Honor 5A

  • Released 2016, June
    140g, 9mm thickness
    Android 5.1; EMUI 3.1
    16GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 5.0"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 2GB RAM
    MT6735P
  • 2200mAh
    Li-Ion

Honor 5A - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2016, June
Status Available. Released 2016, June
Body Dimensions 144.2 x 72.5 x 9 mm (5.68 x 2.85 x 0.35 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 5.1 (Lollipop); EMUI 3.1
Chipset Mediatek MT6735P (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720MP2
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM
Main Camera Single 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 5 MP
Features LED flash
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 2200 mAh battery
Misc Colors Black, White, Gold
Models CAM-AL00, CAM-TL00
Price About 120 EUR

Honor 5A - User Reviews

  • my Huawei Y6ii honor does record audio when am doin a video recording what could be the problem? please am stuck

  • 3g no working

  • I do not but all setting 3g 4g no have

  • Why does not support in 3g honor 5a

  • what are the advantage the huawei honor 5x respect 5a?

  • telenor sim use in pakaistan this errea have 3g bat my mobail no have 3g

  • Honor A5 is mid range smartphone... Good price, but, batery very bad screen olso bad cpu heat problem sim is 4G but sim2 is 2G only. If you want huawei buy high range model like P9. Mid range good model is ASUS or ZTE... With same price

  • Does anyone have problem reading files from sdcard? My sister phone can download songs or picture but when searching it in sdcard using file manager it says no content. The picture can still be seen from gallery though

  • agreed>>>>>>so stupid designed spec without band5(850)

  • DONT EASY BUY MOBILE IF YOU READ 4G/ LTE BECAUSE.... All perfect and priced are very good BUT TOO BAD AND SO BAD AND VERY BAD THING IS... IT'S DOES NOT SUPPORT BAND5(850) for smart sim.. fyi, all Telco using different "Band" which means if DIGI use band 7..but your phone only got band 5 then useless!!! YOU ONLY CAN ENJOY 3G but not 4G.. BEWARE!!!

  • all perfect about this phone BUT the only BAD thing is.. It's DOES NOT SUPPORT GSM BAND 5(850) - for smart sim. Careful before you get yours!

  • I bought this phone 5 months ago, this phone very good. bat level good, sound also good.

  • Yes it doea

  • Throw away this mobile

  • Nope

  • No, the Huawei Y6II actually looks like Honor Holly 3 because it has a 5.5 inch screen and an octa core chipset. Speaking of the octa core chipset, not to worry the last 4 cores are alive, just download the CPU Stats app. The last 4 cores will kick on if the first 4 cores are heavily utilized. I know this because I own a Huawei Y6II as well.

  • Simply to say waste of money..... sound very low.. battery level bad..... Google play store couldn't sign in...lots of pblm..

  • Can someone tell me about this phone has the ringtone during on and off this phone ?Besides ,this honor 5A has the double tap to wake or not ?

  • Can someone tell me..did this device have LED notification

  • think that's a honor holly3 ? strange in our countries honor 5a is honor holly 3?

  • I have a Huawei Honor 5A, and frankly speaking I am pretty disappointed with 5A performance. 5A is always hang and screen freeze, and also battery performance is terrible. And also the missing "Double Tap To Wake" function is the reason why I let go the 5A.

  • how to move apps from intrnal to sd crd ... ? honor5a user.

  • yes they are. both huawei y6 ii and honor 5a are both the same. you can buy it in sri lanka from singer or dialcom or any other phone outlet. i bought mine from qtel.

  • I'm from Sri Lanka and wish to buy Huawei Y 6 I I. But could not find a model known by this name in websites as gsm arena. Are u sure both models are same ?

  • my phone reboots while taking a call. it doesnt happen always but it happened to me like 2 times now. and its not even a month after buying this phone. do you guys have any problems like this

  • I bought Huawei Y6 II (same as Honor 5A) about 2 weeks ago. The phone is good. Large & bright screen. you have to put a tempered glass. pretty awesome UI with good music player, only problem is it doesnt have an equalizer. back cam is ok. front cam is average even with 8 mp. out of 16 gb internal memory you have about 10 gb free. 2 gb ram is good enough for daily usage. eventhough it has octa core 1.2 Ghz speed only 4 cores are working, the other 4 cores are in sleeping mode. dont get caught to octa core and quad core confusion. the most important thing is the speed of the device. when i play clash of clans for about 10 mins the upper back side of the phone gets overheated. for full cahrge it takes about 3 hours. with full charge it will last for a day of usage. i used my old samsung galaxy mini for about 5 years then i decided to by this phone. if you have a very old phone and want to buy a new low price phone. i suggest this phone

  • I bought about 1 month ago.There is no echo in call. Charging about 2 hour to 100% full. Beautiful camera. Picture and song can move to sd card. Worth to buy. And they gift free tempered glass!!

  • Many complain about that I am worried to buy it

  • why google search Huawei Honor 5A is 5.5 inch ?

  • I think this phone is beyond awesome except for the low volume speaker and videocam. However,when i connect usb tomy lappy, it doesnt seem to detect my memory card. I did usb debugging but it lead to a dissapointment. Help😞

  • I bought the huawei y6|| 2 dayes ago and the battery takes 4 hours to be charged . Is it normal?

  • Photos, music all nice. Photos wise very clear. Music sound good. able to move to SD Card.

  • Superb phone.

  • how about music, photos and such? are you able to move to/use the sd card?

  • Huawei honor 5A has a slow motion video function?

  • Hey friends. I bought huawei y6 ii 2 days ago. Im worried if I need a tempered glass for this. Huawei site says it has a scratch resistant gff lamination protector. Do I need to put a tempered glass anyway? Thanx

  • hey friends, can you tell me if in huawei y6 ii the display is scratch resistant. the huawei site says it has a laminating protection for scratches. is it a tempered glass or there is no protection at all. thanx in advance

  • I just buy the phone for 8 days. Battery wise ok. I charge my phone for one an a half hour complete charge. If I charge in the morning, the next day morning then I recharge although the battery still left 20% . I love this phone because althought the battery left 6% still can take a photo if compare to my samsung.

  • Running 3 days and 15 hours. Atm on 28%

  • Can anyone tell me how is its battery timing???

  • No, nothing is correct here. No idea why it was edited, it was correct around a week ago.

  • Is this information 100% right? Every other information I found was that this phone is 5,5" screen, not 5" screen.

  • What about echo in calls ?

  • it does not have video call function is it?

  • Just bought honor 5A few days ago bcos of the screen faulty of my Samsung A5 after 1.5 years usage. Here is some of my opinion of the comparison between both phones. Echo sounds- no echo sounds when talking to other phone Gesture- none. Rear Camera- both phones are 13mp, but in term of focus speed and the quality of the photo, Sam A5 much more better than Hon 5A. Front Camera- even A5 only with 5mp, it still better than 5A, except the beauty function of 5A, good for selfie. Display- Not as bad as others' comments here said that 5A is poor display under sunlight, its still able to see under sunlight. GPS- When im inside building, my location is very unstable(i know this becos of pokemon go..LOL). I have no issue when im using my A5 previously. EMUI- need sometimes to get use of it if u are not EMUI user before. Battery- im playing Pogo with 15% brightness on, fully charged battery after playing for 3hours still remaining around 30% battery. Heating- Since it is not metal body as A5, I can feel warm while playing pogo but it is not as hot as A5 previously. Pokemon GO-it is smoother than A5, no lagging issue. Only thing that give me bad experience is the GPS problem. Price- it is 50% cheaper compared to A5. I bought this for RM540 from Lazada after discount. Overall, if u tight on budget and u not really demanding on high quality photos, u can definitely go for this phone. If this phone can released on early of 2016, i will never recommend my friend to buy Asus Zenfone. Now his phone is very laggy when.

  • The first to have Huawei never again! I don't think the camera is very good it's just descent theres a pixelization when motion is fast. Anyways what i hate about the Honor 5a is the low volume in speaker music & videocam speaker super low volume.The 2nd sim downgraded to 2g, yup the primary sim is 4g. Also all Marshmallow OS phone brands today has the option to move games & apps to sd card,not this Huawei. If you have sd card it will be useless to this phone! bad developer huawei

  • I just bought this Phone Honor 5A few days ago. To date, no issues. Camera is very good. Even much better than my GF's XioMi Note 3 camera, which worth 50% more than my phone. Haha... Camera 13MP rear and 8MP front is very good for only RM6XX (Malaysian), so no doubt for cameras. 5 stars for cameras btw. Operation issues wise, the signal strength (Pulling signal) is very good for me. I owned a DooGee X5 Pro 4G 2GB RAM, 16 GB ROM before, when I use UMOBILE at my workplace, it only shows as ROAMING (R). When i change my phone to this one, I can even stream 720p Youtube videos (IF got a strategic place) around my workplace using UMOBILE. Only drawback is, if u install FB apps, just forget about it for the moment, it keeps closing if u open multiple pages on their apps. U need to stream direct from Chrome/other browsers. Maybe they will have an update for that. I know HUAWEI brands had been there since at least 2005, their brand can be trusted. :D its my first time thou buying HUAWEI. hehe.. U can email me at [email protected] for additional questions about this phone. I might can help your decision. :D

  • yeah your right more of their rom are lies example 8gb epects in real ang upon checking has only 4.5gb rom minus 1.5 gb for built in apps and bloatware =3GB ONLY

  • first of all the bad things.. 1.. when I talk to somebody they hear their eco sounds. 2...no option for apps to sd card. 3.. lacking in big games. 4...sunlight not good. but overall camera and other features is very good so...60/40 opinion to me in 10 I will give 7.5 for Huawei y6ii/Honor5A

  • Damn true..

  • +Nice Price +Good specs on Paper Huawei y6 ii -Poor display on sunlight -Echo sounds when talking to other phone -Slow in opening apps -Huawei the hardest phone to unlock -No moving apps to sd card its just portable. big hassle to consumers its 2016 -Corrupted my 64gb gb kingston (again no moving apps to sd) -The only 6.0 with no moving sd options -bettter think twice when buying cheap phone dont rely on specs and the papers

  • i have both honor 4x and 5a, but the battery 4x perform better then 5a in term of stand by time,wifi and data usage, is this related to android 6.0 drain battery fast then android 4.4.2?

  • Heavy games work perfectly... no heating issues... nothing to worry about..if any game is played,it heats upto a normal limited temperature,no dangerous heating..games can easily be played..

  • What about heavy games is it working well or not???

  • I sold my J5 2016 and bought an Honor 5A. Reasons: J%2016 heats up badly during charge, the ringing tone volumes are too low, and Marshmallow is not stable on J5 2016. Also though it is dual sim, only Sim 1 is LTE enabled. Honor 5A has 2 sims and both are LTE enabled. Battey life on Honor 5A is far better and no heating problems. The camera on Honor 5A is also better than J5 2016.

  • it has anapdragon 617 processor. is there any heating issue?

  • Honor 5A or Oppo A37?

  • Honor 5A or 5C?which one is better.?

  • If it indicated LTE, it is 4G

  • please is this phone 4G or not?

  • its 2016, and they still releasing phone with no gyroscope and otg support while thousand of cheaper alternative has it.... honor needs to stop making crappy phones

  • mirroing in samsung only? why explin

  • Thank you

  • I want to buy this phone im abit of a gamer so does it work well with heavy games like injustice nova..etc

  • screen mirroring only for samsung

  • honor 5a better

  • Does it contain sceen mirroring?

  • when will it be available in india? and price? any guess?

  • Which is better honor 5A or samsung J5 2016

  • Yes there's

  • I will buy if the price is under $ 100.

  • Have u consulted huawe costumer service center?

  • How is rear and front camera?

  • No..but you can download apps that has the same function.

  • Dear guys, i have bought this phone. Its a good phone and has nice specs but whenever i call someone or someone calls me, then the other person hears the echo of his voice. i dont know if their is some issue with the noice cancellation mic or some other issue. Please help me with this.

  • no, I can't see the 'Change' button when I click on the storage of an app.

  • I don't know abou this phone but Microsoft 540 as this features and the phone is also good

  • camera is god

  • ya there is

  • Can anybody tell me, does this phone contain double tap screen wake up in the phone? I mean can we enable double tap feature without any app???

  • I want to buy this...is it hang free? And camera is good or nt? Please reply does it suprt Jio

  • I have bought the same handset and yes there is issue that the other side hears the reflection of their own voice. Now how to proceed ahead. Can anyone tell please?

  • u need to set sdcard as default location in the setting page

  • I heard that after awhile when you call the other side cant hear you is that true ???

  • How do you move apps to SD card?

  • Been using Honor 3C.. the problem with lower end smartphone is delayed android update (or not planned at all..) currently the official version for H3C is 4.2.2 (though I managed to update to unofficial 4.4.2 after some research)

  • Y6ii is better...

  • which phone is better? Samsung j5 (2015) or Huawei y6 ii (honor 5a)? For camera and gaming... Please give your opinion..

  • Is there a notification led in this device?

  • Does it support otg?

  • i am a gamer .. is it good in gaming ??

  • is it 4g enabled

  • Don't worry... u can rely on it...it gives a smoother performance than before...

  • Hi! There is a (1.5gb) big update for this phone. Is it ok to update? I am very worried about the battery because I had bad experienced with draining battery after huge update beforr. Currently, my screen-time for wifi browsing is 10-11hours. Will the update improve the battery or make it worse? Pls help

  • Yah...coz the earphone huawei gives in the box is really simple..and I am habituated with bass reflexes...

  • So you are using different headphones than the one in the box?

  • Seriously,so far no laggings... and if u hear the music with any good headphones or earbuds, u will definitely love it...

  • And don't worry...I am using it genuinely..and loving it..I can comfortably contact and speak with everyone...

  • The loud speaker,the internal speaker quality,the music quality it provides,its really excellent in this budget..if u compare any other phone at this same range of price,u will definitely love this honor 5A..and if u listen music with any other good quality headphone,u will love the music and its quality.coz the earphone that huawei gives with the mobile handset, not satisfactory.

  • When talking to someone, is the sound low volume?

  • Love this phone so far. And it's cheap for its specs too! Just 7990 in the Philippines. Front and back cam are ok. Speakers at the bottom of the phone are loud too. Kinda slow response when opening apps though. But not laggy, and it doesn't force crash apps. Earphones are ok, though I prefer earbuds but that's just minor lol. Battery also lasts atleast 15 hours with extensive use.

  • this is a deal breaker, anyone confirm the low calls volume? and if so, is there any fixes yet?!

  • I think there is a problem with this phone as you when you talking to someone you cannot hear properly and it is low volume.

  • thanks for your detailed answer, I am concerned also about the quality of the internal speaker, is it loud enough to hear your phone ringing when you're outside home? and is the intenal speaker loud enough to play music or movie? and how do you compare the loundness and the sound quality of the internal speaker to any other phone you've used? what about the earpiece speaker too? is it loud enough to make a phone call outside home and hear the other person properly?

  • A small correction...not with the huawei earphones given in the box...

  • Pros: Firstly,having an awesome camera experience.both front and rear. Smooth performance, gaming is good. It lasts for two days,but you might have to give it a charge at evening of the second day. The music,its really nice.decent quality,but not with Huawei earphones. Net surfing is smooth,some laggings in heavy sites,which is quite normal. Cons: theme and other internal features,options are simple. The battery could have been minimum of 4000 mAh. Overall: Its quite a good phone at this range. And I am spending a quality time with it.

  • What about the sound quality, is it good? and how would you compare it to the sound quality of the regular Y6 and GR5? and overall what are cons of this phone? plz if you own the phone advise me because I am considering buying this phone. Thanks.

  • I upgraded it...the phone is smoother than before..no other major changes..

  • display no quality

  • its available in srilanka

  • Hi, which phone should I buy --- Huawei Honor 5A (aka Huawei Y6 II) or Samsung Galaxy J5 (2015)?

  • How to move apps sd card? there is no such setting as move app to sd card

  • Did anyone updated their Huawei Y6II phone? There's a new version to download "CAM-L21C636B140". The size is 1.52gb. i just want to know if there are problems with the new build. Most especially with the battery. I hope somebody can help me.

  • no it's ips

  • Did anyone know how is it?? I want know about profomance. It's not yet available in srilanka.

  • its just 2110 in egypt

  • Is there any reviews for this mobile?

  • it's jst 24000 rupees in sri lanka

  • It is quite expensive, 625 dirham in UAE

  • is this phone worth the price???

  • which is better huawei honor 5X or honor 5A

  • Which is better Y6 3G or Y6 ll ? Confused and need opinions

  • i want to buy it now ... bcoz i m waiting for diz only .when vl u supplying & markting mention d date .

  • I want see Huawei Y6 ll handset feature

  • We need review for honor 5A GSM Arena .

  • Thinking about buying honor 5A , honor 5C and y6 which is better?

  • Does it has Gorilla glass protection?

  • does it support dual sim + memory card simultaneously? or I will lose SIM 2 if I use micro SD?

  • what is the battery performance and sound quality?

  • we want to know the review of this phone #gsmarena

  • need otg support

  • plz....make good designs......like slim&sleek....

  • no metal body & frame , It has been built using poly-carbonate material

  • Honor 5A

  • no OTG

  • is it OTG supported?

  • is the frame made of metal? in philippines it it y6ii..

  • plz review this gsmarena.. thanks a lot..

  • Same

  • Honor 5c vs Honor 5A have same selfie cam. Which one is better

  • Left side Microphone and Right side Speaker.

  • THERE are two speaker holes.Both works?or only right side one gives.output and the left one works as input..pls giv me the.exact info

  • This model is Y6II in the philippines

  • Bro tel me on which online store it will available.....

  • Biswojit ,i want this phon,this phone looking very good

  • Best phone ever i must say

  • because their screen seems bigger and the bezels seems narrower when display is off!

  • Because it's more beautiful!

  • thanks for mentioning that no body didn't know that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • why these Chinese phones are obsessed with black boarder..

  • otg support costs millions dollar so they decided to ditch it. other brands like asus and xiaomi even their low end phone support otg, wth huawei..

  • It has 16 cores?

  • i hope it will have OTG!! but i doubt because it may have not like Honor 4X's qualcomm version. Snapdragon 430 is better than 617 SD430: octa core 1.4/1.1 vs octa core 1.5/1.2 in this case 617 better but in GPU, sd430's Adreno 505 beat Adreno 405

  • Well that's a pleasant surprise. Removable battery and dedicated sim slot. Hope they finally decided to stop being more Apple than Apple. Otherwise they have great devices and their policy ws the only major problem.

  • What the hell! No OTG?

  • no gorilla glass?

  • oh huaweie my favourite, as for this one you no force, the design is too ordinary and the specs not facinating but it's ok for ordinary phone users.

  • Omgggggg Huawei plase make good competitor to Sony Compact range. I love huawei but i hate big phones

  • disappointing phone from huawei!!! kirin 620 is weak and out of date (I have 4C and i khow it in practice). the disign is disappointing too. honor 5c is the killer of this phone!