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Entry-level · 2023

Honor X5

Our Take CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Xiaomi Redmi A1+

A basic entry-level phone with all-day battery — but slow 10W charging and an HD+ display show its age.

Best for Daily driver · WhatsApp · calls
Strength All-day battery (5000mAh)
Watch out 10W charging (slow), HD+ display, not Full HD
Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games
6.5″ TFT LCD · 60Hz
Helio G25 2 / 32 GB
5000 mAh 10W charging
8 MP 5 MP selfie
4G LTE
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Full specifications

Display

6.5″ · TFT LCD · 720 × 1600 · 60 Hz
Basic

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

Screen size
6.5"
Panel type
TFT LCD
Resolution
720 × 1600 px
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Slow for 2026
HDR
Not listed

Performance

Mediatek MT6762 Helio G25 (12 nm) · 8-core 2.0 GHz · PowerVR GE8320
Basic CPU

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

Chipset
Mediatek MT6762 Helio G25 (12 nm)
Current CPU tier
Entry-level
AnTuTu
97,899
v9
CPU
8-core, 2.0 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8320
Process
12 nm
CPU layout
8x Cortex A53 2.0 GHz

Camera

8 MP f/2.0 main · 5 MP selfie

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

Main camera
8 MP f/2.0
Front camera
5 MP f/2.2
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Video
1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 10 W wired
All-day

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

Capacity
5000 mAh
Wired charging
10 W
Slow for 2026
Removable
No

Memory

2 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable
Tight
RAM
2 GB
Tight for 2026
Storage
32 GB
Fills fast
Expandable
Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5
Falls short for 2026
5G
No
4G only
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
No
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth
5.1
GPS systems
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
USB
Micro-USB
USB OTG
Supported
3.5mm jack
Yes
IR blaster
No
SIM
1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

193 g · 8.9 mm
Height
164.0 mm
Width
75.6 mm
Thickness
8.9 mm
Weight
193 g

Sensors

Accelerometer · proximity
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

vs

Apple iPhone 15

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses
49% larger battery capacity
5,000 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery
Lower-resolution screen
TFT LCD vs OLED panel · 720 × 1600 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.5″ vs 6.1″ screen
Lower benchmark score
98k vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Entry-level vs High-end tier
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 8 MP vs 48 MP main
No 5G
No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC
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vs

Samsung Galaxy S23

Loses on most 5 losses
Less smooth display
TFT LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 720 × 1600 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution
Lower benchmark score
98k vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Entry-level vs High-end tier
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video · 8 MP vs 50 MP main
No 5G
No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 193 g vs 168 g
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