Honor 6 Plus vs. Honor 5X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 6 Plus and Honor 5X. 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 6 Plus vs. Honor 5X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 6 Plus Honor 5X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.4 mm 151.3 mm Honor 5X has greater height than Honor 6 Plus.
Width 75.7 mm 76.3 mm Honor 5X has greater width than Honor 6 Plus.
Depth 7.5 mm 8.15 mm Honor 6 Plus is narrower than Honor 6 Plus.
Weight 165 g 158 g Honor 5X is lighter than Honor 6 Plus.
Body Colour Gold | White Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold
Body Material Plastic, aluminium Aluminium alloy
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, nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 6 Plus Honor 5X
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 401 ppi 400 ppi Honor 6 Plus has better pixel density than Honor 5X.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Features In-Cell Display Technology Full Lamination
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Honor 6 Plus Honor 5X
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 925 Qualcomm
Processor Number - MSM8939
Clock Speed - 1.5 GHz
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) Mali T628 MP4 Qualcomm ADRENO 405
MEMORY Honor 6 Plus Honor 5X
RAM 3 GB 2 GB Honor 6 Plus has more RAM than Honor 5X.
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 128 GB
CAMERA Honor 6 Plus Honor 5X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Honor 5X has better camera resolution than Honor 6 Plus.
Lens Aperture - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 28 mm
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panoramic pictures -
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 4160 x 3120
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) QR-code scanner, Full Focus technology (EDOF) -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Honor 6 Plus has better front camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.4
Camera Modes (Front) - Panoramic selfies
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 6 Plus Honor 5X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3600 mAh 3000 mAh Honor 6 Plus has larger battery capacity than Honor 5X.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Honor 6 Plus Honor 5X
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 3G 4G Honor 5X has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 4.4 (KitKat) Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.0 HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 6 Plus Honor 5X
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ 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
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 4.1
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 6 Plus Honor 5X
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A -
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP H.265
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Honor 6 Plus Honor 5X
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology
OTHERS Honor 6 Plus Honor 5X
Included Accessories Stereo headset, USB cable, power adapter Power adapter
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