- Hey guys, what is going on?
It's Jacklyn here for Android Central.
And in today's video, we're going to be comparing
two of the most popular budget-smart phones.
On this side I've got the Moto G5 Plus,
and on this side I've got the Honour 6X.
Let's see which one wins this budget phone battle.
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Okay so the Moto G5 Plus starts out a bit cheaper
than the Honour 6X at about $229.
And that's worth 32 gigabytes of storage
and 2 gigabytes of RAM.
Whereas this device also has 32 gigabytes of storage,
but it has 3 gigabytes of RAM.
And it is a bit more expensive at around $250.00.
But then this device over here
can get all the way up to about $290.00
if you get 64 gigabytes of storage and 4 gigabytes of RAM.
So this phone is kind of in the middle of those two options.
But in this video I'm comparing the lower-end model,
which is a $229.00 model,
and that is performed really well
so I can only imagine that
the 4 gigabyte of RAM model
is gonna perform a little bit better.
I don't see it being substantial,
but just so you guys know,
this is a lower model here compared to
the Honour 6X with 3 gigabytes of RAM
and 32 gigabytes of storage.
I can normally tell budget smartphones
from premium smartphones based off of their build.
If they were carding phones
to see who's premium and who's budget,
both of these phones would have an easy giveaway.
The G5 Plus's giveaway is the feel in the hand.
It looks pretty premium with the metal finish
and the stand-out camera hump,
but pick up this phone and bam!
It's not passing for anything over 350 bucks.
That's because although it's made of mostly metal,
it feels very plasticky.
You don't get that ever-so-satisfying cold-metal feel
like you could find on the 3T or the 7 Plus.
The Honour 6X's giveaway is a bit different.
It looks passable in the hand,
but flip it over to the front and bam!
The large Honour stamp screams budget.
So yeah, these phones don't pass as $600 to $800 phones,
but that doesn't mean that
they're still not great for the money.
They are.
They both pack a really good-looking 1080p displays,
but the Honour 6X's is 0.3 inches bigger.
I also think that the Honour 6X
has slightly better view angles than the G5 Plus.
But regardless of which one you pick,
you're getting a really solid display here.
Both phones have fingerprint readers,
but I prefer the G5 Plus's as it's normally more accurate,
but it's also in the preferred place for me.
The G5 Plus's is a little bit slower than the Honour 6X,
but it's a lot more convenient for me
as I can use it when it's lying on it's back;
whereas you can't do that with the Honour 6X
as the fingerprint sensor is resting right below the camera.
Plus on the G5, it also acts as a touchpad,
which is a huge bonus.
The idea here is that
the sensor can not only act as a home button,
but that it can also act as a multitasking and back button.
When I first heard about this,
I was pretty sceptical.
I'm not gonna lie.
But I've been playing with this phone for a few weeks
and not only do I fully support this,
I actually greatly prefer it to on-screen buttons.
Having to only slightly move my finger
to get to different buttons is super convenient,
and it now feels like second nature.
During my review period the use of these phones
overlapped for about a week and a half.
And in that time I found myself trying
to complete the same actions on the Honour 6X.
Obviously there was no success there,
but that's how used to it I got.
The tracker is also super precise
and reacts to my movements 100% of the time.
Along side the multitasking and back button controls,
you can also configure other touch controls
like holding down the button to activate Google Now.
So speaking of those bezels,
both of them pack pretty thick ones.
The Moto G5 Plus's are thicker,
but both of them pack a purpose.
The bottom one has a trackpad/fingerprint sensor,
and the top one houses a solo speaker.
The Honor's bezels, on the other hand,
feel like a poor use of space.
The bottom bezel just has the word Honour across it
with no screen buttons or touchpad,
which really feels like a missed opportunity here.
Another thing I really do not like about
the Honour 6X is it's software.
It is an extremely heavy skin,
which feels like a knockoff of iOS.
Take the Settings app for example.
It looks almost identical to the iPhone.
I feel like they're trying to appeal
to potential iPhone users to want to budget a phone,
but want the same kind of simple software experience
that can be found in iOS.
But the execution here is just terrible.
I'm normally not that harsh on a device,
but I can't even sugarcoat this one.
The device lags a lot more than it should
for the specs that it packs,
and it also just doesn't feel like Android.
It's the latest software now,
but it just doesn't feel like that
because the skin is so heavy.
So I really couldn't enjoy
the software experience on this phone.
I immediately popped a launcher on it
to get rid of that iOS design,
but even still, the device is kinda slow.
In complete contrast, apps opened really fast
on the Moto G5 Plus,
and the software feels near stock.
It has nice software additions
like a double-chop to turn on the flash,
or flip to open up the camera.
Most things that Motorola adds are really useful,
and I find myself wanting them on other Android devices.
That can not be said
about any software additions on the Honour 6X.
The photos that these devices take though turn the tide.
The Honour 6X has two cameras
and it's overall a much better performer.
Colours are more accurately represented,
and the photos just look a whole lot sharper.
They do take slightly longer to capture
so it won't be a great acting camera,
but overall I just really preferred the results
that came out of the 6X compared to the Moto G5 Plus.
Something that I really do like on both devices
is the battery life.
I'm averaging about 4 hours of screen-on time
on both of them which equates to about 10% left
at the end of the day.
And I'm a really heavy user.
I'm watching You Tube videos.
I'm streaming on Periscope.
I'm doing a lot of stuff
that the general person probably isn't.
So that's the Honour 6X and the Moto G5 Plus.
The G5 Plus has a better software experience,
which equals better performance.
And it also has better add-ons.
They both have really good battery life,
but the Honour 6X pulls the win
in terms of the camera quality.
Even with that, my overall pick is still the G5 Plus
because the camera is still relatively good
for the price point.
And even as a lower-spec'd cheaper model,
it is a lot faster than the 6X.
Bottom line, I didn't have to pay an arm and a leg
for these devices like I would have with the S8 or the G6.
And yet at the end of the day,
they are both still pretty good phones.
You'll be happy with either pick.
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It's been Jacklyn for Android Central.
I appreciate you guys all taking the time out
to watch this video.
And I'll catch you guys on the next one.
Bye!