Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has announced that a new operating system update for Honor 5X smartphone is now available for download. The operating system update is only available for users of the smartphone in the United States. This Android Marshmallow update comes with a new EMUI 4.0 user interface.

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Before doing this update, make sure that you have downloaded the OTA update application on the device. It is advisable to use a Wi-Fi network connection when doing this since this will use a lot of data unless you have an unlimited plan. Since this is a major update, the downloaded data will be around 1GB in size.

The latest Android Marshmallow update for the Honor 5X smartphone will add several new built-in applications and some bug fixes. The update includes a Doze battery life enhancement, Google Now on Tap, new open apps menu, new voice interaction service, and simplified volume control settings.

The new EMUI 4.0 features include a customizable navigation bar, one-hand mode, motion control, and Drag Actions.

The Honor 5X smartphone features a 5.5-inch display screen (1080 x 1920 pixels) with a PPI of 401 pixels per inch. It is powered by a 1.2GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor and comes with 2 GB of RAM. The device comes with a non-removable 3000mAh battery.

The Honor 5 comes with a built-in 16 GB of internal memory storage, which can be expanded up to 128 GB via a microSD card. The device sports a 13-megapixel main camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing shooter for selfies.

It measures a body dimension of 151.30 x 76.30 x 8.20 (height x width x thickness) and weighs 158 grams.

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