The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 has made a quite bustling in the budget smartphone market soon after its launch. Since the most anticipated budget smartphone was out, another Chinese mobile huge Honor played its card and launched Honor 6X in India. In spite of the fact that both the handsets are aimed at different consumers, the two still compete because of the similar price tag.
We are comparing the Rs. 12,999 variant of both the smartphones that will help you to choose which smartphone would be the best one to purchase.
The Honor 6X comes with a 3,340mAh battery, while the Redmi Note 4 comes with a larger 4,100mAh Non-removable Li-Po battery.
The Redmi Note 4 has a long lasting battery life and easily continue for more than 1 day.
On the connectivity options, both devices support 4G LTE, GPRS, 3G, 2G, GPS/A-GPS, Bluetooth 4.1, and microUSB for data transfer and charging.
All the sensors of both the devices are similar except for the additional gyroscope on the Redmi Note 4. In case you want to use your handset for VR then Honor 6X may have let you down.
In terms of provided touchscreen display both the smartphones comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD (1920x1080) of resolution and have the 2.5D curved glass on the display.
We cannot rate any of the display board above the other because it is tough to spot any difference with naked eyes. Both the displays look crisp and evenly saturated. The colors were a bit impressive on Honor 6X, but both the screen are good for watching videos and playing games.
The Redmi Note 4 and Honor 6X runs on Android Marshmallow with their own custom UI on top. The Redmi Note 4 comes with the MiUi 8 and the Honor 6X has EUI 5.6 skin on top.
I think software is something that depends on your own liking. In day to day use, both the UIs felt smooth and faster so there is no chance of rating one over other.
The Honor 6X is featured by the 2.1 GHz, Octa Core Processor paired with 3GB of RAM While the Redmi Note 4 is powered by 2 GHz, Octa Core Processor with 4GB of RAM.
The Redmi Note 4 absolutely looks a bit more powerful than the Honor 6X, but the performance on both the phones is impressive during regular use. Both the devices run smoothly but the Note 4 takes a lead when it comes to long time gaming, multitasking and doing power-intensive tasks.
On the storage options, Redmi Note 4 has just twice the storage available on Honor 6X. Where Honor 6X offers 32GB of internal space, the Note 4 again hits the right spot with 64GB of internal storage.
With the more reliable Qualcomm processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage, Redmi Note 4 is a better choice for aggressive users.
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The Honor 6X's dual rear camera setup also comes with 6P Lens and Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF) tech, the primary camera setup features a 12MP+2MP camera with dual LED flash At the front, the device offers an 8MP camera for taking selfies and video chat. The Redmi Note 4 packs with a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera with a wide-angle lens that Xiaomi claims has a field of view of 85 degrees.
No doubt, the Honor 6X has a much better rear camera compared to Redmi Note 4. The images clicked on Honor 6X looked much crisper and showed better color contrast.
The front camera on Redmi Note 4 captures wider area compared to Honor 6X. Other than this, both the mobiles click good selfies in daylight but Redmi little week in low light conditions.
If you love to click pictures on your phone, you should prefer Honor 6X.
Which one would you purchase at Rs. 12,999?
In terms of performance and battery life, there is no doubt that Redmi Note 4 is clearly a winner. But if you are looking for a good camera phone with decent performance than Honor 6X is not a bad choice. The camera on Redmi Note 4 is not bad either, but the dual camera setup on 6X steals a few points in this department.
If you can compromise a bit with the camera, then Redmi Note 4 is undoubtedly a good choice any time of day.
We are comparing the Rs. 12,999 variant of both the smartphones that will help you to choose which smartphone would be the best one to purchase.
Battery
The Honor 6X comes with a 3,340mAh battery, while the Redmi Note 4 comes with a larger 4,100mAh Non-removable Li-Po battery.
The Redmi Note 4 has a long lasting battery life and easily continue for more than 1 day.
Connectivity & Sensors
On the connectivity options, both devices support 4G LTE, GPRS, 3G, 2G, GPS/A-GPS, Bluetooth 4.1, and microUSB for data transfer and charging.
All the sensors of both the devices are similar except for the additional gyroscope on the Redmi Note 4. In case you want to use your handset for VR then Honor 6X may have let you down.
Display
In terms of provided touchscreen display both the smartphones comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD (1920x1080) of resolution and have the 2.5D curved glass on the display.
We cannot rate any of the display board above the other because it is tough to spot any difference with naked eyes. Both the displays look crisp and evenly saturated. The colors were a bit impressive on Honor 6X, but both the screen are good for watching videos and playing games.
Software
The Redmi Note 4 and Honor 6X runs on Android Marshmallow with their own custom UI on top. The Redmi Note 4 comes with the MiUi 8 and the Honor 6X has EUI 5.6 skin on top.
I think software is something that depends on your own liking. In day to day use, both the UIs felt smooth and faster so there is no chance of rating one over other.
Performance & Storage
The Honor 6X is featured by the 2.1 GHz, Octa Core Processor paired with 3GB of RAM While the Redmi Note 4 is powered by 2 GHz, Octa Core Processor with 4GB of RAM.
The Redmi Note 4 absolutely looks a bit more powerful than the Honor 6X, but the performance on both the phones is impressive during regular use. Both the devices run smoothly but the Note 4 takes a lead when it comes to long time gaming, multitasking and doing power-intensive tasks.
On the storage options, Redmi Note 4 has just twice the storage available on Honor 6X. Where Honor 6X offers 32GB of internal space, the Note 4 again hits the right spot with 64GB of internal storage.
With the more reliable Qualcomm processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage, Redmi Note 4 is a better choice for aggressive users.
Read Also: Vivo V5 VS Oppo F1s VS Gionee S6s: Which One Should You Choose?
Camera
The Honor 6X's dual rear camera setup also comes with 6P Lens and Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF) tech, the primary camera setup features a 12MP+2MP camera with dual LED flash At the front, the device offers an 8MP camera for taking selfies and video chat. The Redmi Note 4 packs with a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera with a wide-angle lens that Xiaomi claims has a field of view of 85 degrees.
No doubt, the Honor 6X has a much better rear camera compared to Redmi Note 4. The images clicked on Honor 6X looked much crisper and showed better color contrast.
The front camera on Redmi Note 4 captures wider area compared to Honor 6X. Other than this, both the mobiles click good selfies in daylight but Redmi little week in low light conditions.
If you love to click pictures on your phone, you should prefer Honor 6X.
Which one would you purchase at Rs. 12,999?
In terms of performance and battery life, there is no doubt that Redmi Note 4 is clearly a winner. But if you are looking for a good camera phone with decent performance than Honor 6X is not a bad choice. The camera on Redmi Note 4 is not bad either, but the dual camera setup on 6X steals a few points in this department.
If you can compromise a bit with the camera, then Redmi Note 4 is undoubtedly a good choice any time of day.
