Honor 6A vs. Microsoft Surface Duo

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 6A and Microsoft Surface Duo. 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 6A vs. Microsoft Surface Duo Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 6A Microsoft Surface Duo
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Folder - dual screen
Height 143.7 mm 145.2 mm Microsoft Surface Duo has greater height than Honor 6A.
Width 70.95 mm 93.3 mm Microsoft Surface Duo has greater width than Honor 6A.
Depth 8.2 mm 9.9 mm Honor 6A is narrower than Honor 6A.
Weight 142 g 250 g Honor 6A is lighter than Honor 6A.
Dimensions Details - Unfolded - 186.9 mm x 4.8 mm x 145.2 mm
Body Colour Grey Glacier
Body Material Metal -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.94 W/kg (body), 0.44 W/kg (head) 0.726 W/kg (head), 1.478 W/kg (body)
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
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Honor 6A Microsoft Surface Duo
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS AMOLED
Foldable Display - Yes
Display Design - Both directions folding
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 5.6" Microsoft Surface Duo has larger screen size than Honor 6A.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 1800 x 1350 pixels Microsoft Surface Duo has better screen resolution than Honor 6A.
Display Format HD -
Pixel Density 294 ppi 401 ppi Microsoft Surface Duo has better pixel density than Honor 6A.
Aspect Ratio - 4:3
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features Eye protection mode, Colour temperature adjustment PixelSense Fusion Displays
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
SECOND DISPLAY
Second Display Type - OLED display - colour
Second Display Screen Size - 5.6"
Second Display Resolution - 1800 x 1350 pixels
UNFOLDED DISPLAY
Unfolded Display Screen Size - 8.1 in
Unfolded Display Resolution - 2700 x 1800 pixels
PROCESSOR Honor 6A Microsoft Surface Duo
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Processor Number MSM8937 -
Clock Speed 1.4 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 505 -
MEMORY Honor 6A Microsoft Surface Duo
RAM 2 GB 6 GB Microsoft Surface Duo has more RAM than Honor 6A.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Microsoft Surface Duo has more internal memory than Honor 6A.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.0
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Honor 6A Microsoft Surface Duo
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 0
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel -
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Honor 6A has face detection.
Light Source LED light -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 11 Megapixel Microsoft Surface Duo has better front camera resolution than Honor 6A.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Field of View (Front) - 84 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - Burst mode, Panorama, low-light shots, Portrait mode with adjustable depth control
Light Source (Front) - High CRI LED flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), FOV optimised with AI (for front and rear), dynamic range scene detection, Super-resolution zoom, super zoom up to 7x, gyro-based digital video stabilisation
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 6A Microsoft Surface Duo
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3020 mAh 3577 mAh Microsoft Surface Duo has larger battery capacity than Honor 6A.
Standby Time - 240 hours
Talk Time 1920 minutes 1620 minutes Honor 6A has longer battery life when making calls than Microsoft Surface Duo.
Run Time Details Talk (2G): up to 1920 min
Playback (HD video): up to 16 hrs
Continuous browsing (4G): up to 8 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 47 hrs
Standby: up to 240 hrs
Talk: up to 1620 min
Playback (local video): up to 15.5 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 6A Microsoft Surface Duo
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 10
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 6A Microsoft Surface Duo
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, LAA
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 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 14, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 46, Band 66
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 700 PS, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 6A Microsoft Surface Duo
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, MP4 WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, ASF, 3GP, WMC MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 HEVC, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Qualcomm aptX audio
FEATURES Honor 6A Microsoft Surface Duo
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass Proximity sensor, hall sensor, dual accelerometers, dual gyroscope, dual magnetometer, dual ambient light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features - MIMO technology, Fast Charging, dual microphones with noise suppression and echo cancellation, Full Duplex communication, 360° hinge, stylus support, two apps side-by-side
OTHERS Honor 6A Microsoft Surface Duo
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C headphones, 18W charger, Surface Duo Bumper (Glacier)
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