Honor 6X vs. Samsung Galaxy A50

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 6X and Samsung Galaxy A50. 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. Samsung Galaxy A50 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 6X Samsung Galaxy A50
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-A505F/DS
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.9 mm 158.5 mm Samsung Galaxy A50 has greater height than Honor 6X.
Width 76.2 mm 74.7 mm Honor 6X has greater width than Samsung Galaxy A50.
Depth 8.2 mm 7.7 mm Samsung Galaxy A50 is narrower than Honor 6X.
Weight 162 g 166 g Honor 6X is lighter than Honor 6X.
Body Colour Grey | Gold Black | Blue | Coral | White
Body Material Metal 3D glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.16 W/kg (body), 1.23 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body), 0.27 W/kg (head)
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
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 6X Samsung Galaxy A50
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.4" Samsung Galaxy A50 has larger screen size than Honor 6X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy A50 has better screen resolution than Honor 6X.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 403 ppi 408 ppi Samsung Galaxy A50 has better pixel density than Honor 6X.
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 Infinity Display, Edge-to-Edge screen
PROCESSOR Honor 6X Samsung Galaxy A50
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 655 Samsung Exynos 9610
Clock Speed 2.1 GHz 2.3 GHz Samsung Galaxy A50 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 Samsung Galaxy A50 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T830 MP2 Mali G72 MP3
MEMORY Honor 6X Samsung Galaxy A50
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Samsung Galaxy A50 has more RAM than Honor 6X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Samsung Galaxy A50 has more internal memory than Honor 6X.
User Memory - 107 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Honor 6X Samsung Galaxy A50
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 25 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A50 has better camera resolution than Honor 6X.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RX IMX386 sensor -
Lens Aperture - F/1.7
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama AR Emoji, Flowers, Indoor scenes, Landscapes, Trees, Sky, Mountains, Beaches, Street scenes, Night scenes, Waterfalls, Snow, Birds, Backlit, Text, Food, People, Dogs, Plants, Sunsets, Water features
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Honor 6X has face detection.
Light Source LED light LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), geotagging AR sticker, background blur, Scene Optimiser, Eye blink, Flaw detection, Stamp, Facial blur
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A50 has better second camera resolution than Honor 6X.
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 123 degree(s)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 25 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy A50 has better front camera resolution than Honor 6X.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 6X Samsung Galaxy A50
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 4000 mAh Samsung Galaxy A50 has larger battery capacity than Honor 6X.
Talk Time - 1380 minutes
Run Time Details Playback (video): up to 11.5 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 70 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (4G): up to 14 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 15 hrs
Playback (video): up to 19 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 92 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1380 min
CELLULAR Honor 6X Samsung Galaxy A50
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 Samsung One UI
Intelligent Assistant - Bixby
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 6X Samsung Galaxy A50
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, 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 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
NFC Yes - Honor 6X has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 6X Samsung Galaxy A50
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.265 MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Honor 6X Samsung Galaxy A50
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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, hall sensor, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features Power Saving Mode, Active noise-cancellation Fast Charging, Bixby Vision, Secure Folder function, Samsung KNOX 3.3
OTHERS Honor 6X Samsung Galaxy A50
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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