Huawei Honor 6

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Honor 6
Honor 6 Plus
Huawei Honor 6 MWC 2015.jpg
Honor 6 on MWC 2015
Brand Honor
Manufacturer Huawei
Type6: smartphone
6 Plus: phablet
SeriesHonor N
First released6: August 2014
6 Plus: December 2014
Predecessor Huawei Honor 3
Successor Honor 7
Related Huawei Ascend P7
Form factor Slate
Colors6: Black, White
6 Plus: Black, White, Gold
Dimensions6:
  • 139.6 mm (5.50 in) H
  • 69.7 mm (2.74 in) W
  • 7.5 mm (0.30 in) D
6 Plus:
  • 150.5 mm (5.93 in) H
  • 71.9 mm (2.83 in) W
  • 8.5 mm (0.33 in) D
Weight6: 130 g (4.6 oz)
6 Plus: 165 g (5.8 oz)
Operating system Original:
Current: Android 6.0 "Marshmallow" with EMUI 4.0
System-on-chip 6: HiSilicon Kirin 920
6 Plus: HiSilicon Kirin 925
CPU 6: Octa-core (4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4×1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
6 Plus: Octa-core (4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4×1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU 6: Mali-T624 MP4
6 Plus: Mali-T628 MP4
Memory3 GB RAM
Storage16 or 32 GB
Removable storage microSDXC up to 128 GB
SIM 6: single SIM (Micro-SIM) or dual SIM (Micro-SIM)
6 Plus: single SIM (Micro-SIM) or hybrid dual SIM (Nano-SIM + Micro-SIM)
BatteryRemovable, Li-Po
6: 3100  mAh
6 Plus: 3600 mAh
Rear camera6: 13 MP, f/2.0, 28 mm (wide), AF
6 Plus: 8 MP, f/2.0, AF + 2 MP (depth)
All models: 2-LED flash, HDR
Video: 1080p@30fps
Front camera 6: 5 MP, f/2.4
6 Plus: 8 MP, f/2.4
Video: 1080p@30fps
Display6: 5 in (130 mm), 445  ppi
6 Plus: 5.5 in (140 mm) 401 ppi
Both: IPS LCD, 1080 × 1920 pixels (Full HD), 16:9
SoundFront earpiece, rear mono speaker
Model6: H60-L01, H60-L02, H60-L03, H60-L04, H60-L11, H60-L12, H60-L21, HW-H60-J1
6 Plus: PE-CL00, PE-UL00, PE-TL00M, PE-TL10, PE-TL20
Codename6: Mogolia
6 Plus: Pine
References [1] [2]

The Honor 6 and Honor 6 Plus are Android smartphones produced by Huawei under Honor sub-brand. The Honor 6 was released in August 2014, while the Honor 6 Plus was released in December 2014.

Contents

Design

The back of the Honor 6 in black Honor 6 (16291209776).jpg
The back of the Honor 6 in black

The front and back are made of glass. The frame of the Honor 6 is made of matte plastic, while the frame of the Honor 6 Plus is made of aluminum.

On the bottom of the smartphones, there is the microUSB port and a microphone, while on the top, there is the 3.5 mm audio jack, an additional microphone and the IR blaster. On the right, there is the volume rocker, the power button and a flap covering the single or dual SIM slots and a microSD slot on the Honor 6 [3] or two trays with single or dual SIM slots and a microSD slot on the Honor 6 Plus. On the front, there is the screen with an earpiece speaker, a proximity/ambient light sensor and a front-facing camera above it. On the back, there is the logo, a single on the Honor 6 or a dual on the Honor 6 Plus rear-facing camera, an dual-LED flash, and a speaker.

The Honor 6 was available in black and white color options, while the Honor 6 Plus, additionally, was available in gold color option.

Specifications

Hardware

The Honor 6 is the second phone by Honor which is equipped with the HiSilicon Kirin 920 SoC, while the Honor 6 Plus features the Kirin 925 SoC. [4] The phones feature 3  GB of RAM and 16 GB or 32 GB of internal storage. The smartphones are connectable via Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and 2G/3G/4G LTE.

Both smartphones feature IPS LCD displays with a Full HD (1080 × 1920 pixels) resolution and a 16:9 aspect ratio. The display of the Honor 6 has a 5.0" diagonal, while the display of the Honor 6 Plus has a 5.5" diagonal. [5]

The Honor 6 features a single 13 MP rear camera with an f/2.0 aperture and autofocus, and 5 MP front camera. However, the Honor 6 Plus features a rear dual-camera setup, which has an 8 MP primary camera with f/2.0 and autofocus, paired with a 2 MP depth sensor. Also the Honor 6 Plus features an 8 MP front camera.

Software

The Honor 6 was released with Emotion UI 2.3, while the Honor 6 Plus was released with EMUI 3.0. Both user interfaces are based on Android 4.4.2 "KitKat". Later, both devices were updated to EMUI 4.0 based on Android 6.0 "Marshmallow".

References

  1. "Honor 6 - Full phone specifications". www.gsmarena.com. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
  2. "Honor 6 Plus - Full phone specifications". www.gsmarena.com. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
  3. "Huawei Honor 6 review: Virtue in disguise". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
  4. "Honor 6 Plus specs". PhoneArena. 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
  5. Parker, Max (2015-08-12). "Honor 6 Plus review". TechRadar . Retrieved 2025-03-22.