Honor 6X vs Moto G5 Plus

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Comparing the Honor 6X vs Moto G5 Plus 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 Moto G5 Plus runs at 2.0 GHz, making Honor 6X the better performer.


Display: Honor 6X offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Moto G5 Plus offers 5.2 inches, making Honor 6X the larger display of the two. Both Honor 6X and Moto G5 Plus feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Honor 6X and Moto G5 Plus feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Honor 6X offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Moto G5 Plus offers 5 MP, making Honor 6X better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 6X offers a higher battery capacity with 3340 mAh, while Moto G5 Plus offers 3000 mAh, making Honor 6X better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor 6X offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Moto G5 Plus offers 16 GB, making Honor 6X the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Honor 6X and Moto G5 Plus equally at 8.


User Rating: Moto G5 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Honor 6X has a rating of 4.2.

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Honor 6X
₹11,999
(Out of Stock)
Moto G5 Plus
₹14,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

70%
72%

Release Date

02 Feb, 2017
15 Mar, 2017

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 625
Octa Core (upto 2.1 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP

Battery

3340 mAh
3000 mAh
Fast Charging
Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
16 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Good cameras
  • Excellent battery life
  • Sleek, ergonomic design
  • Glitch free performance
  • Solid metal-clad design
  • Pure Android Nougat with useful enhancements
  • Reliable performance and solid battery life
  • The best camera in its segment

Cons

  • Significant camera bump
  • Still runs Android Marshmallow
  • More expensive than the competition
  • Long learning curve for one-button navigation
  • Doesn't ship with Google Assistant
  • Underwhelming speaker output

User Ratings

4.2/5
(31,456 ratings)
4.3/5
(4,939 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 02, 2017
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Custom UI

EMUI
Stock

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 655
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Processor

Octa core

2.1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T830 MP2
Adreno 506

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

401 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.36 %
66.91 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

150.9 mm
150.2 mm

Width

76.2 mm
74 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

162 grams
155 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.7CMOS image sensor
2 MP
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Dual Pixel autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 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)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Software Based Aperture

F0.95-F16
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3340 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 23 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Turbo Power Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
16 GB / 32 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
N/A

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 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Back
Front

Other Sensors

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