Xiaomi Mi4 vs Huawei Honor 6: Comparison Review

By Vigneshwar

| Updated: Friday, January 30, 2015, 11:40 [IST]

For over ten years now, the fierce battle was going on between Apple, Samsung, Motorola, LG and others. But, now we can see some fresh competitors from the mainland China like Xiaomi and Huawei entering the market and already giving a tough competition to the oldies. Xiaomi plans to take down Apple with high-end budget devices like Mi Note, Mi4 etc.... But Xiaomi has a major competitor too in this neck to neck battle.

Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Huawei is also giving its best by producing high-end smartphones, which are getting a pretty good score and response in the market. We can see that both Xiaomi and Huawei have placed all their devices in the mid-ranged segment. Hence boosting up their sales rapidly and making it really tough for the others to breathe. Huawei with its upcoming Ascend series is trying to overpower Xiaomi but on the other hand Xiaomi is going for a "Big Bang!!"

Xiaomi has captured most of the market and has flooded it with all its devices with powerbanks, earphones, etc and has shown an outstanding growth within a short span of time. This war shall continue and never end as the audience want more from them. We can't clearly declare a winner and end it.

Recently, Xiaomi released a new smartphone in the market the Mi4 at around Rs 20,000. Specs wise, Xiaomi Mi4 has got everything from a 5-inch IPS display to 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processors and Adreno 330 GPU, 3GB RAM, Li-Ion 3,080mAh battery and more. However, the handset is being criticized for its 16GB internal memory, whereas a 64GB version is available in the international market. And this is where Huawei is giving a tough competition to the No. 3 smartphone vendor in the market.

In 2014, Huawei unveiled a smartphone in India known as Honor 6 which won many hearts with its around Rs 18,000 price tag. Huawei Honor 6 has got pretty similar specifications and features when kept against Xiaomi Mi 4.

Hence, GizBot has today come up with a head to head comparison review between both the smartphones and finally a verdict. Take a look at the sliders below and find out yourself which one is best among each other.

Xiaomi Mi4 And Huawei Honor 6 In Pictures

Xiaomi Mi4 vs Huawei Honor 6

Both the Xiaomi Mi4 and the Honor 6 have quite similar designs. They have the same 5 inch screen sizes and hence body ratio are also of similar size. The Xiaomi Mi 4 has a metal band around it while the Honor has something which appears to be a metal band but is made of plastic. Both the phones have back panels made of glass and also share a similar watermark.

The power button and volume rockers on both the phones are placed more or less in the same place. One major difference is that,Mi4 has capacitive touch buttons while the Honor 6 uses an on screen navigation bar. The Honor 6 is lighter and thinner at 7.5 mm and 137 g than the Xiaomi Mi4 which has got 8.9 mm thickness at 149 grams but the design of the Mi4 seemed to stand out.

The Xiaomi phone surely feels more premium in the hand while compared to the Huawei, however, Honor 6 has got a beautful screen display at 445 ppi.

Xiaomi Mi4 vs Huawei Honor 6

Both the phones have 13MP primary cameras but that does not mean they are the same. The image size is around the same but from the sample photos taken by us it is clear that the Honor 6 wins. The photos on the Huawei Honor 6 came out much more natural and there is also more clarity than the photos taken with the Xiaomi Mi4. The photos taken with the Xiaomi camera were overly saturated.

This was not the case with the secondary camera. The Honor sported a 5MP shooter while the Mi4 had an 8MP camera. The Honor 6's front camera was quite dissapointing to say the least. The Mi4 on the other hand although a little saturated took much better quality photos. An added feature is that it try's to guess your age and sex. Warning: Don't let your girlfriend use the front facing camera.

Xiaomi Mi4 vs Huawei Honor 6

The Xiaomi Mi4 comes with a Snapdragon 801 chipset and a Cortex-A15 quad core CPU clocked at 2.5 Ghz. The Honor 6, on the other hand, uses a home-made Kirin 920 chipset and Cortex-A15 octa core CPU clocked at 1.7Ghz.

Xiaomi Mi4 vs Huawei Honor 6

The Honor 6 comes with 3,100 mAh battery, while the Mi4 comes with a 3,080 mAh battery, so basically the same size battery.

Both promise a battery life of around 12 hours which is commendable and we would have to say this would be a tie. But the Mi4 does have an edge up as it supports fast charging.

Xiaomi Mi4 vs Huawei Honor 6

Both the phones come with 5 inch IPS LCD screen with a pixel density of around 445ppi. On using the phone you can make out that the clarity on both are quite nice and the brightness levels are also quite high.

Xiaomi Mi4 vs Huawei Honor 6

RAM wise both the phones come with 3GB of RAM. ROM wise both the Xiaomi and the Honor 6 come in two variants each. The Mi4 has a 16GB and a 64Gb variant while the Honor 6 comes with a 16GB and 32GB variant. So, for those people who really need more space the 64GB, Mi4 provides that option. However, the sad part is that the 64GB variant is not available in India, Xiaomi Mi 4 has been launched in India only in 16GB variant.

Xiaomi Mi4 vs Huawei Honor 6

The Honor 6 is easily available on Flipkart with no invite required, while the Mi4 is sold only by flash sale. Honestly, flash sales are a pain and it is quite difficult to buy the phone. If you manage to get through it great but taking availability into consideration the Honor 6 wins.

Xiaomi Mi4 vs Huawei Honor 6

The Honor 6 supports FM radio while the Mi4 does not. The Mi4 supports NFC while the Honor 6 does not.

Xiaomi Mi4 vs Huawei Honor 6

The Huawei Honor 6 is available in India at a price of Rs 17,999 however, the Xiaomi Mi4 will be available exclusively on FlipKart by February 10th at a price of around Rs 20,000.

Xiaomi Mi4 vs Huawei Honor 6

If you're looking for a faster processor and a better UI, Xiaomi Mi4 should be your next phone purchase, however if you're looking for a brighter screen, incredible camera and more cores Honor 6 is for you.