iPhone 6 vs. Huawei Honor 6: comparison of the top smartphones

The new smartphone of the Huawei subsidiary Honor, the Honor 6, is considered a cheap competitor to Apple's iPhone 6. In this practical tip, we will show you how the two high-end devices compare in a direct comparison.

Huawei Honor 6 vs. iPhone 6: processing and design

• The iPhone 6 has a screen size of 4.7 inches, which corresponds to just under 12 centimeters. This means that the smartphone can be difficult to use for small hands.
• The Honor 6 is even bigger: it has a 5-inch screen size, i.e. 12.7 centimeters. The advantage of the large screens is, among other things, the more precise handling of the touch screen by larger elements.
• The devices do not differ in thickness: Both smartphones are very thin at 8 millimeters.
• The iPhone 6 scores with the processing: it is in a noble aluminum housing with rounded edges. The Honor 6 comes with a plastic case, but still feels valuable.
• Although the Honor 6 is slightly larger, it only weighs four grams more. 133 grams oppose 129 grams on the iPhone 6.

Huawei vs. iPhone: The Honor 6 scores with a significantly higher resolution

• The screen resolution of the Honor 6 dwarfs that of the iPhone 6: it has a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, the iPhone 6 only with 750 x 1334 pixels. Nevertheless, hardly a difference can be seen with the naked eye, since the Honor 6 distributes the pixels on the larger screen.
• Both displays are protected by stable Gorilla Glass 3.
• With 8 megapixels, the camera of the iPhone 6 takes razor-sharp pictures even in poor lighting conditions.
• The camera of the Honor 6 also takes good photos, it even has a resolution of 13 megapixels. However, the iPhone 6 scores in poor light.

Honor 6 with better battery, iPhone 6 with higher performance

• The battery of the Honor 6 survives a full 10:16 hours of talk time in our test. The iPhone 6 only lasts for 5:31 hours.
• This is due to the significantly better capacity of the Huawai battery: 3, 100 mAh compared to 1, 810 mAh.
• With its Apple A8 processor (clock: 1, 400 MHz) and 1 GB of RAM, the iPhone 6 has a fast pace. Apps open well under a second, the system runs without stutters.
• The processor of the Honor 6 is a HiSilicon Kirin 920 with a clock speed of 1, 700 MHz and ensures smooth work. Although the system comes without stutters, the loading times of the apps are often significantly higher than with iPhone 6.
• Huawei uses the EMUI UI 3.0 as the operating system for the Honor 6. The whole thing looks like a mixture of iOS 8 and Android 5.0 and gives the Honor 6 a fresh, elegant look.
• The iPhone 6 comes with iOS 8. The smartphone creates a pace of work that no competitor model can match.

Honor 6 vs. iPhone 6: the conclusion

• Overall, the Honor 6 is a worthy competitor to the iPhone. The battery is convincing, the camera also leaves nothing to be desired.
• The iPhone 6 runs faster and, with its aluminum case, looks higher quality than the Honor 6.
• The Honor 6 with 16 GB of storage space only costs around 300 euros. The iPhone 6 with 16 to 128 GB costs between 680 and 870 euros.