Honor X7b vs Honor X6b
Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.8-inch Honor X7b (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 680) that was released on December 1, 2023, against the Honor X6b, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G85 and came out 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Honor X7b
- 45% higher pixel density (389 vs 269 PPI)
- Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5200 mAh
- 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (385K versus 289K)
- More energy-efficient CPU β Snapdragon 680
- Stereo speakers
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
Reasons to consider the Honor X6b
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- The phone is 6 months newer
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.56 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2412 pixels | 720 x 1612 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20.15:9 |
| PPI | 389 ppi | 269 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 850 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6% | 84% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
Screen space comparison
Honor X7b
6.8β³ (20:9 ratio) = 17.3 in2
Honor X6b
6.56β³ (20.15:9 ratio) = 16 in2
~7% more screen space
Design and build
| Height | 166.7 mm (6.56 inches) | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.24 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green | Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 | MediaTek Helio G85 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 48 |
| GPU clock | 1114 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~285.2 GFLOPS | ~96 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 354 | - |
| Single-core score | 410 | 418 |
| Multi-core score | 1386 | 1310 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 156746 | 128280 |
| GPU | 34743 | 22701 |
| Memory | 95119 | 74291 |
| UX | 98734 | 63411 |
| Total score | 385342 | 289313 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7902 | 6705 |
| Video editing | 4304 | 5050 |
| Photo editing | 16103 | 14652 |
| Data manipulation | 5671 | 5765 |
| Writing score | 9239 | 8683 |
Recent User Tests
Honor X7b
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-27 (That one guy) | AnTuTu | 441460 |
| π 2026-05-03 (I-75) | GeekBench GPU | 354 |
| π 2026-05-03 (I-75) | GeekBench CPU | 410 / 1386 |
Honor X6b
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-26 (Firefish) | AnTuTu | 312856 |
| π 2026-04-23 (Alexis Reyes) | AnTuTu | 288427 |
| π 2026-04-12 (Mark) | AnTuTu | 289313 |
| π 2026-01-22 (Kaits) | AnTuTu | 285019 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | MagicOS 7.2 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 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 (50% in 40 min) | Yes (31% in 20 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | 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: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HM6 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.67" (β 0.6 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 2592 x 1944 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| 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 | 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 13 | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | December 2023 | June 2024 |
| Release date | December 2023 | June 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $230 | $110 |
| Successor | - Honor X7d | - Honor X6c |
| Sensors | - 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 X7b:
- The Clark-L03E1 model is available only with a single SIM card. NFC is exclusive to the CLK-LX1 model.
*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 X7b is definitely a better buy.
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