Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) vs Honor 9 Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6)

Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6)

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Honor 9

Honor 9

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Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) or Honor 9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) Honor 9
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Release date 2018, July 2017, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 147.2 x 71 x 8 mm | 5.8 x 5.8 x 2.8 in 147.3 x 70.9 x 7.5 mm | 5.8 x 5.8 x 2.79 in
Weight 151 g | 5.33 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Black, Blue, White Glacier Grey, Sapphire Blue, Midnight Black, Gold, Blue Bird, Robin Egg Blue
Battery 3060 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 250 EUR 310 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" in 5.15" in
Screen area 85.1 cm2 73.1 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.5% 70.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 432 PPI 428 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -16 MP, f/2.0, 1.0µm, PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.4, 1.12µm, depth sensor
-12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), PDAF, 2x lossless zoom
-20 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide)
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@60fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.1'', 1.0µm 8 MP, f/2.0
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 509 Mali-G71 MP8
External memory microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (6.1 Plus)
64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM (X6)
64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 198241
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 289 419
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1012 1323
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1216
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 194
GeekBench 5 Single Core 273 378
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1188 1543
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1319 1873
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6302
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 4258 10491

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.94 W/kg (head)     1.82 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)

- Fast battery charging: 40% in 30 min
Versions
- Versions: Nokia 6.1 Plus (Global); Nokia X6 (China)

- Versions: STF-L09 (Europe, Global); STF-AL00, STF-AL10, STF-TL10 (China) Also known as Huawei Honor 9 Premium with 128GB/6GB RAM

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