Huawei Y6 (2017) vs Honor 6x (2016) Comparison and Differences

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Huawei Y6 (2017)

Huawei Y6 (2017)

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Honor 6x (2016)

Honor 6x (2016)

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Huawei Y6 (2017) or Honor 6x (2016) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei Y6 (2017) Honor 6x (2016)
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Release date 2017, May 2016, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 143.8 x 72 x 8.4 mm | 5.66 x 5.66 x 2.83 in 150.9 x 76.2 x 8.2 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 3 in
Weight 150 g | 5.29 oz 162 g | 5.71 oz
Body Build Plastic body Aluminum body
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Colors White, Gold, Gray Gray, Gold, Silver
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3340 mAh,  Non-removable
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 650 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 23 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 82.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.6% 71.8%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 403 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -13 MP, AF -12 MP, 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF
-2 MP, depth sensor
Functions Dual-LED flash LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 8 MP
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow); EMUI 4.1 Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); EMUI 5
Chipset - Mediatek MT6737T (28 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 655 (16 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T720MP2 Mali-T830MP2
External memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 189
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 694
GeekBench 5 Single Core 168
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 783
GeekBench 4 Single Core 811
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3335
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2655

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - DTS sound
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
Versions
- Versions: MYA-L03/L23, L02/L22; Honor 6 Play MYA-AL10/TL10 (China) Also known as Huawei Nova Young

- Also known as Huawei Mate 9 Lite, Huawei GR5 2017

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