Meizu MX5 vs Huawei Honor 7 are 2 of the hottest babes in the smartphone market nowadays. Both are receiving positive comments and feed backs from users and critics over the internet. With many similarities in terms of specs and are still very different from each other, we think this comparison between Meizu MX5 vs Huawei Honor 7 will give you a clearer picture of both devices.

First off, let’s talk about Meizu MX5 vs Huawei Honor 7 and what they have in common. Both of them were debuted on June 30, 2015. Both of them feature FHD and 3GB RAM. And both of them are from well-known smartphone brands in China: Meizu and Huawei.

Now lets take look at some main differences between Meizu MX5 and Huawei Honor 7:

Meizu MX5 vs Huawei Honor 7: Design and display screen

Both device come with premium design, saying full-alloy bodies. But visually, they look obviously different since the MX5 has more rounded rears than its counterpart. And although the Huawei Honor 7 has a smaller display size (5.2” vs 5.5”), it is a bit thicker and heavier than the Meizu MX5. Apart from those things, the color options are not very different.

A bit more details about Meizu MX5 vs Huawei Honor 7 display. Though they both have the same FHD display, Honor 7 comes with a higher pixel density: 424ppi vs 401ppi of MX5. Yet, it does not turn out that this Meizu phone will lose to Huawei, for MX5 features a AMOLED panel, which will help render colors better than the IPS panel display on the Honor friend.

 

 

Meizu MX5 vs Huawei Honor 7 Cameras

Chinese smartphones are well known for their great camera sensors even on budget phones. This pairs is not an exception either. Meizu MX5 vs Huawei Honor 7 cameras feature 20.7MP vs 20MP respectively. However, Honor 7 boasts a brighter lens with f/2.0 aperture, protected by sapphire glass compared to the MX5’s f/2.2 lens, protected by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 3. On the other hand, the MX5 comes with a faster laser auto-focus than the phase detection auto-focus technology found in Honor 7.

For those who love taking selfies, perhaps Honor 7 would be a better choice since it has a more powerful 8-megapixel selfie snapper; MX5 has only 5-megapixel sensor. Anyhow, the gap between the two is not such a big deal at all.

 

Meizu MX5 vs Huawei Honor 7: Prices

Meizu MX5 Philippines is available with the 16GB variants for PHP 17K  in Grey and White color options. Meanwhile, the 16GB Huawei Honor 7 Philippines is priced at PHP 20K. 

Overall, it is easy to see that Huawei Honor 7 is a bit more expensive than the Meizu MX5.

Meizu MX5 vs Huawei Honor full specs comparison

	Huawei Honor 7	Meizu MX5
Dimensions	143.2 x 71.9 x 8.5 mm	149.9 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm
Weight	157 g	149 g
Size	5.2-inch, 1080 x 1920 pixels (~424 ppi pixel density)IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	5.5-inch, 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colorsCorning Gorilla Glass 3
OS	Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)	Android OS, Flyme 4.5
Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 935, Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53	Mediatek MT6795, Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Card slot	Up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	No
Storage	16/64 GB	16/32/64 GB
RAM	3 GB	3 GB
Camera	Rear: 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash	Rear: 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels, laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
	Front: 8 MP	Front: 5 MP, 1080p@30fps
Battery	Non-removable Li-Po 3100 mAh	Non-removable Li-Ion 3150 mAh
Colors	Black, White, Gold	Gray, Gold, Silver, Black

Conclusion: 

No matter how different they are, we want to welcome both of them to be on-board. They are the newest ones up to now, coming with pretty good specs, designs and prices.