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Huawei Honor 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S6

2.83 in
5.66 in
Huawei Honor 5 Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor 5
2.78 in
5.65 in
Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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3 editorial reviews
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4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
23 %
3 stars
5 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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User rating
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
17 %
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4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
25 %
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Huawei Honor 5Huawei Honor 5
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6735PSamsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 GPUARM Mali-T760
RAM memory2 GB3 GB

Display

Huawei Honor 5Huawei Honor 5
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Screen size5.0 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS LCDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density294.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Huawei Honor 5Huawei Honor 5
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f1.9 f
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Huawei Honor 5Huawei Honor 5
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Huawei Honor 5Huawei Honor 5
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Internal storage16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesno
Maximum card storage128GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slot

Design

Huawei Honor 5Huawei Honor 5
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass

Dimensions

Huawei Honor 5Huawei Honor 5
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Height5.66 in5.65 in
Width2.83 in2.78 in
Depth0.35 in0.27 in
Weight4.87 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Huawei Honor 5Huawei Honor 5
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

Huawei Honor 5Huawei Honor 5
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

Huawei Honor 5Huawei Honor 5
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Huawei Honor 5Huawei Honor 5
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Replaceable batteryyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2200.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Talk time12.0 h17.0 h

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Huawei Honor 5

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S6