Huawei announced that its Honor 5X handset is coming to the U.S. at the end of the month, and Android 6.0 Marshmallow is not the only software treat it has to offer: the smartphone will also get regular security updates.
Earlier this month, at CES 2016, the Chinese company announced that Honor will soon make its appearance in the U.S. The smartphone subsidiary is focusing its marketing strategies on the millennial market, as more consumers tend to value devices that make a statement. The Honor 5X aims to be exactly that, a mid-priced phone offering powerful specs, while also distinguishing its owner from the crowd.
Tech Times reported that the device will start shipping on Jan. 31. The same report points out that the OEM will work with several important retailers, such as Newegg and Amazon, that will sell the Honor 5X.
Some users were lucky enough to get their hands on the device ahead of time, and the general impression was that the price of $199 per device is a sweet deal, mainly due to its configuration and way it behaves.
The Huawei Honor 5X packs a generous 5.5-inch display, capable of rendering images of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. It takes its processing power from a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor that is backed by 2 GB of RAM. The phone offers a default 16 GB of storage, but via the microSD slot, it can host a lot more of your favorite files.
The two-camera combo shows a 13-megapixel main camera and a 5-megapixel selfie snapper. The device also has neat security features, namely a fingerprint scanner, and it promises to stay on for a long time thanks to the 3,000 mAh battery under its hood.
Future Honor 5X owners from the U.S. should know that the handset will soon feature Android 6.0 Marshmallow and EM UI 4, Honor confirmed to GSM Arena. Mobile tech enthusiasts might recognize the latter as being the UI that brings the new Mate 8 flagship to life.
To make sure that the Honor 5X will be as safe as it can be, the company also aims to release Android security patches with regularity. No official info exists on what this implies, but the phone could get monthly updates.
