Honor 5X to Ship with Snapdragon 616 via Firmware Upgrade

Honor HQ has today announced that the 5X will be shipping with the Snapdragon 616 rather than the previously advertised 615 via a firmware upgrade. The primary difference between the two chips is that 616 runs with four cores at 1.2GHz not at 1GHz like the 615, the remaining four cores will run at 1.7GHz. Keep in mind that this does not affect the results of our review, but if the Snapdragon 616 ships clocked at 1.7GHz it would indeed perform differently than what we were able to test, as there’d be a 200MHz difference. If anything, it’s almost certainly a net-win.

 You can view our other content on the Honor 5X at:
Honor 5X First Impressions: $199 Feels Pretty Good Here,
Honor 5X XDA Review: The Current Vanguard of the Mid-Range Segment,
Or visit the Honor 5X forums here!

 

 

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