Huawei's follow-up to its honor 4C is now available, in China for now. The honor 5C specs are almost similar to some flagship phones, but its price range is intended for the mid-range market, roughly US$139.
The Chines tech giant launched their premium phone, the P9 and the P9 Plus, early last month, but it didn't take long to release another for its mid-range lineup. The honor 5C offers a 5.2-inch display screen with 1920 x 1080 screen resolution. It gives out 423 ppi pixel density and offers 10-point touch screen.
Huawei's mid-range phone contains a homegrown SoC chip, HiSilicon Kirin 650, which is an octa-core processor, four cores running at 2.0 GHz and another four at 1.7 Ghz. It is then then paired with a Mali T830 GPU. It comes equipped with 2GB of RAM and a non-removable 3,000-mAh battery, said to offer up to 25 days on a standby mode.
Internal storage is pegged at 16GB, but expandable up to 128GB by a microSD card via its second SIM slot. An 8MP camera is on the front while the back contains a 13MP camera, both having a BSI sensor and f/2.0 aperture lenses.
The honor 5C is enclosed in an aircraft-grade aluminum shell that offers superior protection, but still nice to the touch with its ergonomic rounded design. It also features a BOX integrated sound chamber, independent smart PA amplifier and SWS sound tuning algorithm, which is meant to offer great sound quality.
Huawei also boast its fingerprint sensor, located below the main camera that can unlock the phone in 0.5 seconds. Out of the box, it has an Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system, with EMUI 4.1 user interface on top.
The 3G variant is at 888 Yuan, which is around US$139, while the 4G variant is priced at 999 Yuan, roughly US$154. One can choose from black, silver and gold for its colors.
Huawei has not issued any statement if it plans to offer the honor 5C in Europe and North America, but sooner or later, online stores will be offering them as well.
