Tag: Honor 5X

Honor 5X Tips and Tricks With FAQ
Honor 5X is one of the best choice if you are looking for a midrange dual sim Android smartphone. It has many features which are appealing to customers such as premium aluminium body,fingerprint scanner, 5.5 inch full HD IPS screen etc.It runs on Android 5.1.1 and EMUI 3.1 on top of it. Here are of the useful tips and tricks on Honor 5X along with FAQ.

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Honor 5X Tips and Tricks With FAQ

What type of SIM cards Honor 5X supports?

It supports 2 sim cards. One is micro SIM and another one is nano SIM card.

Does Honor 5X support microSD card?

Yes. It supports microSD card upto 128GB. Good news is that, it has separate slots for sim cards and microSD card. Hence you can use 2 sim cards and a microSD card simultaneously.

What are the tasks can be performed using the fingerprint scanner on Honor 5x?

Apart from using the fingerprint scanner to unlock your screen, you can perform many more tasks on this device. Some of them are given below.

For using below features you need to enable the features in Settings->Fingerprint ID.
1. Back to home: If you enable this, then touch and hold on fingerprint scanner will take you to the home screen.
2. Take photo or Video: This feature will enable you to take photos or start recording videos from the viewfinder screen by touch and hold on fingerprint scanner .
3. Answer call: You can answer an incoming call by placing your finger on scanner for few seconds.
4. Stop alarm – When alarm goes off, touch and hold the fingerprint sensor to stop the alarm.
5. Recent app – Slide up on the fingerprint sensor to show recent apps.
6. Show notification panel – Slide down on the fingerprint sensor to display the notification panel, double-touch to clear the panel, and slide up to close the panel.
7. Quick Launch: You can assign your finger to quick launch apps or contacts. You can do this by following steps.
  - Go to Settings-> Fingerprint ID->Fingerprint management.
  - Tap on to fingerprint ID which you want to assign quick launch app or contact.
  - Tap on to Quick Launch and enable quick launch.
  - If you want to assign app, then tap on to App and select the app which you want to assign.
  - If you want to assign contact, then tap on to Contacts and select the contacts. If you touch and hold fingerprint scanner when screen is locked, it will directly it will unlock your phone and dial the contact you have set.
What are the motion controls available on Honor 5X?

Honor 5X offer useful motion control options using which you can perform many tasks. Here are the list of such features. By default these features are turned off. You can enable these features in Settings->Motion Control.
1. Flip to mute: This will give you option to mute incoming calls or Mute timers or alarms by flipping the phone.
2. Shake to rearrange: Shake your device from the home screen editing mode to rearrange your icons
3. Double touch to turn on: When screen is off, double touch will turn on the screen.
4. Draw letters to open application: You can set 5 application to the 5 letters available in this option. If you draw the letter on the screen when it is off, it will quick launch that app.
How to download Honor 5X PC suite?

I have already written a detailed post on this. You can read that here. how to download PC suite for Honor smartphones.

How to use Honor 5X as modem?

Honor 5X offers 3 different ways to share your mobile data with other devices. They are Portable Wi-Fi hotspot, USB tethering and Bluetooth tethering. You can access this settings in Settings->More-> Tethering & Portable hotspot.
April 13, 2016
How to capture screenshot on Honor 5X
Honor 5X is a midrage Android dual sim smartphone. In this post, we will cover the topic on how to capture screenshot on Honor 5X. I have done a detailed review on this device. You can refer to it by clicking on the link below.

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How to take screenshot on Honor 5X

Like other Huawei Honor series smartphones, Honor 5X too offers 2 different ways to take screenshot. These methods are
- Default android method or Volume down and power button method.
- Using the screenshot button.
Method 1: Default android method or Volume down and power button method.

To take screenshot using this method, you need to press and hold power and volume down buttons simulataneosly and hold it for few seconds. The screenshot will be taken and saved in gallery folder.

Method 2: Using the screenshot button.

Honor 5X runs on Android 5.1 with customised skin called EMUI 3.1. This provides an option of screenshot button in the quick settings menu. For taking the screenshot follow the steps given below.
- Go to the Honor 5X screen on which you want capture screenshot.
- Now to access quick settings menu.
- You will find a icon for screenshot button.
- Tap on to it. The screenshot will be taken.
- Taken screenshot will be saved in the gallery section.
Honor 5X is a good performing android for the price it is offered. It has got excellant display screen, decent camera and useful fingerprint scanner. The day to day performance was also satisfactory.

Hope this guide on how to take screenshot on Huawei Honor 5X is useful. If you are facing any issues or you want to leave feedback, use the comment section below.

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February 12, 2016
Honor 5X Review- Pros and Cons
Huawei’s sub brand Honor range of smartphones are developed and positioned to compete in the budget and midrange smartphone segment. It was intended to target developing markets like India. Huawei Honor range with value for money smartphones, made significant impact in the budget and midrange smartphone segment of China, India and across Europe. For the price of Rs.12,999 in India, it offers lot of features such as metal body, good screen, decent camera and finger print scanner.

Huawei Honor 5X is powered by 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 405 GPU. The device runs on Android 5.1.1 with EMUI 3.1 on top. It has 16GB of internal storage in which around 9.8GB is user available. There is also provision to add microSD card upto 128GB. The performance on the device is decent and has minimal heating issues.

Fingerprint scanner on the Honor 5X is remarkably accurate. With the fingerprint scanner, you can, not only unlock your phone, you can set different apps to open with different fingerprint. It is dual sim smartphone which accepts one nano SIM card and one microSIM card. Both sim slots are 4G enabled. Honor 5X is backed by 3000 mAh battery . The battery with normal performance mode turned on, easily lasted for more than a day.

Honor 5X sports 5.5 inch IPS LCD screen with resolution of 1920×1080 and 401 ppi pixel density. The screen to body ratio is 72.2 percent. The display screen offers wide viewing angles and good colors (plus a color temperature adjustment option in the settings). One demerits about the display is it does not have oleophobic coating, hence it attracts smudges from even casual use.

Honor 5X houses 13 MP primary camera with single-tone LED flash and variable focus, and a 5-megapixel front camera with fixed focus. The primary camera can record 1080p videos and secondary camera is capable of recording 720p. There are plenty of video modes and options available for both the camera such as panorama, all-focus, HDR, slow motion video, watermark, audio note ,beauty, food, time-laps and bunch of manual controls, filters and settings. The primary camera captures photos with excellent colour and detail in good light. Low light shots, colour and details bit off. Overall camera performance is decent. The front facing camera performance too good, considering the price. It also takes relatively sharp shots from the 5MP sensor even in indoor lighting.

Lets us summarize Honor 5X review by segregating the features into merits and demerits. The device will compete with the likes of Letv Le 1S, Lenovo K4 Note, Moto G Turbo etc.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Honor 5X

Pros of Honor 5X
- Good quality display screen.
- Decent design and build quality.
- Accurate fingerprint scanner.
- Decent camera performance.
- Overall good value for money performance.
Cons of Honor 5X
- No Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box.
- UI needs more refining.
- Display is catches smudges easily.
- Larger than usual bezels around the screen.
Honor 5X Specification
- 5.5-inch 1920×1080 IPS LCD screen.
- 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor with 2GB of RAM.
- Dual sim(nano sim+microSIM) with 4G LTE.
- Android 5.1.1 with EMUI 3.1.
- 16GB of internal storage and support for microSD card upto 128GB.
- Fingerprint scanner.
- Non removable 3000 mAh battery.
- 13MP primary camera and 5MP front facing camera.
February 3, 2016