Huawei Mate 9 vs. Honor X6

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 9 and Honor X6. 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 9 vs. Honor X6 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 9 Honor X6
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - VNE-LX1
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 156.9 mm 163.66 mm Honor X6 has greater height than Huawei Mate 9.
Width 78.9 mm 75.13 mm Huawei Mate 9 has greater width than Honor X6.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.68 mm Huawei Mate 9 is narrower than Huawei Mate 9.
Weight 190 g 194 g Huawei Mate 9 is lighter than Huawei Mate 9.
Body Colour Moonlight silver | Space grey Midnight black | Ocean blue
Body Material Aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Honor X6 is waterproof.
Repairability Index - 7.7 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.42 W/kg 1.02 W/kg (body), 0.78 W/kg (head), 2.29 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
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
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 9 Honor X6
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.9" 6.5" Honor X6 has larger screen size than Huawei Mate 9.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1600 x 720 pixels Huawei Mate 9 has better screen resolution than Honor X6.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 373 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Features - Reading mode, FullView Display, Eye comfort mode, Dark mode, One-handed Mode
Display Protection (Screen Protector) 2.5D Arc Glass -
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 9 Honor X6
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor MediaTek Helio G25
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 2 GHz Huawei Mate 9 has higher clock speed than Honor X6.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 9 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G71 MP8 IMG GE8320
MEMORY Huawei Mate 9 Honor X6
RAM 4 GB 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 64 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory 41 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 9 Honor X6
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor X6 has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 9.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Honor X6 has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 9.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Mate 9 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom 2x 6x Honor X6 has better digital zoom than Huawei Mate 9.
Special Effects - HDR, Bokeh effect, Stickers
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, Beautification mode, portrait mode, Super Macro, High-res
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Honor X6 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
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 9 has better front camera resolution than Honor X6.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.2 Huawei Mate 9 has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 9.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - Bokeh effect
Camera Modes (Front) - Timer mode, Beauty mode, Portrait, Mirror mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition, Smile Capture Honor X6 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 9 Honor X6
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 5000 mAh Honor X6 has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 9.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 20 min -
Standby Time 504 hours -
Talk Time 1800 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1800 min
Standby: up to 504 hrs
Playback (video): up to 17 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 31 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 9 Honor X6
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 12
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.0 Magic UI 6.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 9 Honor X6
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE 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 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 9 Honor X6
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA 9, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AWB, MP4, MID, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
FEATURES Huawei Mate 9 Honor X6
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor, passive infrared motion sensor (PIR) Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone, 4-Mics Gesture Controls, Simple mode, OTG Reverse Charge, Emergency SOS
OTHERS Huawei Mate 9 Honor X6
Included Accessories Headset, carrying case, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to Micro-USB Adapter, USB-C cable Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, TPU case, TP protective film
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