Honor 5X vs Honor 6 Plus

Side-by-side specs and price comparison for buyers in Algeria.

Phone 1

Phone 2

Honor

Honor 5X

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2category wins

Honor

Honor 6 Plus

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1category wins

Quick Verdict

Who wins each category, side by side.

Better price

Even

Faster chip

Even

Bigger battery

Honor 6 Plus

Faster charging

Even

Higher-resolution camera

Honor 5X

Better display

Even

Lighter body

Honor 5X

Best value for money

Even

Full specs comparison

Display

Spec	Honor 5X	Honor 6 Plus
Size (inches)	5.5	5.5
Panel Type	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution Height	1920	1920
Resolution Width	1080	1080
PPI	401	401
Glass Type	—	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body	72.2	73.2

Platform

Spec	Honor 5X	Honor 6 Plus
CPU	Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU	Adreno 405	Mali-T628 MP4
Chipset Name	Snapdragon 616	Kirin 925
Process (nm)	28	28
OS Name	Android	Android
UI Skin	EMUI 4	EMUI 3
OS Version	5.1.1	4.4.2

Memory

Spec	Honor 5X	Honor 6 Plus
Card Slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Variants	16GB 2GB RAM, 16GB 3GB RAM	—

Main Camera

Spec	Honor 5X	Honor 6 Plus
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	Dual-LED flash, HDR
Count	1	2
Depth	—	2 MP, (depth)
Lens	—	8 MP, f/2
Wide	13 MP, f/2, 28mm, (wide)	—

Selfie Camera

Spec	Honor 5X	Honor 6 Plus
Video	—	1080p@30fps
Count	1	1
Lens	5 MP, f/2.4, 22mm, (wide)	8 MP, f/2.4

Battery

Spec	Honor 5X	Honor 6 Plus
Capacity (mAh)	3000	3600
Chemistry	Li-Ion	Li-Po

Body

Spec	Honor 5X	Honor 6 Plus
Build	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame	—
SIM	Nano-SIM + Micro-SIM	Micro-SIM (PE-TL10) / Nano-SIM + Micro-SIM
Height (mm)	151.3	150.5
Thickness (mm)	8.2	7.5
Weight (g)	158	165
Width (mm)	76.3	75.7

Launch

Spec	Honor 5X	Honor 6 Plus
Announced	2015, October. Released 2015, November	2014, December. Released 2014, December
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Network

Spec	Honor 5X	Honor 6 Plus
2G Bands	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 900, 1800, 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Bands	HSDPA 900, 2100	HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - PE-UL00
4G Bands	1, 3, 7, 8, 20	1, 3, 41 - PE-UL00
Speed	HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Technology	GSM, HSPA, LTE	GSM, HSPA, LTE

Connectivity

Spec	Honor 5X	Honor 6 Plus
Bluetooth	4.1	4
infrared port	—	Yes
NFC	No	Yes (LTE model)
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Radio	FM radio	FM radio
USB Version	2.0	2.0
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 4	Wi-Fi 4