.

No distinction between primary and secondary cards.

Tested, FCC - certified, high - performance antenna.

Expandable storage space up to 128 GB with a microSD card.

!!!!!


Will this do 2 sims and a tf card all at same time ?




NEVERMIND

yes it does !!

every phone ive ordered from amazon has gone boobs up within 3 months, either not in stock or even sold any more too, but they have offered me the money that was paid back, shame there's never a similar phone with the same specs for the price paid though, so i always find myself needing to add 20-30£ each time.. Savvy business plan by amazon?

Excellent quality per price ratio but this one does not have NFC, e.g. for Google pay or Android pay like Samsung pay. However when Android pay is coming everywhere in the future this one will become a very old model and I will be needing to upgrade anyway. Every half year all smartphone become outdated and old fashion. Every year you feel the urge to upgrade. That was my thought when I bought Honor 7, it's cheap but better performance than my wife's iPhone 6s, especially Huawei camera performance. That could apply to Honor 5x.

Didn't realise the Nexus 9 was suffering the same way.

still with my Samsung note 3 which is running fine, is this a good upgrade anyone knows??

I wonder if they fixed the Nexus 9 lag.

still £190 at official Huawei webstore VMall

Great phone, got one from Amazon on the lightening deal. Dunno why everyone's hung on the Emui, I stuck the Google now launcher on it and it's fine, no complaints from me.

I cannot speak for the Honor 5x, I know little about it, however I can speak of the Nexus 5x and perhaps give some more info about that phone. On a number of different threads I've been warning people off the Nexus 5x. Since purchase it has been laggy and problematic. A huge frustration. I've not had any issue with battery, and find it the same as any other smart phone, but the lag made it feel underpowered and overwhelmed by today's expectations. Such a disappointment given how much I loved my old Nexus 4. Anyway, a few weeks ago Google announced they were releasing a patch in the march security update, and it contained fixes aimed at the Nexus 5x problems. I got this patch a couple of days ago and I can say it has resolved all my issues with the phone. It is almost like I purchased a new phone. The lag is gone, the camera doesn't crash the phone anymore, and works brilliantly, finally, and it feels slick, fast and good. At last! This isn't saying you should buy a Nexus 5x over this device on offer, but knowing that the reported issues with the Nexus 5x appear to be fully solved (it has only been a few days bear in mind), it might inform your choice.

How's the camera? I am tempted by the SU6 but believe the camera is pretty bad.

I've got a Note 4 and I've heard this is on par

very slow phone slower then 2 years old Samsung phones no matter which launcher you going to use, although the handset looks awesome easy to hold despite quite big in size finger print is fast and accurate, have to returned it to amazon

anyone know if this phone would run 4g on both sim at the same time?

thank you guys i think i will stick with vodafone as its £70 cheaper :smiley:

good price but having just read the reviews of EMUI will give it a miss.

Get a Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro for this sort of money from china - Snapdragon 650, 3GB, 32GB rom - Antutu 79k

Is this better than Vodafone smart ultra? Thanks

I've found my Honor 5X battery lasts better than my partners Note 4...but, that could be how she's set it up.

​The Nexus 5X is not a flagship device. The 6P is, but not the 5X that has many performance and battery issues.
For the price, the Honor 5X is a good phone, the fingerprint scanner works really well. It does stutter a little when multiple apps are open. The display is good, slightly better than the Smart Ultra 6, but it does cost more. Design wise, the Honor 5X is nicer, but the Smart Ultra 6 wins out because of its fantastic price. I'm currently using the Honor 5X, and the Smart Ultra 6 was my old phone.

I am torn between this and the Nexus 5x...i know the differences spec wise but has anyone had chance to try both in real life?