Honor 6 Plus vs. Xiaomi MI A1

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 6 Plus and Xiaomi MI A1. 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. Xiaomi MI A1 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 6 Plus Xiaomi MI A1
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.4 mm 155.4 mm Xiaomi MI A1 has greater height than Honor 6 Plus.
Width 75.7 mm 75.8 mm Xiaomi MI A1 has greater width than Honor 6 Plus.
Depth 7.5 mm 7.3 mm Xiaomi MI A1 is narrower than Honor 6 Plus.
Weight 165 g 165 g Both phones are the same weight.
Body Colour Gold | White Black
Body Material Plastic, aluminium Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 0.76 W/kg (body), 1.75 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 Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Honor 6 Plus Xiaomi MI A1
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS IPS
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 403 ppi Xiaomi MI A1 has better pixel density than Honor 6 Plus.
Max Brightness - 450 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
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) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 6 Plus Xiaomi MI A1
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 925 Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Clock Speed - 2 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T628 MP4 Qualcomm ADRENO 506
MEMORY Honor 6 Plus Xiaomi MI A1
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Xiaomi MI A1 has more RAM than Honor 6 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 32 GB Xiaomi MI A1 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 Xiaomi MI A1
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Xiaomi MI A1 has better camera resolution than Honor 6 Plus.
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture - F/2.2
Lens Construction - 5-element
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Optical Zoom - 2x
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects - HDR, Beautify 3.0
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panoramic pictures Panorama, Continuous shot, low-light shots
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi MI A1 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) QR-code scanner, Full Focus technology (EDOF) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), geotagging, Two-tone flash
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.6
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Honor 6 Plus has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi MI A1.
Camera Modes (Front) - Beautify with 36 smart beauty profiles
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi MI A1 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Self-timer
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 6 Plus Xiaomi MI A1
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3600 mAh 3080 mAh Honor 6 Plus has larger battery capacity than Xiaomi MI A1.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Honor 6 Plus Xiaomi MI A1
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 3G 4G Xiaomi MI A1 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 4.4 (KitKat) Google Android
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.0 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 6 Plus Xiaomi MI A1
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, 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 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles - HID
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 6 Plus Xiaomi MI A1
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A WAV, AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP MKV, XviD, MPEG-4, M4V
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support Dirac HD Sound
FEATURES Honor 6 Plus Xiaomi MI A1
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, gyro sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - Noise suppression by Fortemedia
OTHERS Honor 6 Plus Xiaomi MI A1
Included Accessories Stereo headset, USB cable, power adapter Power adapter
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