Entry-level · 2026

Honor X5d

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A06

Best for

Strength All-day battery (5260mAh)

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system

Watch out 4G only, HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

6.74″ TFT LCD · 90Hz

G81 4 / 128 GB

5260 mAh 15W charging

13 MP 5 MP selfie

4G LTE

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Full specifications

Display

6.74″ · TFT LCD · 720 × 1600 · 90 Hz · HDR

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.74"

Panel type

TFT LCD

Resolution

720 × 1600 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

HDR

Supported

Performance

Mediatek Helio G81 (12 nm) · 8-core 2.0 GHz · Mali-G52 MC2

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Mediatek Helio G81 (12 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

AnTuTu

245,076

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.0 GHz

GPU

Mali-G52 MC2

Process

12 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.7 GHz

Software & updates

Android 15, MagicOS 9 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 15, MagicOS 9

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~2 years

Camera

13 MP f/2.2 main · 5 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

13 MP f/2.2

Front camera

5 MP f/2.2

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5260 mAh · 15 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5260 mAh

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Bypass charging

Supported

Heat friendly

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

4/128GB · 4/64GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · no 5G No B7 — speeds can dip where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B12, B13, B17, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32, B68

Build & Design

186 g · 7.9 mm

Height

167.0 mm

Width

77.0 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

186 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · proximity · gravity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, gravity

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 17e

Loses on most 5 losses

Lower benchmark score

245k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 13 MP · f/2.2 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 186 g vs 169 g

Starts with less storage

128 GB vs 256 GB baseline

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S26

Loses on most 5 losses

Less smooth display

TFT LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 720 × 1600 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution

Lower benchmark score

245k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 186 g vs 167 g

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