Honor 6 Plus vs. Huawei Mate S

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 6 Plus and Huawei Mate S. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 6 Plus vs. Huawei Mate S Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 6 Plus Huawei Mate S
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.4 mm 149.8 mm Honor 6 Plus has greater height than Huawei Mate S.
Width 75.7 mm 75.3 mm Honor 6 Plus has greater width than Huawei Mate S.
Depth 7.5 mm 7.2 mm Huawei Mate S is narrower than Honor 6 Plus.
Weight 165 g 156 g Huawei Mate S is lighter than Honor 6 Plus.
Body Colour Gold | White Rose gold | Titanium grey | Mystic champagne | Luxurious gold
Body Material Plastic, aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 0.91 W/kg (hotspot), 0.42 W/kg (body), 1.35 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio FM radio
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM, nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 6 Plus Huawei Mate S
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.5" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 401 ppi 401 ppi Both phones have the same pixel density.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Enhancement Technology - OnCell technology
Display Features In-Cell Display Technology 2.5D curved glass
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 6 Plus Huawei Mate S
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 925 Hisilicon Kirin 935
Clock Speed - 2.2 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Huawei Mate S has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T628 MP4 Mali T628 MP4
MEMORY Honor 6 Plus Huawei Mate S
RAM 3 GB 3 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 32 GB Huawei Mate S has more internal memory than Honor 6 Plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB
CAMERA Honor 6 Plus Huawei Mate S
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Huawei Mate S has better camera resolution than Honor 6 Plus.
Lens Aperture - F/2.0
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei Mate S has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 28 mm
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panoramic pictures Panorama
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) QR-code scanner, Full Focus technology (EDOF) Sapphire crystal lens cover
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.4
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Light Source (Front) - LED flash
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 6 Plus Huawei Mate S
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3600 mAh 2700 mAh Honor 6 Plus has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate S.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor 6 Plus Huawei Mate S
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 3G 4G Huawei Mate S has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 4.4 (KitKat) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.0 HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 6 Plus Huawei Mate S
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 4.1
NFC - Yes Huawei Mate S has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 6 Plus Huawei Mate S
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.265
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Honor 6 Plus Huawei Mate S
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - Active noise-cancellation, guaranteed upgrade to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
OTHERS Honor 6 Plus Huawei Mate S
Included Accessories Stereo headset, USB cable, power adapter Power adapter
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