Honor 6X vs. Honor Magic

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 6X and Honor Magic. 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 6X vs. Honor Magic Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 6X Honor Magic
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.9 mm 146.1 mm Honor 6X has greater height than Honor Magic.
Width 76.2 mm 69.9 mm Honor 6X has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 8.2 mm 7.8 mm Honor Magic is narrower than Honor 6X.
Weight 162 g 145 g Honor Magic is lighter than Honor 6X.
Body Colour Grey | Gold Porcelain white
Body Material Metal -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.16 W/kg (body), 1.23 W/kg (head) -
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots)
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Honor 6X Honor Magic
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.09" Honor 6X has larger screen size than Honor Magic.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels Honor Magic has better screen resolution than Honor 6X.
Display Format Full HD QHD
Pixel Density 403 ppi 577 ppi Honor Magic has better pixel density than Honor 6X.
Max Brightness 450 cd/m² -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features 2.5D curved glass -
PROCESSOR Honor 6X Honor Magic
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 655 Hisilicon Kirin 950
Clock Speed 2.1 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Honor Magic has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T830 MP2 Mali T880
MEMORY Honor 6X Honor Magic
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Honor Magic has more RAM than Honor 6X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Honor Magic has more internal memory than Honor 6X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Honor 6X Honor Magic
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Type - BSI-CMOS
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RX IMX386 sensor -
Lens Aperture - F/2.2
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama Panorama, Pro mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Honor 6X has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 3968 x 2976
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), geotagging -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor Magic has better second camera resolution than Honor 6X.
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.4
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 6X Honor Magic
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 2900 mAh Honor 6X has larger battery capacity than Honor Magic.
Run Time Details Playback (video): up to 11.5 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 70 hrs
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Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 6X Honor Magic
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 Magic Live UI
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 6X Honor Magic
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 6X Honor Magic
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ -
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.265 -
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support DTS Sound support
FEATURES Honor 6X Honor Magic
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity sensor Ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Power Saving Mode, Active noise-cancellation Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power
OTHERS Honor 6X Honor Magic
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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