Huawei Honor 6

The Honor 6 and Honor 6 Plus are Android smartphones produced by Huawei under Honor sub-brand. The Honor 6 was released in August 2014, while the Honor 6 Plus was released in December 2014.

Honor 6
Honor 6 Plus

Honor 6 on MWC 2015
Brand	Honor
Manufacturer	Huawei
Type	6: smartphone 6 Plus: phablet
Series	Honor N
First released	6: August 2014 6 Plus: December 2014
Predecessor	Huawei Honor 3
Successor	Honor 7
Related	Huawei Ascend P7
Form factor	Slate
Colors	6: Black, White 6 Plus: Black, White, Gold
Dimensions	6: 139.6 mm (5.50 in) H 69.7 mm (2.74 in) W 7.5 mm (0.30 in) D 6 Plus: 150.5 mm (5.93 in) H 71.9 mm (2.83 in) W 8.5 mm (0.33 in) D
Weight	6: 130 g (4.6 oz) 6 Plus: 165 g (5.8 oz)
Operating system	Original: 6: Android 4.4.2 "KitKat" with Emotion UI 2.3 6 Plus: Android 4.4.2 "KitKat" with EMUI 3.0 Current: Android 6.0 "Marshmallow" with EMUI 4.0
System-on-chip	6: HiSilicon Kirin 920 6 Plus: HiSilicon Kirin 925
CPU	6: Octa-core (4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4×1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) 6 Plus: Octa-core (4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4×1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU	6: Mali-T624 MP4 6 Plus: Mali-T628 MP4
Memory	3 GB RAM
Storage	16 or 32 GB
Removable storage	microSDXC up to 128 GB
SIM	6: single SIM (Micro-SIM) or dual SIM (Micro-SIM) 6 Plus: single SIM (Micro-SIM) or hybrid dual SIM (Nano-SIM + Micro-SIM)
Battery	Removable, Li-Po 6: 3100 mAh 6 Plus: 3600 mAh
Rear camera	6: 13 MP, f/2.0, 28 mm (wide), AF 6 Plus: 8 MP, f/2.0, AF + 2 MP (depth) All models: 2-LED flash, HDR Video: 1080p@30fps
Front camera	6: 5 MP, f/2.4 6 Plus: 8 MP, f/2.4 Video: 1080p@30fps
Display	6: 5 in (130 mm), 445 ppi 6 Plus: 5.5 in (140 mm) 401 ppi Both: IPS LCD, 1080 × 1920 pixels (Full HD), 16:9
Sound	Front earpiece, rear mono speaker
Model	6: H60-L01, H60-L02, H60-L03, H60-L04, H60-L11, H60-L12, H60-L21, HW-H60-J1 6 Plus: PE-CL00, PE-UL00, PE-TL00M, PE-TL10, PE-TL20
Codename	6: Mogolia 6 Plus: Pine
References	[1][2]

Design

The back of the Honor 6 in black

The front and back are made of glass. The frame of the Honor 6 is made of matte plastic, while the frame of the Honor 6 Plus is made of aluminum.

On the bottom of the smartphones, there is the microUSB port and a microphone, while on the top, there is the 3.5 mm audio jack, an additional microphone and the IR blaster. On the right, there is the volume rocker, the power button and a flap covering the single or dual SIM slots and a microSD slot on the Honor 6^[3] or two trays with single or dual SIM slots and a microSD slot on the Honor 6 Plus. On the front, there is the screen with an earpiece speaker, a proximity/ambient light sensor and a front-facing camera above it. On the back, there is the logo, a single on the Honor 6 or a dual on the Honor 6 Plus rear-facing camera, an dual-LED flash, and a speaker.

The Honor 6 was available in black and white color options, while the Honor 6 Plus, additionally, was available in gold color option.

Specifications

Hardware

The Honor 6 is the second phone by Honor which is equipped with the HiSilicon Kirin 920 SoC, while the Honor 6 Plus features the Kirin 925 SoC.^[4] The phones feature 3 GB of RAM and 16 GB or 32 GB of internal storage. The smartphones are connectable via Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and 2G/3G/4G LTE.

Both smartphones feature IPS LCD displays with a Full HD (1080 × 1920 pixels) resolution and a 16:9 aspect ratio. The display of the Honor 6 has a 5.0" diagonal, while the display of the Honor 6 Plus has a 5.5" diagonal.^[5]

The Honor 6 features a single 13 MP rear camera with an f/2.0 aperture and autofocus, and 5 MP front camera. However, the Honor 6 Plus features a rear dual-camera setup, which has an 8 MP primary camera with f/2.0 and autofocus, paired with a 2 MP depth sensor. Also the Honor 6 Plus features an 8 MP front camera.

Software

The Honor 6 was released with Emotion UI 2.3, while the Honor 6 Plus was released with EMUI 3.0. Both user interfaces are based on Android 4.4.2 "KitKat". Later, both devices were updated to EMUI 4.0 based on Android 6.0 "Marshmallow".

External links

• Honor 6 Plus official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2021-05-26)