Huawei Honor 5A Goes Official In China

By Deepak Rajawat • Updated On 13 Jun 2016

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Huawei’s sub-brand has launched its Honor Play 5A in mainland China. The budget series smartphone is the heir of last year’s Honor 4A and was introduced at a press event held in the capital city Beijing. The company has targeted this new smartphone towards youth. The Honor 5A comes in two variants: Kirin and Snapdragon variant.

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In terms of specification, the newborn Honor 5A comes fitted with a 5.5-inch HD IPS display running a resolution of 720x 1280 pixels. It comes with 1000:1 contrast ratio and Gorilla Glass protection to keep scratches at bay. Honor has sourced a 1.2GHz Kirin 620/ 1.5GHz Snapdragon 617 64-bit octa-core chipset for 5A. It comes with Mali 450/Adreno 405GPU coupled with 2GB of RAM and 16GB internal storage with microSD card support up to 128GB. The dual SIM smartphone runs on Android Marshmallow based Emotion UI 4.1 out of the box.

For shutterbugs, it bears 13-megapixel primary camera with LED Flash, Sony/OmniVision sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 28mm wide-angle lens. On the front, there is an 8MP front-facing camera with Sony/Hynix BSI sensor, and f/2.0 aperture, 27mm wide-angle 4P lens.

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It is backed by a 3100mAh polymer battery. The Honor 5A supports 4G, VoLTE, 3G, wifi, Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS as connectivity options. It will be available in black, white, blue and gold colors with price starting from 699 Yuan (approx. Rs 7,299). It will go on sale in China on June 17.

Huawei Honor 5A Key Specifications And Features:

Model	Huawei Honor 5A
Display	5.5-Inch, HD, IPS Display
Processor	Octa Core 1.2GHz Kirin 620/ 1.5GHz Snapdragon 617; Mali T450MP3/Adreno 405GPU
RAM	2GB
Internal Storage	16GB, expandable up to 128GB
Software	Android Marshmallow based Emotion UI 4.1
Primary Camera	13MP sensor, LED Flash, PDAF
Secondary Camera	8MP Front-Facing Camera, F/2.2 aperture lens
Battery	3100 mAh
Others	Dual SIM, 4G LTE and VoLTE, OTG
Price	699 Yuan (approx. Rs 7,299)/ 799Yuan (approx. Rs. 8299)

Deepak Rajawat

Deepak Rajawat is a technology journalist and editor with over 12 years of experience in both print and digital media. Before transitioning to online journalism, he contributed to renowned publications including Hindustan Times and The Statesman.

At Smartprix, Deepak reviews smartphones, laptops, TVs, and soundbars, with a focus on answering the real-world questions that matter most to consumers. Over the past decade, he has reviewed more than 1,000 devices, combining hands-on expertise with a user-first approach.

A graduate in Journalism and Mass Communication from Calcutta University, Deepak also follows emerging technologies closely—including Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR). Earlier in his career, he covered sports with the same passion he now brings to tech.

He is based in Noida and joined Smartprix in September 2015.

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