Design and Looks
The IDEOS X3 measures 110 x 56.5 x 11.2 mm and the IDEOS X5 measures 120 x 62 x 11.6 mm which means that the X5 is a touch bigger than the X3. At 130g, X5 also weighs larger than the X3 which weighs only 103g. The X3 is clearly designed for the youngsters and that’s the probable cause for losing the weight but there is nothing spectacular about the design. It is the one we all known for ages, the typical curvy ended smart phone looks with three touch sensitive buttons and a physical home button at the bottom. The X5, on the other hand, looks much more professional with the sharp curves and a neat design. There is no physical buttons as all the four buttons are touch sensitive.
Hardware and Connectivity
Both these phones are not powerful machines in terms of hardware but both are certainly capable of getting the work done. The X5’s 800 Mhz Scorpion CPU wins over the mellow 600Mhz CPU of the X3. The IDEOS X5 also has an Adreno 205 GPU helping its cause which is lacking in the IDEOS X3. There is not much that the X3 has in its favor in the hardware side but the X3 is quite capable smartphone and it can cater most of the people’s needs.
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Comparison of HUAWEI IDEOS X3 and IDEOS X5