Honor X5b Specifications
In October 2024, the Honor launched its low-budget smartphones as Honor X5b and Honor X5b Plus. The Honor X5b is the base model that comes with a 6.56-inch TFT LCD panel with 530 nits brightness and 90Hz refresh rate. The phone is powered by a Helio G36 processor and runs on Android 14 OS with a Magic OS 8 custom UI. The device also has a microSDXC card slot and offers a single 4GB RAM and 64GB storage variants.
As for taking pictures and selfies, the phone has a 13MP rear and a 5MP selfie camera lens. The phone also has an Audio jack, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, OTG, and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. You can choose this phone in Ocean Blue, Starry Purple, and Midnight Black color options. As for the battery life, the Honor X5b equips a Li-Po 5200 mAh battery with a regular 10W wired charging support. The phone has 4G support and costs around $106 (Rs 8,990 in India) approx.
| Specifications | Honor X5b |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Announced | October 2024 |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| Dimensions | 6.45 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| Weight | 194 g |
| Size | 6.56 inches |
| Display | TFT LCD 90Hz 530 nits brightness 20:9 ratio ~269 PPI density |
| Protection | No |
| Resolution | 720 x 1612 pixels |
| OS | Android 14, Magic OS 8 |
| Chipset | 12nm – Mediatek Helio G36 |
| CPU | Octa-core 4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 4×1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | PowerVR GE8320 |
| Card slot | microSDXC |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Internal | 64GB |
| Camera | 13 MP (wide) Auxiliary lens LED flash Max – 1080p@30fps |
| Selfie | 5 MP (wide) Max – 1080p@30fps |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X HD |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| NFC | No |
| Infrared port | No |
| Radio | Unspecified |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| Sensors | Side-mounted fingerprint, accelerometer, proximity |
| Battery | Li-Po 5200 mAh 10W wired |
| Colors | Ocean Blue, Starry Purple, Midnight Black |
| Expected Price | $106 (Rs 8,990 in India) approx |
Honor X5b Pros and Cons
Based on the above specs, you can see the list of pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of the Honor X5b smartphone.
Pros
- OTG-enabled smartphone.
- An audio jack support is available.
- Comes with Android 14 OS with Magic OS 8 UI.
- TFT LCD panel with 90Hz refresh rate.
- A Huge 5200 mAh battery life.
- A side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
Cons
- Outdated camera setup.
- Without gyro-EIS support.
- Available in single RAM and storage support.
- Low 720p resolution display screen.
- Without reverse charging support.
- Without 5G and NFC support.
- Not for heavy uses.
