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Honor X7d vs Honor X6c

57 out of 100
Honor X7d
VS
45 out of 100
Honor X6c
Honor X7d
Honor X6c

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.77-inch Honor X7d (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 685) that was released on August 25, 2025, against the Honor X6c, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra and came out 3 months 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 X7d
  • 72% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (499K versus 290K)
  • Comes with 1200 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5300 mAh
  • Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 685
  • Stereo speakers
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
  • 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 465 and 430 points
Reasons to consider the Honor X6c
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Honor X7d and Honor X6c 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
6 / 128 GB
139.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
101.2
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Honor X7d
vs
Honor X6c

Display

Type TFT LCD TFT LCD
Size 6.77 inches 6.61 inches
Resolution 1610 x 720 pixels 720 x 1604 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 261 ppi 266 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 1010 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 86.4% 84.6%

Design and build

Height 166.8 mm (6.57 inches) 165 mm (6.5 inches)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) 75.6 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP64
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Gold, Green White, Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X7d +2%
86.4%
Honor X6c
84.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor X7d and Honor X6c
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra
Max clock 2800 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73		 - 6 cores at 1.7 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
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU shading units 128 48
GPU clock 1260 MHz 820 MHz
FLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS ~78.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor X7d and Honor X6c
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X7d +8%
465
Honor X6c
430
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X7d +5%
1468
Honor X6c
1394
Single-core score 465 430
Multi-core score 1468 1394
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Honor X7d +72%
499100
Honor X6c
290520
CPU 200512 108309
GPU 25936 28951
Memory 159584 49687
UX 113068 103573
Total score 499100 290520
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Honor X7d
n/a
Honor X6c
8274
Web score - 10857
Video editing - 5077
Photo editing - 13893
Data manipulation - 6053
Writing score - 8414
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Recent User Tests

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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Memory card - MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM MagicOS 9.0 MagicOS 9
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 3 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 5300 mAh
Max charge power 35 W 35 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 42 min) Yes (30% in 20 min)
Full charging time 2:20 hr -
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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) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital 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 No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region 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 Yes No

Sound

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

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced August 2025 June 2025
Release date August 2025 June 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $190 $140
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- 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 X7d is definitely a better buy.

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