Honor 5X vs. Honor 6X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and Honor 6X. 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 6X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X Honor 6X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 150.9 mm Honor 5X has greater height than Honor 6X.
Width 76.3 mm 76.2 mm Honor 5X has greater width than Honor 6X.
Depth 8.15 mm 8.2 mm Honor 5X is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 162 g Honor 5X is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Grey | Gold
Body Material Aluminium alloy Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.24 W/kg (body), 0.56 W/kg (head) 1.16 W/kg (body), 1.23 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 Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 5X Honor 6X
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.5" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 400 ppi 403 ppi Honor 6X has better pixel density than Honor 5X.
Max Brightness - 450 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Full Lamination 2.5D curved glass
PROCESSOR Honor 5X Honor 6X
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Hisilicon Kirin 655
Processor Number MSM8939 -
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 2.1 GHz Honor 6X has higher clock speed than Honor 5X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Honor 5X has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 Mali T830 MP2
MEMORY Honor 5X Honor 6X
RAM 2 GB 3 GB Honor 6X has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 32 GB Honor 6X has more internal memory than Honor 5X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB
CAMERA Honor 5X Honor 6X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor 5X has better camera resolution than Honor 6X.
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RX IMX386 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.0 -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes - Panorama
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection Honor 6X has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
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
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor 6X has better front camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 -
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X Honor 6X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3340 mAh Honor 6X has larger battery capacity than Honor 5X.
Run Time Details - Playback (video): up to 11.5 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 70 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 5X Honor 6X
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 6X
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-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 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.1
NFC - Yes Honor 6X has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5X Honor 6X
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 MPEG-4, H.265
Sound Enhancements - DTS Sound support
FEATURES Honor 5X Honor 6X
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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology Power Saving Mode, Active noise-cancellation
OTHERS Honor 5X Honor 6X
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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