Honor 6 Plus vs. Huawei P9

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 6 Plus and Huawei P9. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 6 Plus vs. Huawei P9 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 6 Plus Huawei P9
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.4 mm 145 mm Honor 6 Plus has greater height than Huawei P9.
Width 75.7 mm 70.9 mm Honor 6 Plus has greater width than Huawei P9.
Depth 7.5 mm 6.95 mm Huawei P9 is narrower than Honor 6 Plus.
Weight 165 g 144 g Huawei P9 is lighter than Honor 6 Plus.
Body Colour Gold | White Titanium grey
Body Material Plastic, aluminium Aerospace-grade aluminium
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 0.55 W/kg (body), 1.43 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
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 P9
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.2" Honor 6 Plus has larger screen size than Huawei P9.
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 423 ppi Huawei P9 has better pixel density than Honor 6 Plus.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Features In-Cell Display Technology 2.5D curved glass
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) 2.5D Arc Glass
PROCESSOR Honor 6 Plus Huawei P9
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 925 Hisilicon Kirin 955
Clock Speed - 2.5 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Huawei P9 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T628 MP4 -
MEMORY Honor 6 Plus Huawei P9
RAM 3 GB 3 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 32 GB Huawei P9 has more internal memory than Honor 6 Plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Honor 6 Plus Huawei P9
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei P9 has better camera resolution than Honor 6 Plus.
Sensor Type - BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture - F/2.2
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panoramic pictures -
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Functions) QR-code scanner, Full Focus technology (EDOF) -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.4
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 6 Plus Huawei P9
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3600 mAh 3000 mAh Honor 6 Plus has larger battery capacity than Huawei P9.
Standby Time - 566 hours
Talk Time - 1980 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (GSM): up to 1980 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1080 min
Standby (LTE): up to 566 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 566 hrs
Standby (GSM): up to 526 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor 6 Plus Huawei P9
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 3G 4G Huawei P9 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 4.4 (KitKat) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.0 HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 6 Plus Huawei P9
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-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 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC - Yes Huawei P9 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 6 Plus Huawei P9
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Honor 6 Plus Huawei P9
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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - IMAGEsmart 5.0
OTHERS Honor 6 Plus Huawei P9
Included Accessories Stereo headset, USB cable, power adapter Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
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