The Huawei Honor 5X which debuted last month at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 in Las Vegas has gone on sale in Europe at £189.99 (AU$385 or US$276). Starting Jan.31, Huawei also launched the Honor 5X in the US for US$199.99 (AU$278).

The Honor 5X appeared on Huawei’s European online store, offering Silver, Gold and Gray models of the device. The website also offers a promotional deal for all those who sign up and proceed for purchase. The sign up bonus for Honor 5X is £20 (AU$40) and £10 off (AU$20) on the next purchase.

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Customers from the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland can purchase the Huawei Honor 5X directly from the online store.

The Honor 5X comes with a 5.5-inch display with 1920 x1080 pixels resolution. Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with a 1.5 GHz octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU, the smartphone houses 2GB of RAM. It offers 16GB of in-built storage which can be further expanded via microSD card slots.

A 13-megapixel main camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing selfie shooter are also part of the Honor 5X. There is a 3,000 mAh battery to keep the lights on.

According to GSM Arena, the company has also teased the launch of Huawei Honor 7 Premium Edition in Europe sometime soon. The enhanced version will most likely feature similar specs to that of the regular Honor 7.

In Europe, Huawei will offer the Honor 7 Premium Edition in Gold and Mystery Grey colour variants. The company is yet to announce the release date and price.

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At the CES 2016, the company also announced the global launch of its much coveted Huawei Mate 8 smartphone. The 3GB/32GB variant of the Mate 8 costs 599 euros (AU$921) and the 4GB/64GB model comes with a price tag of 699 euros (AU$1075), as announced by Huawei.

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