Honor 6 Plus vs. Microsoft Lumia 950

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 6 Plus and Microsoft Lumia 950. 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. Microsoft Lumia 950 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 6 Plus Microsoft Lumia 950
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.4 mm 145 mm Honor 6 Plus has greater height than Microsoft Lumia 950.
Width 75.7 mm 73.2 mm Honor 6 Plus has greater width than Microsoft Lumia 950.
Depth 7.5 mm 8.2 mm Honor 6 Plus is narrower than Honor 6 Plus.
Weight 165 g 150 g Microsoft Lumia 950 is lighter than Honor 6 Plus.
Body Colour Gold | White Black | White
Body Material Plastic, aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 0.6 W/kg (body), 0.48 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
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 Microsoft Lumia 950
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.2" Honor 6 Plus has larger screen size than Microsoft Lumia 950.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels Microsoft Lumia 950 has better screen resolution than Honor 6 Plus.
Display Format Full HD QHD
Pixel Density 401 ppi 564 ppi Microsoft Lumia 950 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 Enhancement Technology - Sunlight Readability Enhancement (SRE)
Display Features In-Cell Display Technology ClearBlack
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 6 Plus Microsoft Lumia 950
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 925 Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
Clock Speed - 1.8 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 6-core Honor 6 Plus has higher processor core quantity than Microsoft Lumia 950.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Microsoft Lumia 950 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T628 MP4 -
MEMORY Honor 6 Plus Microsoft Lumia 950
RAM 3 GB 3 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 32 GB Microsoft Lumia 950 has more internal memory than Honor 6 Plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 200 GB
CAMERA Honor 6 Plus Microsoft Lumia 950
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Microsoft Lumia 950 has better camera resolution than Honor 6 Plus.
Sensor Size - 1/2.4"
Sensor Type - BSI
Lens Aperture - F/1.9
Lens Construction - 6-element
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Microsoft Lumia 950 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic, manual
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 26 mm
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panoramic pictures -
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) QR-code scanner, Full Focus technology (EDOF) PureView technology, Fast AF, Natural flash
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Honor 6 Plus has better front camera resolution than Microsoft Lumia 950.
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.4
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 6 Plus Microsoft Lumia 950
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3600 mAh 3000 mAh Honor 6 Plus has larger battery capacity than Microsoft Lumia 950.
Wireless Charging - Yes Microsoft Lumia 950 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Standby Time - 288 hours
Talk Time - 1380 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (GSM): up to 1380 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1080 min
Playback (video): up to 10 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 67 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 9.5 hrs
Standby: up to 288 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Honor 6 Plus Microsoft Lumia 950
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 3G 4G Microsoft Lumia 950 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 4.4 (KitKat) Windows 10
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.0 -
Intelligent Assistant - Cortana
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 6 Plus Microsoft Lumia 950
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, 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 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth Profiles - HFP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, PBAP, MAP, GATT, HOGP
NFC - Yes Microsoft Lumia 950 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
WLAN Security - WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES, EAP SIM, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAP-AKA, EAP-TLS, PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2
Messaging Services SMS, MMS Skype, SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 6 Plus Microsoft Lumia 950
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A AAC, AMR, MP3, GSM FR
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP VC-1, AVC, MPEG-4, WMV, H.264, H.263
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Honor 6 Plus Microsoft Lumia 950
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, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor
Additional Phone Features - TTY compatible, DLNA Certified, Text-to-Speech (text recognition), sharing media via DLNA, Kid's Corner, Noise Cancellation Technology, Lumia Color profile, MIMO technology, Word Flow keyboard, Power Saving Mode, Wi-Fi Calling, four microphones, SensorCore technology, Lumia Rich Recording technology, Projection Screen, Alarm Clock, Fast Charging
OTHERS Honor 6 Plus Microsoft Lumia 950
Included Accessories Stereo headset, USB cable, power adapter Power adapter, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - SSL v3, TLS v1.2, TLS v1.0, TLS v1.1, Suite B ciphers
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