Honor 6x vs Honor 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 18, 2016	Jul 11, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$250	$499

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches 150.9 x 76.2 x 8.2 mm	5.73 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches 145.5 x 71 x 7.45 mm
Weight
5.71 oz / 162.0 g	5.40 oz / 153.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 72.02% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 402 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
8 (Poor)	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 655	HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2100 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-T880 MP4
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/32GB 4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3340 mAh	3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	12 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 35 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)	12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 35 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle)	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 14, 2016 FCC ID value: QISBLN-L24	Date approved: Sep 20, 2016 FCC ID value: QISFRD-L04
Measured SAR
Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.59 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.87 W/kg	Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 0.24 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands	38

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

International version

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands	38

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes