Honor Play5 Youth
#1551
Huawei Mate X
#1270Category Breakdown
Honor Play5 Youth
Huawei Mate X
Performance
70.874.5
Camera
48.048.5
Display
79.579.5
Battery
52.552.5
Build
68.868.3
Overall
63.965.1
Summary
- The Honor Play5 Youth features a solid build with a lightweight design at 192g, while the Huawei Mate X is heavier at 295g due to its foldable OLED display and aluminum materials.
- The Play5 Youth has a 6.67-inch IPS LCD with a 120Hz refresh rate, offering smooth visuals, whereas the Mate X boasts an 8.0-inch foldable OLED display with a higher resolution of 2200 x 2480 pixels but only a 60Hz refresh rate.
- In terms of performance, the Play5 Youth is powered by the Mediatek Dimensity 900 chipset, while the Mate X uses the Kirin 980, with the latter offering more RAM at 512GB.
- Camera capabilities differ as well, with the Play5 Youth featuring a 64 MP rear camera and a 16 MP selfie camera, compared to the Mate X's versatile triple-camera setup with a 40 MP main sensor.
- The Play5 Youth has a 4300mAh battery with 66W fast charging, slightly less than the Mate X's 4500mAh battery and 55W charging.
- Finally, the Play5 Youth runs on Android 11 with Magic UI 4.2, while the Mate X operates on Android 9.0 with EMUI 9.1, indicating a more updated software experience for the Honor device.
Side-by-side Specification Comparison
Honor Play5 Youth
Huawei Mate X
General
Release Date
2021, October 25
2019
Announced
2021, October 25
2019
Description
Also known as Honor Play5 Vitality
N/A
Display
Size
6.67"
8"
Type
IPS LCD, 120Hz
Foldable OLED
Resolution
1080 x 2376 pixels (~391 ppi density)
2200 x 2480 pixels (~414 ppi density)
PPI
1080
2200
Refresh Rate
120Hz
60Hz
Peak Brightness
N/A
N/A
HDR Support
✗
✗
Protection
N/A
N/A
Performance
Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 900 (6 nm)
Kirin 980 (7 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G68 MC4
Mali-G76 MP10
Memory
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
512GB 8GB RAM
Expandable Storage
✗
✗
Card Slot
No
Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)
Camera
Main Camera
64 MP
40 MP
Main Camera Details
64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF8 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 2x optical zoom16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide)TOF 3D, (depth)
Front Camera
16 MP
N/A
Front Camera Details
16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
N/A
Video Recording
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Selfie Video
1080p@30fps
N/A
OIS
✗
✗
Night Mode
✗
✗
RAW Support
✗
✗
Battery
Capacity
4300 mAh
4500 mAh
Battery Details
Li-Po 4300 mAh
Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
Charging Details
66W wired, 50% in 15 min, 100% in 40 min
55W wired, 85% in 30 min
Fast Charging
✗
✗
Wireless Charging
✗
✗
Build & Design
Dimensions
161.8 x 74.7 x 8.5 mm (6.37 x 2.94 x 0.33 in)
Unfolded: 161.3 x 146.2 x 5.4 mmFolded: 161.3 x 78.3 x 11 mm
Weight
192 g
295 g
Materials
N/A
Plastic front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Water Resistance
N/A
N/A
Colors
Black, Blue
Interstellar Blue
Foldable
✗
✗
Connectivity
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Network Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat21 1400/200 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL)
5G
✓
✓
4G
✓
✓
WiFi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
NFC
✗
✓
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
USB Type-C 3.1
IR Blaster
✗
✗
Headphone Jack
✓
✗
Radio
✗
✗
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
Software
Operating System
Android 11, Magic UI 4.2
Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1
OS Version
Android 11, Magic UI 4.2
Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1
Security
Fingerprint
✓
✓
Face Unlock
✗
✗
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Audio
Stereo Speakers
✗
✗
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
Audio Jack
Yes
No