Honor is similar to a sub-brand by Chinese phonemaker Huawei. Its latest smartphone Honor 5C, priced at Rs.10,999, is competing against some high-profile budget phones such as the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (Rs.9,999 onwards) and the Lenovo Zuk Z1 (Rs.13,499).

Bringing metal to the picture can improve a phone’s build quality considerably. Honor 5C is the latest in this breed of metal-clad phones.

The brushed finish on the back gives it a slightly different look from phones with plain metallic back.

This also improves one’s grip over the phone. For a 5.2-inch device, it weighs 155g. Technically, that doesn’t make it a lightweight phone but we didn’t really find it heavy while using it.

The fingerprint sensor sits right under the slightly protruded camera module. It is easy to configure and unlock the phone almost instantly every time.

The Huawei Honor 5C is powered by 1.7GHz octa-core Hisilicon Kirin 650 processor and it comes with 2GB of RAM.

The phone packs 16GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Huawei Honor 5C packs a 13-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 8-megapixel front shooter for selfies.

The Huawei Honor 5C runs Android 6.0 and is powered by a 3000mAh removable battery. It measures 147.10 x 73.80 x 8.30 (height x width x thickness) and weighs 156.00 grams.

The Huawei Honor 5C is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts two Micro-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, FM, 3G. Sensors on the phone include Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, and Gyroscope.