Powerful Kirin 650 chipset with flagship FinFET Plus 16 nm chip technology
Unrivalled 8 MP Sony/Hynix front camera
Long battery life with 3,000 mAh capacity
Elegant ergonomic design
Dual antennas for seamless connectivity
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paulobrien
21 Jun 163#22
Bear in mind £200 vs £150 is a massive proportional difference though.
Jetset1981
20 Jun 163#17
That's the front facing camera.
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WajAllRound
20 Jun 16#1
whats this compared to the honor 5x?
stoney73 to WajAllRound
20 Jun 16#10
bit smaller, better processor, no fingerprint sc3, but it has nfc. also 149
WajAllRound
20 Jun 16#2
no fingerprint?
Jetset1981
20 Jun 16#3
Doesn't look like it. I'm a bit gutted tbh. Thought an honor 7 refresh was incoming. This is very similar to the 5x in price and spec.
ssjinzo
20 Jun 16#4
Honor 7 refresh probably coming in October September that will be a year since the honor 7 will have been out. The 650 is a really good chipset this beats the moto g in my opinion. If this had a fingerprint scanner and nfc it may have been a very good overall handset.
Jetset1981 to ssjinzo
20 Jun 16#5
It has NFC. Yeah the chip and battery look decent. A good phone for the price and build quality.
saucymonk
20 Jun 16#6
I have liked the honor phone that I've tried, although I didn't think the 7 was as good as the 6...
jayd95
20 Jun 16#7
way better than the moto g which doesn't have a fingerprint sensor or nfc either but this is better built and a lot faster
cmacron to jayd95
20 Jun 16#8
The Moto G4 Plus has a fingerprint sensor
Searcher2 to jayd95
20 Jun 16#14
I can see in the specification that the Honor is Dual SIM (nano) but no mention of micro SD. Does it have one and if it does can it be used at the same time as having 2 SIMs in? I had a feeling I've looked at Honors before and they don't allow this.
"On the left of the Honor 5C a tray holds your nanoSIM card and either a second SIM or a microSD card (up to 128GB), allowing you to expand on the 16GB of internal space." So it's a fail for my requirements. Moto X Play dual SIM or Moto G4/Plus for me I think.
lukec36
20 Jun 161#9
Apologies for length :wink:
I have an Honor 7 and this looks to be a 'lite' version. Honor build quality is great, and I expect general performance, battery life and camera will be very good.
Quite a lot of people moan about the Android experience on the Honor phones as the lack of an 'app drawer' means all apps go on the home screen and you need to file them sensibly in folders - much like on an Apple phone. Otherwise it is very simple to install something like Google Now Launcher for a more generic Android experience.
You can get better specifications for less money by buying direct from China, but the Honor 5C will work on all UK networks, be supported better with warranty, and ultimately deliver a peace of mind that makes it a much more sensible choice for most people. I say this as someone who bought a Redmi 3 Pro for my missus.
Hot. Much more so than a Smart Ultra 6 or Moto G.
stoney73
20 Jun 16#11
Oh, had a play with one earlier, its definitely slicker than the 5x. Though that could be in part due to it having had onky the stock apps installed.
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Powerful Kirin 650 chipset with flagship FinFET Plus 16 nm chip technology
Unrivalled 8 MP Sony/Hynix front camera
Long battery life with 3,000 mAh capacity
Elegant ergonomic design
Dual antennas for seamless connectivity
Top comments
All comments (95)
EDIT : Answered my own question from here http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/honor-5c-1323644/review
"On the left of the Honor 5C a tray holds your nanoSIM card and either a second SIM or a microSD card (up to 128GB), allowing you to expand on the 16GB of internal space." So it's a fail for my requirements. Moto X Play dual SIM or Moto G4/Plus for me I think.
I have an Honor 7 and this looks to be a 'lite' version. Honor build quality is great, and I expect general performance, battery life and camera will be very good.
Quite a lot of people moan about the Android experience on the Honor phones as the lack of an 'app drawer' means all apps go on the home screen and you need to file them sensibly in folders - much like on an Apple phone. Otherwise it is very simple to install something like Google Now Launcher for a more generic Android experience.
You can get better specifications for less money by buying direct from China, but the Honor 5C will work on all UK networks, be supported better with warranty, and ultimately deliver a peace of mind that makes it a much more sensible choice for most people. I say this as someone who bought a Redmi 3 Pro for my missus.
Hot. Much more so than a Smart Ultra 6 or Moto G.