Honor 6X vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB

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Comparing the Honor 6X vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 6X runs at a higher processing speed of 2.1 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB runs at 1.8 GHz, making Honor 6X the better performer.


Display: Both Honor 6X and Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Honor 6X offers 12 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor 6X offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB offers 5 MP, making Honor 6X better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 4050 mAh, while Honor 6X offers 3340 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor 6X offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB offers 16 GB, making Honor 6X the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Honor 6X and Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB equally at 8.


User Rating: Honor 6X receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB has a rating of 4.1.

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Honor 6X
₹11,999
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₹9,999
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Summary

Spec Score

70%
69%

Release Date

02 Feb, 2017
09 Mar, 2016

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 650
Octa Core (upto 2.1 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP

Battery

3340 mAh
4050 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
16 GB
N/A
eMMC 4.5

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Good cameras
  • Excellent battery life
  • Sleek, ergonomic design
  • Glitch free performance
  • Premium metal build
  • Responsive fingerprint sensor
  • Great battery life
  • Smooth performance

Cons

  • Significant camera bump
  • Still runs Android Marshmallow
  • More expensive than the competition
  • Boring design
  • Hybrid dual-SIM vs dedicated dual-SIM
  • Average cameras
  • Still runs Android Lollipop

User Ratings

4.2/5
(31,456 ratings)
4.1/5
(126,242 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 02, 2017
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

EMUI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 655
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Processor

Octa core

2.1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Hexa Core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A72 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830 MP2
Adreno 510

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
2 GB / 3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.36 %
72.98 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

150.9 mm
150 mm

Width

76.2 mm
76 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

162 grams
164 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
2 MP
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Software Based Aperture

F0.95-F16
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraPureCel

Autofocus

No
No

Flash

No
No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3340 mAh
4050 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 23 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
16 GB / 32 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 4.5

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 850(band 19)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 850(band 19)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.256 W/kg Body: 1.102 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Back
Back

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope