Honor 6X vs. Xiaomi MI 5s Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 6X and Xiaomi MI 5s 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. Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 6X Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.9 mm 154.6 mm Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has greater height than Honor 6X.
Width 76.2 mm 77.7 mm Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has greater width than Honor 6X.
Depth 8.2 mm 7.95 mm Xiaomi MI 5s Plus is narrower than Honor 6X.
Weight 162 g 168 g Honor 6X is lighter than Honor 6X.
Body Colour Grey | Gold High gloss dark grey
Body Material Metal 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
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 6X Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.7" Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has larger screen size than Honor 6X.
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 386 ppi Honor 6X has better pixel density than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Max Brightness 450 cd/m² 550 cd/m² Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has better display brightness than Honor 6X.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1300:1
Display Features 2.5D curved glass 2.5D curved glass, Night Display, Sunlight Display, Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment
PROCESSOR Honor 6X Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 655 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Clock Speed 2.1 GHz 2.35 GHz Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has higher clock speed than Honor 6X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T830 MP2 Qualcomm ADRENO 530
MEMORY Honor 6X Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has more RAM than Honor 6X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has more internal memory than Honor 6X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Honor 6X Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has better camera resolution than Honor 6X.
Sensor Type - RGB CMOS
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RX IMX386 sensor -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - Live Filters
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama Panorama, group selfi mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection, smile detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), geotagging Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has better second camera resolution than Honor 6X.
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) - Monochrome CMOS
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 4 Megapixel Honor 6X has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) - Beautify with 36 smart beauty profiles
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has face detection.
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 6X Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 3800 mAh Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has larger battery capacity than Honor 6X.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has fast charging technology.
Run Time Details Playback (video): up to 11.5 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 70 hrs
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CELLULAR Honor 6X Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
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) -
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 MIUI 8
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 6X Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n Infrared (IrDA), 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 Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), DSD, AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.265 VC-1, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.264, HEVC, H.265, ASP
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Honor 6X Xiaomi MI 5s 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, barometer, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Power Saving Mode, Active noise-cancellation MU-MIMO technology
OTHERS Honor 6X Xiaomi MI 5s Plus
Included Accessories Power adapter Protective cover, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
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