We review the Huawei GR5!

Huawei’s Honor line of smartphones made a splash last year when they were released in the PH, punching way above their weight in terms of specs and design. Unfortunately, we haven’t seen anything new from the Honor lineup this year – which made us wonder about the sub-brand’s future in the PH.
That was until Huawei announced the GR5 for sale in the Philippines. For those not in the know, the GR5 is a modified version of the Honor 5X, a smartphone being sold in other countries under the Honor line. It seems that Huawei’s consolidated their own budget Honor lineup to their own brand moving forward, so as to not confuse customers in some territories.
As for the phone itself? It’s another solid mid-range offering from Huawei, punching well above its weight. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves.

Huawei GR5 specs

  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 octa-core processor
  • 2GB of RAM
  • 5.5-inch full HD IPS panel, 1920 x 1080 resolution
  • 16GB of expandable storage, up to 128GB
  • 13-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, AF LED flash
  • 5-megapixel front camera, f/2.4 aperture
  • Dual SIM
  • 3G, LTE
  • WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, Fingerprint scanner
  • 3000mAh battery
  • Android 5.1 with EMUI 3.1