Honor 6X vs. OnePlus 5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 6X and OnePlus 5. 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. OnePlus 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 6X OnePlus 5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.9 mm 154.2 mm OnePlus 5 has greater height than Honor 6X.
Width 76.2 mm 74.1 mm Honor 6X has greater width than OnePlus 5.
Depth 8.2 mm 7.25 mm OnePlus 5 is narrower than Honor 6X.
Weight 162 g 153 g OnePlus 5 is lighter than Honor 6X.
Body Colour Grey | Gold Midnight black | Slate grey
Body Material Metal Anodised aluminium
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.16 W/kg (body), 1.23 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body), 1.37 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) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 6X OnePlus 5
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS Optic AMOLED
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 403 ppi 401 ppi Honor 6X has better pixel density than OnePlus 5.
Max Brightness 450 cd/m² -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass Night Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 6X OnePlus 5
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 655 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Processor Number - MSM8998
Clock Speed 2.1 GHz 2.45 GHz OnePlus 5 has higher clock speed than Honor 6X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes OnePlus 5 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T830 MP2 Qualcomm ADRENO 540
MEMORY Honor 6X OnePlus 5
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB OnePlus 5 has more RAM than Honor 6X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB OnePlus 5 has more internal memory than Honor 6X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Honor 6X OnePlus 5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 20 Megapixel OnePlus 5 has better camera resolution than Honor 6X.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RX IMX386 sensor Sony Exmor RS IMX350 sensor
Lens Aperture - F/2.6
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - Portrait, HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, RAW mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Honor 6X has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), geotagging Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 16 Megapixel OnePlus 5 has better second camera resolution than Honor 6X.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/1.7
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel OnePlus 5 has better front camera resolution than Honor 6X.
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RS IMX371 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture OnePlus 5 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 6X OnePlus 5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 3300 mAh Honor 6X has larger battery capacity than OnePlus 5.
Run Time Details Playback (video): up to 11.5 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 70 hrs
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Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 6X OnePlus 5
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) OxygenOS (based on Android Nougat)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 -
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 6X OnePlus 5
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
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 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, 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 700b, FDD 800 lower, 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, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 6X OnePlus 5
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, IMY, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.265 MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support Dirac Power Sound technology, Dirac HD Sound
FEATURES Honor 6X OnePlus 5
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Power Saving Mode, Active noise-cancellation MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Dash Charge technology
OTHERS Honor 6X OnePlus 5
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable
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