Huawei P9 vs. Honor X6a

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P9 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 P9 vs. Honor X6a Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P9 Honor X6a
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - WDY-LX1
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 163.32 mm Honor X6a has greater height than Huawei P9.
Width 70.9 mm 75.07 mm Honor X6a has greater width than Huawei P9.
Depth 6.95 mm 8.35 mm Huawei P9 is narrower than Huawei P9.
Weight 144 g 188 g Huawei P9 is lighter than Huawei P9.
Body Colour Titanium grey Midnight black | Cyan lake
Body Material Aerospace-grade aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Honor X6a is waterproof.
SAR Value 0.55 W/kg (body), 1.43 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body), 0.74 W/kg (head), 2.14 W/kg (limb)
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 Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P9 Honor X6a
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.56" Honor X6a has larger screen size than Huawei P9.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 720 x 1612 pixels Huawei P9 has better screen resolution than Honor X6a.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 423 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20.15:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features 2.5D curved glass FullView Display, Waterdrop Screen, One-handed Mode, multi-window, dynamic dimming
Display Protection (Screen Protector) 2.5D Arc Glass -
PROCESSOR Huawei P9 Honor X6a
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 955 MediaTek Helio G36
Processor Number - Cortex-A53
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 2.2 GHz Huawei P9 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 P9 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - IMG GE8320
MEMORY Huawei P9 Honor X6a
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Honor X6a has more RAM than Huawei P9.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Honor X6a has more internal memory than Huawei P9.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Huawei P9 Honor X6a
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor X6a has better camera resolution than Huawei P9.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Honor X6a has better lens aperture than Huawei P9.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects - HDR, Bokeh effect, Stickers
Camera Modes - Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, Beauty mode, portrait mode, Super Macro Mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Honor X6a has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8160 x 6120
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
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 P9 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 P9.
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 P9 Honor X6a
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 5200 mAh Honor X6a has larger battery capacity than Huawei P9.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor X6a has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 566 hours -
Talk Time 1980 minutes 2100 minutes Honor X6a has longer battery life when making calls than Huawei P9.
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 1980 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1080 min
Standby (LTE): up to 566 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 566 hrs
Standby (GSM): up to 526 hrs
Talk (audio): up to 2100 min
Playback (online video): up to 17.8 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei P9 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 4.1 MagicOS 7.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P9 Honor X6a
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, 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 28, 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+, FDD 700 APT, 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 P9 Honor X6a
Supported Digital Audio Standards WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, apt-X, LDAC, AWB, MP4, MID, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
Sound Enhancements - HONOR Histen
FEATURES Huawei P9 Honor X6a
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features IMAGEsmart 5.0 Gesture Controls, Projection Screen, HONOR RAM Turbo
OTHERS Huawei P9 Honor X6a
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, pre-installed screen protection film, USB-C cable
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