Honor 6 Plus vs. Honor 6X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 6 Plus 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 6 Plus vs. Honor 6X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 6 Plus Honor 6X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.4 mm 150.9 mm Honor 6X has greater height than Honor 6 Plus.
Width 75.7 mm 76.2 mm Honor 6X has greater width than Honor 6 Plus.
Depth 7.5 mm 8.2 mm Honor 6 Plus is narrower than Honor 6 Plus.
Weight 165 g 162 g Honor 6X is lighter than Honor 6 Plus.
Body Colour Gold | White Grey | Gold
Body Material Plastic, aluminium Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 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 6 Plus 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 401 ppi 403 ppi Honor 6X has better pixel density than Honor 6 Plus.
Max Brightness - 450 cd/m²
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 2.5D curved glass
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Honor 6 Plus Honor 6X
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 925 Hisilicon Kirin 655
Clock Speed - 2.1 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T628 MP4 Mali T830 MP2
MEMORY Honor 6 Plus Honor 6X
RAM 3 GB 3 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 32 GB Honor 6X has more internal memory than Honor 6 Plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB
CAMERA Honor 6 Plus Honor 6X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor 6X has better camera resolution than Honor 6 Plus.
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RX IMX386 sensor
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panoramic pictures 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) QR-code scanner, Full Focus technology (EDOF) 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) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 6 Plus Honor 6X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3600 mAh 3340 mAh Honor 6 Plus has larger battery capacity than Honor 6X.
Run Time Details - Playback (video): up to 11.5 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 70 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor 6 Plus Honor 6X
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 3G 4G Honor 6X has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 4.4 (KitKat) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.0 HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 6 Plus Honor 6X
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ 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
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 4.1
NFC - Yes Honor 6X has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 6 Plus Honor 6X
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP MPEG-4, H.265
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support DTS Sound support
FEATURES Honor 6 Plus 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, gyro sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - Power Saving Mode, Active noise-cancellation
OTHERS Honor 6 Plus Honor 6X
Included Accessories Stereo headset, USB cable, power adapter Power adapter
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