honor 5X
Last updated: Jan 6th, 2016.
The Honor 5X is a mid-range device from Huawei. It's aimed at breaking into the US market. The device has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor, metal build, 13MP camera, and 3,000 mAh battery. It only costs $199, which is the biggest selling point.
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Honor Valentine’s Day deals include Honor 8 and Honor 6X
Honor has started celebrating Valentine’s Day early with a number of great deals on phones. The deals started earlier this week and will run until February 14th.
Honor 6X vs 5X: Worth upgrading?
he 6X was originally launched in October, but only for China. Now that it’s available here in the US, we can take a look at how it compares to its predecessor and whether it’s worth the extra $50-100.
Honor 5X gets Android 6.0 Marshmallow
The Honor 5X has finally gotten its Android 6.0 Marshmallow update. Alongside Doze Mode, Permissions control, and all the other great Marshmallow features you’ve been looking forward to, there’s a fair bit of new stuff coming along with EMUI 4.0.
You can now buy the ultra affordable Honor 5X at Best Buy
Best Buy has begun selling the honor 5X online, too, but the important part is that they will also have it in stores. They hope to have the phone in 590 stores by the end of the weekend.
How to add stock Android icons to your Huawei or Honor device
Want to change the rounded corner icons on your Huawei or Honor phone? This quick EMUI theme hack will restore the original app icons without having to install an alternate app launcher on your Huawei or Honor phone.
Honor is teasing Android Marshmallow for the Honor 5X
Despite launching alongside Huawei devices with Android Marshmallow, the Honor 5X launched with Lollipop. The good news is the update seems to be on the way. Honor USA took to Twitter to tease the sweet and fluffy update for the 5X is “coming soon.”
Deal: get an Honor 5X for $175 with this promo code
The Honor 5X is already an incredible value at $200, but if you need it just a little bit cheaper you’ll want to grab it from Newegg. The online retailer is letting the device go for $175 — that’s $25 off — so long as you use a promo code.
25+ honor 5X Tips & Tricks
Because there is so much you can do with the honor 5X and the software will likely be new to most folks, we wanted to make sure you knew how to take full advantage of most of them. Here’s our big list of 28 Tips & Tricks for the honor 5X.
The Huawei GX8 is now available in the US… but you should probably just buy the Honor 5X
Huawei has announced that their affordable GX8 smartphone is now available in the US. It costs $349 for a Snapdragon 616 device with a 5.5-inch HD display and a 3,000mAh battery, and that’s great! Except, the Honor 5X is basically the exact same phone and costs $150 less.