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Honor X6c vs Honor X6b

45 out of 100
Honor X6c
VS
41 out of 100
Honor X6b
Honor X6c
Honor X6b

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.61-inch Honor X6c (with MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra) that was released on June 6, 2025, against the Honor X6b, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G85 and came out 1 year before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Honor X6c
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate โ€“ 120 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • The phone is 1 year newer
Reasons to consider the Honor X6b
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15

Review

Evaluation of Honor X6c and Honor X6b crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
6 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
101.2
(Excellent)
Value Index
101.8
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Honor X6c
vs
Honor X6b

Display

Type TFT LCD TFT LCD
Size 6.61 inches 6.56 inches
Resolution 720 x 1604 pixels 720 x 1612 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20.15:9
PPI 266 ppi 269 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1010 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.6% 84%

Design and build

Height 165 mm (6.5 inches) 163.6 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) 75.3 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Waterproof IP64 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green, Purple Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X6c +1%
84.6%
Honor X6b
84%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor X6c and Honor X6b
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra MediaTek Helio G85
Max clock 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MP2 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU shading units 48 48
GPU clock 820 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~78.7 GFLOPS ~96 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor X6c and Honor X6b
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X6c +3%
430
Honor X6b
418
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X6c +6%
1394
Honor X6b
1310
Single-core score 430 418
Multi-core score 1394 1310
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Honor X6c
290520
Honor X6b
289313
CPU 108309 128280
GPU 28951 22701
Memory 49687 74291
UX 103573 63411
Total score 290520 289313
Samples Less than 3 [4 tests]
PCMark 3.0
Honor X6c +8%
8274
Honor X6b
7678
Web score 10857 6705
Video editing 5077 5050
Photo editing 13893 14652
Data manipulation 6053 5765
Writing score 8414 8683
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
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Honor X6b
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๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Firefish)AnTuTu 11312856
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-23 (Alexis Reyes)AnTuTu 11288427
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-12 (Mark)AnTuTu 11289313
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-22 (Kaits)AnTuTu 11285019
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM MagicOS 9 MagicOS 10
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 3 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5300 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 35 W 35 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (30% in 20 min) Yes (31% in 20 min)
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution 2592 x 1944 2592 x 1944
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced June 2025 June 2024
Release date June 2025 June 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $140 $110
Successor - - Honor X6c
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 35 W Yes, 35 W
Further details
Notes on Honor X6c:
    - Only two models support NFC: NIC-LX1 and NIC-LX2.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor X6c is definitely a better buy.

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Total votes: 77

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