Honor X5b

The Honor X5b is a compelling entry-level smartphone that expertly balances essential features, a modern design, and exceptional endurance, making it a standout option for budget-conscious consumers in 2025. Launched in October 2024, the X5b is engineered for users who prioritize long battery life, a fluid screen experience, and a simple, reliable performance for daily activities.

How much is the Honor X5b in Kenya?

The X5b is available in 2 Variants; 64GB 4GB RAM and 128GB 4GB RAM.

Available in stylish colorways like Ocean Blue, Starry Purple, and Midnight Black, the Honor X5b proves that exceptional battery life and a smooth display can be achieved.

The Honor X5b features and specifications

Honor X5b Design and Build

The Honor X5b stands out in the entry-level smartphone market by blending a sleek, modern aesthetic with a sturdy, comfortable build, all while offering key features like a 90Hz display and a large 5200mAh battery. Its design philosophy is centered on delivering an attractive, reliable, and user-friendly device for the everyday consumer.

1. Sleek, Youthful, and Ergonomic Design
   The Honor X5b features a contemporary look that belies its budget positioning.
   • Slim Profile: Measuring just 8.7 mm in thickness and weighing 194 g, the X5b strikes a great balance between a large-screen viewing experience and comfortable portability. It avoids feeling overly bulky, making it easy to handle for extended periods of social media scrolling or video watching.
   • Aesthetic Finishes: The phone is available in several attractive, youthful colorways, including Ocean Blue, Starry Purple, and Midnight Black. The back panel often utilizes a soft matte finish on a polycarbonate (plastic) body, which is effective at resisting fingerprints and smudges, maintaining a clean and premium-looking appearance throughout daily use.
   • Ergonomics: The chassis is designed with rounded corners and subtly curved edges, which contribute to a secure and comfortable grip in the hand.
2. Thoughtful Build Quality and Durability
   While positioned as a budget-friendly device, the X5b is built to withstand the rigors of daily life, offering users long-term peace of mind.
   • Robust Construction: The phone's construction is durable and reliable, ensuring it can handle accidental bumps and knocks. Honor subjects the X5b to rigorous internal testing to ensure its quality:
     1. Power Button Test: Tested for 200,000 times.
     2. Touch Screen Durability Test: Tested for 800,000 times.
     3. Maximum Load: Withstands up to 70KG of force.
     4. Temperature Cycle Test: Tested across extreme temperatures from -20°C to 55°C.
   • Display Integration: The large 6.56-inch TFT LCD display features a water-drop notch for the front camera, maximizing the screen-to-body ratio for an immersive visual experience. While the exact protective glass is not always specified, the durable build ensures the display is well-integrated and protected for typical use.
3. Connectivity and Port Placement
   The design incorporates essential connectivity features with user convenience in mind:
   • Side-Mounted Fingerprint Sensor: The fingerprint sensor is conveniently integrated into the power button on the side of the device. This placement is intuitive, allowing for quick, one-handed unlocking and adding an element of security.
   • Audio Jack: For wired audio enthusiasts, the 3.5mm headphone jack is present, offering versatile audio connectivity.
   • Charging Port: The device utilizes a modern USB Type-C 2.0 port for charging and data transfer.
   • SIM Tray: It supports Dual Nano-SIM cards, providing flexibility for managing two phone numbers.

The Honor X5b's design and build prioritize an elegant, lightweight aesthetic alongside tested daily durability. It's a stylish and reliable choice for users seeking a feature-rich, comfortable, and well-built smartphone without the premium price tag.

Honor X5b Display

The Honor X5b is designed to bring a fluid and expansive viewing experience to the entry-level smartphone market, focusing on delivering a smooth display refresh rate typically found in higher-priced devices. 

1. Smooth Scrolling with a 90Hz Refresh Rate
   The standout feature of the Honor X5b's display is its 90Hz refresh rate. This significant upgrade over the standard 60Hz panels commonly found in this price segment ensures a visibly smoother and more responsive user experience. Whether you're rapidly scrolling through social media feeds, browsing detailed websites, or engaging in casual mobile gaming, the 90Hz rate reduces motion blur and makes animations feel more fluid.
2. Large, Bright HD+ Screen
   Equipped with a large 6.56-inch screen, the Honor X5b provides ample real estate for an immersive media experience. The HD+ resolution (720 x 1612 pixels) offers sufficient clarity for everyday tasks, video streaming, and reading.
   Crucially for outdoor usability, the display can reach up to 530 nits of peak brightness (HBM). This high brightness mode ensures that the screen remains clear and legible even when you're using the phone under direct sunlight, addressing a common pain point for budget phone users. The TFT LCD or IPS Display Technology ensures good viewing angles and color reproduction for its class.
3. Optimized for Daily Use
   The 20:9 aspect ratio makes the Honor X5b's FullView display comfortable for one-handed grip while providing a cinematic view for videos. Paired with the device's long-lasting 5200mAh battery, this screen is an excellent choice for media enthusiasts and users who need a durable, long-session viewing experience without frequent recharging.

If you are searching for a budget smartphone with a 90Hz display, the Honor X5b offers a strong combination of a large screen, fluid performance, and good outdoor visibility, making it a compelling option for value-conscious buyers.

Camera Specs

The Honor X5b is equipped with a functional camera setup designed to reliably capture your everyday memories without the complexity or high cost of a flagship device. Positioned as an entry-level smartphone, the X5b's cameras are straightforward and deliver decent performance, particularly in good lighting conditions.

1. Rear Camera System: 
   The rear of the Honor X5b features an AI Dual Camera setup, centered around a capable primary sensor:
   • 13MP Main Camera: The heart of the system is a 13-megapixel wide-angle lens with a bright f/1.8 aperture.
   • Daylight Performance: Thanks to the f/1.8 aperture, this camera is well-suited for capturing clear, detailed, and color-accurate photos during the day. Photos taken outdoors in bright light are the camera's strongest point.
   • Low-Light Assistance: The wide aperture helps it gather more light, offering an advantage in challenging indoor or low-light situations compared to lower aperture lenses. An LED flash is included to assist in very dark environments.
   • Auxiliary/Depth Lens: The second lens is an auxiliary camera that assists with depth sensing. This allows the camera software to better calculate the distance to subjects, which is crucial for creating effective Portrait mode shots with a blurred background (bokeh effect).
2. Selfie Camera: 
   For front-facing capture, the Honor X5b is fitted with:
   • 5MP Front Camera: This 5-megapixel wide-angle sensor features an f/2.2 aperture.
     It is perfectly serviceable for video calls, daily selfies, and face-to-face mobile conferencing, delivering adequate clarity for social media sharing.
     The front camera also supports Portrait mode for selfies with depth of field effects.
3. Video Recording Capabilities
   Both the front and rear cameras support Full HD 1080p video recording at 30 frames per second (30fps). This resolution is standard for entry-level devices and is suitable for casual video recording, vlogging, and capturing short clips of family and friends.
4. Key Camera Features & Modes
   While built for simplicity, the Honor X5b's camera app includes essential modes for varied shooting:
   • AI Photography: Uses artificial intelligence to recognize scenes and adjust settings automatically for optimal results.
   • Portrait Mode: For both front and rear cameras, allowing you to create photos with a professional-looking blurred background effect.
   • LED Flash: Available for the rear camera to provide light in dark settings.
   • Digital Zoom: Supports up to 10x digital zoom on the main lens, though image quality is best at the standard wide view.

The Honor X5b's camera system is an ideal, no-frills choice for users seeking an affordable smartphone that can reliably handle essential photography and video tasks, especially in well-lit environments.

Honor X5b Performance

The Honor X5b stands out in the entry-level smartphone market by prioritizing reliable, day-to-day performance and an extra-long battery life. Powered by a proven chipset and optimized with HONOR's software, the X5b delivers a smooth user experience for essential tasks, making it an excellent choice for budget-conscious users, students, and first-time smartphone owners.

1. Core Processing Power: 
   At the heart of the Honor X5b's performance is the MediaTek Helio G36 processor, built on a 12nm architecture.
   • Chipset: MediaTek Helio G36 (12 nm)
   • CPU: Octa-core (4x 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
   • GPU: PowerVR GE8320
     This configuration is specifically engineered for power efficiency and stable performance for light-to-moderate use. It excels at handling routine activities like web browsing, social media scrolling, messaging, and video streaming without noticeable lag.
2. Multitasking and RAM Management
   The Honor X5b is equipped with 4GB of RAM, which is further enhanced by HONOR RAM Turbo technology, virtually expanding the RAM to an effective 8GB by intelligently using a portion of the internal storage.
   • Seamless App Switching: This technology significantly improves multitasking stability, reducing app reload times by approximately 30% when switching between essential applications like WhatsApp, Chrome, and TikTok.
   • Storage Options: Available in 64GB or 128GB internal storage configurations, both models offer a dedicated microSDXC slot for ample storage expansion, ensuring you have space for photos, videos, and media.
3. Gaming and Display Experience
   While the X5b is not designed for heavy, high-graphic gaming, its display and processor combination provides a fluid experience for casual games.
   • Display Refresh Rate: The large 6.56-inch TFT LCD display features a competitive 90Hz refresh rate. This is a major performance benefit in this price segment, resulting in noticeably smoother scrolling and animations compared to standard 60Hz panels.
   • Gaming Capability: The Helio G36 and PowerVR GE8320 GPU can capably handle light to moderate titles. Casual games run smoothly, and popular titles like Free Fire are playable on low graphics settings, delivering stable frame rates (around 45-50 FPS). However, demanding games like PUBG Mobile or Genshin Impact are best played on the absolute lowest settings.
4. Battery Performance: 
   One of the most significant performance highlights of the Honor X5b is its exceptional endurance, thanks to its large 5200mAh battery.
   • Long-Lasting: The energy-efficient Helio G36 processor and optimized MagicOS 8.0 work together to provide class-leading battery stamina, easily delivering two-day battery life for typical light-to-moderate use.
   • Software Optimization: Running on the latest Android 14 with MagicOS 8.0, the operating system is clean, secure, and optimized for battery life, reducing background drain and ensuring a responsive interface.

The Honor X5b's performance package driven by the Helio G36, supported by 4GB of RAM with RAM Turbo, and presented on a smooth 90Hz display is highly optimized for the typical, everyday user. It is a reliable workhorse that provides a stable, lag-free experience for essential smartphone functions and casual entertainment, all while offering one of the best battery life figures in its class.

Payment warranty and delivery options:

You can visit our store Phonetronics Kenya or have this phone delivered to your doorstep.

• Flexible payment options: Choose from cash, card, or M-Pesa for a convenient purchase.
• Nationwide delivery: Get your Honor X5b delivered right to your doorstep, no matter where you are in Kenya.