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Honor 5A vs Honor 6A

What is the difference between the Honor 5A and Honor 6A? Which one is better? The answers to these questions and many more can be found here in this detailed comparison of the two phones. Discover the differences in specs between these two desirable devices, from screen size to battery life, in the table below. We have all the information you need to choose the best phone for you.

Common specs

Brand and model	Honor 5A	Honor 6A
Rating	(+)	(+)
Review
Release date	2016, June	2017, May
Dimensions (HxWxD)	144.2 x 72.5 x 9 mm \| 5.68 x 5.68 x 2.85 in	143.7 x 71 x 8.2 mm \| 5.66 x 5.66 x 2.8 in
Weight	140 g \| 4.94 oz	143 g \| 5.04 oz
Body Build		Aluminum body
Colors	Black, White, Gold	Gold, Silver, Dark Gray, Blue, Pink
Battery	2200 mAh, Removable Li-Ion	3020 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price	120 EUR	130 EUR

Screen

Technology	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	5" inc	5" inc
Screen area	68.9 cm²	68.9 cm²
Screen format	16:9 (height:width)	16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	65.9%	67.5%
Screen resolution	720 x 1280 px	720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	294 PPI	294 PPI

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	13 MP, Single	13 MP, Single
Camera specs	-13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF	-13 MP, 28mm (wide), PDAF
Functions	Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	5 MP, Single	5 MP, Single
Specifications	5 MP	5 MP
Functions	LED flash

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 5.1 (Lollipop); EMUI 3.1	Android 7.0 (Nougat); EMUI 5.1
Chipset	- Mediatek MT6735P (28 nm)	- Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm)
Processor CPU	- Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53	- Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU	Mali-T720MP2	Adreno 505
External memory	microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory	16 GB, 2 GB RAM	32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core		105
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core		386
GeekBench 4 Single Core		636
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core		2572
GeekBench 4 RenderScript		2127

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
Show all network frequencies:
Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE
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, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP	4.1, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors	- Accelerometer, proximity, compass	- Fingerprint (rear-mounted, region dependent), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
Versions	- For Europe	- Also known as Honor Holly 4 (India), Honor 6A Pro (Italy), Honor 5C pro (MEA). Fingerprint sensor is a region dependent feature.

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