Honor 6x vs Samsung Galaxy A51 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 18, 2016	Dec 12, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$250	$400

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches 150.9 x 76.2 x 8.2 mm	6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 158.5 x 73.6 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.71 oz / 162.0 g	6.07 oz / 172.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Prism Crush black, Prism Crush white, Prism Crush pink, Prism Crush blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 87.37% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1920x1080px, 402 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
8 (Poor)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 655	Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2100 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
3340 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 22min

Browsing

11h 35min

Video

8h 35min

Gaming

6h 40min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 40 mm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle)	32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, 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, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 12, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38	38, 39, 41
3G Bands
8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

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: Nov 28, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA515FN
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: 0.89 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.12 W/kg Phablet: 2.76 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 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

International version

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

for Verizon

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	41

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	41

for Europe

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
Dual SIM	Yes

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