Honor X5b vs Huawei nova 15

Honor X5b
Honor
X5b
Huawei nova 15
Huawei
nova 15

At a glance

Brand
Honor
Huawei
Release date
October 2024, 1 years 8 months ago
December 2025, 6 months ago
AnTuTu
127.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 53% of devices
742.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 79% of devices
Launch price
CN¥ 2,699.00 ($ 395.33)

Display

Size
6.56"
6.7"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
1084 x 2412 px FHD+
Type
TFT LCD (IPS)
Oled
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
395 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3, sRGB standard, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, 3D curved glass screen, AGC glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Performance

Chipset
Mediatek Helio G36
Huawei KIRIN 8020
CPU
8x Cortex A53 2.2 GHz
1x2.29 GHz +3x2.05 GHz +4x1.3 GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
6 nm
Frequency
2.2 GHz
2.29 GHz
GPU
IMG PowerVR GE8320 680 MHz
Maleoon 920
RAM
4 GB
12 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 1.9
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 480 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Laser AF, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.4

Battery

Capacity
5200 mAh
6000 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 100.0W
Features
Reverse charging, Non-removable
Reverse charging, Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
64 GB
256 GB
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
No

Body

Dimensions
75.7 mm 163.8 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model
75.5 mm 161.9 mm 7.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
194 g
196 g
Materials
Plastic
Plastic , Glass
Colors
Black Purple Cyan
Black White Green Violet
Usable surface
83 %
88 %
Water/dust resistance
IP65

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
HarmonyOS 2 HarmonyOS 6.0
Updates
OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years
Google services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB
USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B26 (850), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G
B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G
B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Audio
Hi-Res Audio, 2 microphones
Stereo Speakers
Gyroscope
Yes

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