Huawei Mate 8 vs. Honor X6a

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 8 and Honor X6a. 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

Huawei Mate 8 vs. Honor X6a Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 8 Honor X6a
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - WDY-LX1
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.1 mm 163.32 mm Honor X6a has greater height than Huawei Mate 8.
Width 80.6 mm 75.07 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater width than Honor X6a.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.35 mm Huawei Mate 8 is narrower than Huawei Mate 8.
Weight 185 g 188 g Huawei Mate 8 is lighter than Huawei Mate 8.
Body Colour Mocha brown | Space grey | Gold Midnight black | Cyan lake
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Honor X6a is waterproof.
SAR Value 0.21 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body), 0.74 W/kg (head), 2.14 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
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 8 Honor X6a
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS-NEO TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 6.56" Honor X6a has larger screen size than Huawei Mate 8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 720 x 1612 pixels Huawei Mate 8 has better screen resolution than Honor X6a.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 368 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20.15:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features - FullView Display, Waterdrop Screen, One-handed Mode, multi-window, dynamic dimming
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 8 Honor X6a
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 MediaTek Helio G36
Processor Number - Cortex-A53
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.2 GHz Huawei Mate 8 has higher clock speed than Honor X6a.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 8 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP4 IMG GE8320
MEMORY Huawei Mate 8 Honor X6a
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Honor X6a has more RAM than Huawei Mate 8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Honor X6a has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 8.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 8 Honor X6a
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor X6a has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 8.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Honor X6a has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Mate 8 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 4x 10x Honor X6a has better digital zoom than Huawei Mate 8.
Special Effects - HDR, Bokeh effect, Stickers
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, Beauty mode, portrait mode, Super Macro Mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Smile Capture Both phones have face detection.
White Balance Automatic, presets -
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4608 x 3456 8160 x 6120
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), ISP-Chip -
SECOND CAMERA
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
THIRD CAMERA
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Huawei Mate 8 has better front camera resolution than Honor X6a.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.2 Honor X6a has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - Bokeh effect
Camera Modes (Front) - Time-lapse mode, Timer mode, Beauty mode, portrait mode, Mirror reflection
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition, Smile Capture Honor X6a has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 2592 x 1944
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 8 Honor X6a
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 5200 mAh Honor X6a has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 8.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor X6a has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 528 hours -
Talk Time 1080 minutes 2100 minutes Honor X6a has longer battery life when making calls than Huawei Mate 8.
Run Time Details Standby (WCDMA): up to 528 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 98 hrs
Talk (audio): up to 2100 min
Playback (online video): up to 17.8 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 8 Honor X6a
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 13
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.0 MagicOS 7.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 8 Honor X6a
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 8 Honor X6a
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, apt-X, LDAC, AWB, MP4, MID, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, H.265 MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
Sound Enhancements - HONOR Histen
FEATURES Huawei Mate 8 Honor X6a
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone Gesture Controls, Projection Screen, HONOR RAM Turbo
OTHERS Huawei Mate 8 Honor X6a
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter SIM card removal tool, pre-installed screen protection film, USB-C cable
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