Honor 6 Plus vs. Sony XPERIA XZ Premium

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 6 Plus and Sony XPERIA XZ Premium. 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. Sony XPERIA XZ Premium Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - G8141
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.4 mm 156 mm Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has greater height than Honor 6 Plus.
Width 75.7 mm 77 mm Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has greater width than Honor 6 Plus.
Depth 7.5 mm 7.9 mm Honor 6 Plus is narrower than Honor 6 Plus.
Weight 165 g 195 g Honor 6 Plus is lighter than Honor 6 Plus.
Body Colour Gold | White Luminous chrome | Deepsea black
Body Material Plastic, aluminium Gorilla glass 5
Protection - Dustproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Sony XPERIA XZ Premium is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68, IP65
SAR Value - 1.16 W/kg (body), 1.21 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM, nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS TRILUMINOS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.5" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 3840 x 2160 pixels Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has better screen resolution than Honor 6 Plus.
Display Format Full HD 4K
Pixel Density 401 ppi -
Max Brightness - 700 cd/m²
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, Dynamic Contrast Enhancement
Display Features In-Cell Display Technology 2.5D curved glass
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 925 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Processor Number - MSM8998
Clock Speed - 2.45 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T628 MP4 Qualcomm ADRENO 540
MEMORY Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has more RAM than Honor 6 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has more internal memory than Honor 6 Plus.
User Memory - 49.31 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 19 Megapixel Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has better camera resolution than Honor 6 Plus.
Sensor Size - 1/2.3"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS sensor
Lens Aperture - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 120 mm
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects - Creative effect
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panoramic pictures Red-Eye Reduction, Panorama, AR Effect mode, SteadyShot, manual mode, Intelligent Active Mode, Superior Auto mode, low-light shots, Night scene mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile shutter Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K), Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) QR-code scanner, Full Focus technology (EDOF) Quick Launch, Object tracking, G lens, Scene recognition, BIONZ image processing engine, Sound Photo, Quick Capture, Stereo Audio Recording, Triple image sensing technology, Predictive Hybrid Autofocus, Predictive Capture, Motion Eye camera, 3x Clear image zoom, Anti-distortion shutter, Movie Creator
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has better front camera resolution than Honor 6 Plus.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.06"
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RS sensor
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Camera Modes (Front) - SteadyShot, Intelligent Active Mode
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Self-timer, Hand Shutter
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3600 mAh 3230 mAh Honor 6 Plus has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA XZ Premium.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has fast charging technology.
Standby Time - 640 hours
Talk Time - 1480 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (GSM): up to 870 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1480 min
Standby (GSM): up to 560 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 640 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 610 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 84 hrs
Playback (video): up to 680 min
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 3G 4G Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 4.4 (KitKat) Android 7.1 Nougat
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.0 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Now
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
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
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles - HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, GAP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, GATT, DID, HOGP, LDAC
NFC - Yes Sony XPERIA XZ Premium 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 SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A WAV, WMA, AAC, AIFF, ASF, PCM, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, XMF, LPCM, AAC +, eAAC+, MKA, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, DSF, DSDIFF, DSD, LDAC, MXMF, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MP4, ALAC, OPUS, 3GPP, M4V, AAC-ELD, ADTS, 3GPP2, MPEG 2 TS, WAVE
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP MKV, AVI, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, M4V, TS, WebM, 3G2, VP8, VP9, H.265, 3GPP, 3GPP2
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE HX), 3D surround sound (VPT)
FEATURES Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
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, pedometer, digital compass, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, Time of Flight (ToF), geomagnetic sensor, RGBC-IR sensor, Significant motion detector
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - TTY compatible, DLNA Certified, Text-to-Speech (text recognition), sharing media via DLNA, intelligent typing (SWIFTKEY), intelligent typing (Gesture), Wi-Fi Miracast, Glove mode, Multi Window, X-Reality engine, MIMO technology, Google Voice typing function, Screen mirroring, Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, Dynamic normaliser, Digital Noise Cancelling (DNC), Ultra STAMINA Mode, Live Color LED, Hi-Res Audio, Low power audio playback, Smart backlight control, High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), Wi-Fi Passpoint, S-Force Front surround, Alarm Clock, PS4 Remote Play, Noise suppression, Smart cleaner, Qnovo Adaptive Charging, Battery Care, Smart Lock, Smart Stamina, STAMINA Mode, Screen zooming, Sony BRAVIA TV technology, Automatic Headphone Optimisation (AHO), Virtual Phones Technology (VPT), Xperia Actions, Automatic headset compensation
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Honor 6 Plus Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
Included Accessories Stereo headset, USB cable, power adapter Power adapter
Compliant Standards - IP68, IP65, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
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