Honor 6X vs. Fairphone 4

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 6X and Fairphone 4. 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 6X vs. Fairphone 4 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 6X Fairphone 4
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.9 mm 162 mm Fairphone 4 has greater height than Honor 6X.
Width 76.2 mm 75.5 mm Honor 6X has greater width than Fairphone 4.
Depth 8.2 mm 10.5 mm Honor 6X is narrower than Honor 6X.
Weight 162 g 225 g Honor 6X is lighter than Honor 6X.
Body Colour Grey | Gold Grey
Body Material Metal -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating - IP54
SAR Value 1.16 W/kg (body), 1.23 W/kg (head) 0.494 W/kg (head), 0.993 W/kg (body), 2.916 W/kg (limb)
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 Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 6X Fairphone 4
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.3" Fairphone 4 has larger screen size than Honor 6X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Fairphone 4 has better screen resolution than Honor 6X.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 403 ppi 410 ppi Fairphone 4 has better pixel density than Honor 6X.
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Max Brightness 450 cd/m² -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features 2.5D curved glass Full Lamination, Pixelworks technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 6X Fairphone 4
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 655 Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
Processor Number - SM7225
Clock Speed 2.1 GHz 2.2 GHz Fairphone 4 has higher clock speed than Honor 6X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T830 MP2 Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY Honor 6X Fairphone 4
RAM 3 GB 6 GB Fairphone 4 has more RAM than Honor 6X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Fairphone 4 has more internal memory than Honor 6X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Honor 6X Fairphone 4
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Fairphone 4 has better camera resolution than Honor 6X.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RX IMX386 sensor Sony Exmor RS IMX582 sensor
Lens Aperture - F/1.6
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Fairphone 4 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama Slow motion video, Pro mode, night mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Honor 6X has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8000 x 6000
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 4000 x 3000 (4K UHD)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), geotagging Laser detection auto focus (LDAF), TOF sensor, colour sensor
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Fairphone 4 has better second camera resolution than Honor 6X.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 0.8 μm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro focus
Still Image Resolutions - 8000 x 6000
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 25 Megapixel Fairphone 4 has better front camera resolution than Honor 6X.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.78"
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RS IMX576 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.2
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation, ToF sensor, colour sensor
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 6X Fairphone 4
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 3905 mAh Fairphone 4 has larger battery capacity than Honor 6X.
Standby Time - 200 hours
Talk Time - 780 minutes
Run Time Details Playback (video): up to 11.5 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 70 hrs
Talk: up to 780 min
Standby: up to 200 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Honor 6X Fairphone 4
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Fairphone 4 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 11
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 -
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, GNSS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 6X Fairphone 4
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi, 5G NR
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 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n71, n77, n78
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.1 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 6X Fairphone 4
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, ALAC, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, AAC-ELD
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.265 XviD, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP9
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Honor 6X Fairphone 4
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Power Saving Mode, Active noise-cancellation MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials
OTHERS Honor 6X Fairphone 4
Included Accessories Power adapter -
Compliant Standards - MIL-STD 810G, IP54
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