Honor 5X vs. Honor 6C

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and Honor 6C. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 5X vs. Honor 6C Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X Honor 6C
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 143.5 mm Honor 5X has greater height than Honor 6C.
Width 76.3 mm 69.9 mm Honor 5X has greater width than Honor 6C.
Depth 8.15 mm 7.6 mm Honor 6C is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 138 g Honor 6C is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Silver
Body Material Aluminium alloy Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.24 W/kg (body), 0.56 W/kg (head) -
Integrated Components FM radio FM radio
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM, nano SIM Micro SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots)
SIM Card Configuration Details - Micro SIM + micro SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Honor 5X Honor 6C
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5" Honor 5X has larger screen size than Honor 6C.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels Honor 5X has better screen resolution than Honor 6C.
Display Format Full HD HD
Pixel Density 400 ppi 294 ppi Honor 5X has better pixel density than Honor 6C.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Full Lamination -
PROCESSOR Honor 5X Honor 6C
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
Processor Number MSM8939 MSM8940
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 1.4 GHz Honor 5X has higher clock speed than Honor 6C.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 -
MEMORY Honor 5X Honor 6C
RAM 2 GB 2 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 16 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Honor 5X Honor 6C
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 Honor 5X has better lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Special Effects - HDR
Camera Modes - Panorama, tap to focus
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection Honor 6C has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), geotagging
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 -
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X Honor 6C
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3020 mAh Honor 6C has larger battery capacity than Honor 5X.
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 5X Honor 6C
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X Honor 6C
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 3, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth Profiles - A2DP
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5X Honor 6C
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 MPEG-4, H.264
FEATURES Honor 5X Honor 6C
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology Active noise-cancellation
OTHERS Honor 5X Honor 6C
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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