Honor 6X vs. Huawei Nova 2 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 6X and Huawei Nova 2 Plus. 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. Huawei Nova 2 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 6X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.9 mm 153.9 mm Huawei Nova 2 Plus has greater height than Honor 6X.
Width 76.2 mm 74.9 mm Honor 6X has greater width than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Depth 8.2 mm 6.9 mm Huawei Nova 2 Plus is narrower than Honor 6X.
Weight 162 g 169 g Honor 6X is lighter than Honor 6X.
Body Colour Grey | Gold Aurora blue
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 Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS TFT
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 403 ppi 401 ppi Honor 6X has better pixel density than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
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 2.5D Glass
PROCESSOR Honor 6X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 655 Hisilicon Kirin 659
Clock Speed 2.1 GHz 2.36 GHz Huawei Nova 2 Plus has higher clock speed than Honor 6X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Huawei Nova 2 Plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T830 MP2 Mali T830 MP2
MEMORY Honor 6X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Huawei Nova 2 Plus has more RAM than Honor 6X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Huawei Nova 2 Plus has more internal memory than Honor 6X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Honor 6X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RX IMX386 sensor -
Lens Aperture - F/1.8
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection, smile detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source LED light LED light
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), geotagging Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), geotagging
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Nova 2 Plus has better second camera resolution than Honor 6X.
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Huawei Nova 2 Plus has better front camera resolution than Honor 6X.
Focus Adjustment Focus free Automatic
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 6X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 3340 mAh Both phones have the same battery capacity.
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 Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
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 HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 6X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-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
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes - Honor 6X has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 6X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.265 MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support DTS Sound support
FEATURES Honor 6X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Power Saving Mode, Active noise-cancellation -
OTHERS Honor 6X Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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