Honor 6 Plus vs. Sony XPERIA XA

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 6 Plus and Sony XPERIA XA. 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. Sony XPERIA XA Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XA
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - F3111
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.4 mm 143.6 mm Honor 6 Plus has greater height than Sony XPERIA XA.
Width 75.7 mm 66.8 mm Honor 6 Plus has greater width than Sony XPERIA XA.
Depth 7.5 mm 7.9 mm Honor 6 Plus is narrower than Honor 6 Plus.
Weight 165 g 137 g Sony XPERIA XA is lighter than Honor 6 Plus.
Body Colour Gold | White Lime gold | Rose gold | White | Graphite black
Body Material Plastic, aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 0.471 W/kg (body), 0.473 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
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM, nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM -
DISPLAY Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XA
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5" Honor 6 Plus has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA XA.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels Honor 6 Plus has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA XA.
Display Format Full HD HD
Pixel Density 401 ppi -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Enhancement Technology - Super Vivid mode
Display Features In-Cell Display Technology Curve edge
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) Scratch-resistant glass
PROCESSOR Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XA
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 925 MediaTek
Processor Number - MT6755
Clock Speed - 2 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Sony XPERIA XA has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T628 MP4 Mali T860 MP2
MEMORY Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XA
RAM 3 GB 2 GB Honor 6 Plus has more RAM than Sony XPERIA XA.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 16 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory - 11 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 200 GB
CAMERA Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XA
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Sony XPERIA XA has better camera resolution than Honor 6 Plus.
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX258 sensor
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 100 mm
Digital Zoom - 5x
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panoramic pictures Sweep Panorama, low-light shots
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile shutter Sony XPERIA XA has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Functions) QR-code scanner, Full Focus technology (EDOF) Sound Photo, Hybrid Auto focus, auto scene recognition
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RS IMX219 sensor
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XA
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3600 mAh 2300 mAh Honor 6 Plus has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA XA.
Standby Time - 603 hours
Talk Time - 678 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (GSM): up to 678 min
Standby (GSM): up to 560 hrs
Talk (WCDMA): up to 607 min
Standby (WCDMA): up to 603 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 572 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 55.3 hrs
Playback (video): up to 7.35 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XA
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 3G 4G Sony XPERIA XA has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 4.4 (KitKat) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.0 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou A-GPS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XA
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 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth Profiles - HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, GAP, GOEP, A2DP, AVRCP, SAP, AVCTP, AVDTP, BNEP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, HOGP
NFC - Yes Sony XPERIA XA 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, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC
Messaging Services SMS, MMS Google+ Hangouts, SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XA
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A WAV, WMA, ASF, MPEG 1 Audio, MPEG 2 Audio, MPEG 2.5 Audio, AMR, MP3, FLAC, LPCM, MIDI, OTA, MP4
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP AVI, MPEG-4, DivX, H.263, VP8, VP9, 3GP2
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support 3D surround sound (VPT)
FEATURES Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XA
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor
Additional Phone Features - Radio Data Service (RDS), DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, xLOUD technology, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2, Clear Phase technology, Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, Dynamic normaliser, Alarm Clock, handwriting recognition
OTHERS Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XA
Included Accessories Stereo headset, USB cable, power adapter Power adapter
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