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Huawei Honor 6 Plus vs. Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML

The upper mid-range price category (Php15k to Php20k) looks to be as interesting as the flagship category when you see new smartphones launched at these price points that sport 3GB or 4GB RAM, paired with powerful processors

Two of the more recent ones are the Huawei Honor 6 Plus and the Asus Zenfone 2.

Huawei Honor 6 PlusAsus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML
5.5-inch full HD IPS display, 1920x1080 @ 401ppi5.5-inch full HD IPS display, 1920x1080 @ 401ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 3Corning Gorilla Glass 3
HiSilicon Kirin 925 1.8GHz octa-coreIntel Atom Z3580 2.3 GHz quad-core
Mali-T628 MP4PowerVR G6430
3GB RAM4GB RAM
up to 128GBup to 64GB
32GB64GB
Dual-8MP f2.0, dual-Flash13MP f2.0 with dual-LED flash
Sony Exmor BSI CMOS sensorToshiba T4K37 BSI CMOS sensor
8MP Sony BSI front camera5MP front camera
Dual-SIM, 2nd SIM for microSDDual-SIM
Dual-LTE support, Cat 6LTE+2G, Cat 4
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/nWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 4.0
GPS w/ aGPS, GLONASSGPS w/ aGPS, GLONASS
NFCNFC
USB OTGUSB OTG
Li-Po 3,600mAhLi-Po 3,000mAh
Android 4.4.4 KitkatAndroid 5.0 Lollipop
150.5 x 75.7 x 7.5mm152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9mm
165 grams170 grams
Php17,990Php14,995

The Kirin 925, which is the same chip used in the Mate 7 scored 43k in Antutu. The Zenfone 2 scored 45k on the same benchmark.

We jot down all the advantages of one over the other.

Zenfone 2:

  • 100% more internal storage
  • 33% more RAM
  • Better benchmark scores (5% based on Antutu)
  • Android Lollipop
  • More affordable by 17%

Honor 6 Plus:

  • 20% bigger battery capacity
  • Lighter, thinner profile (31% thinner)
  • Sony Exmor sensor
  • Glass and metal body

There’s a Php3,000 difference between the two (an amount that can be used to purchase a 64GB microSD card) but, in our opinion, both handsets are among the best in class in this price range.

So which one is your pick?

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

9 Responses

  1. Avatar for Erin Erin says:

    Ano ibig sabihin ng “Dual-SIM, 2nd SIM for microSD”? Kailangan isakripisyo yung external storage para magamit yung dual sim feature?

  2. Avatar for jay jay says:

    5 percent lng nilamang ni zf2 sa antutu.

    I Go for honor 6 plus. Camera plang d na aabot khit honor 3c lite wat more kng honor 6 or 6 plus..

  3. Avatar for drew drew says:

    sa specs taob si honor, wala pang OS update, best choice prin is asus Zenphone2!

  4. Avatar for Romy Valencia Romy Valencia says:

    Huawei Honor 6 plus is quite heavy on the pocket compared to Asus Zen2, however Honor 6 plus has a more classy look and built. If I were to choose? I’ll go for Honor 6 plus!

  5. Avatar for c c says:

    The honor 6 has FM. Though no everyone needs that some do

  6. Avatar for NotaSheep NotaSheep says:

    Huh… a toshiba sensor, though on paper it’s on par with the Sony imx 214, ah well Asus is a better choice when it comes with Android Updates unlike Huawei which you have to search or pray for it.

  7. Avatar for jiggz jiggz says:

    panalo parin zf2.
    huawei never (ever) had os updates. dapat lagi ng kasama sa comparison yan.

  8. Avatar for Freeje Freeje says:

    Should’ve compared it with the 5.5 inch model of ZF2. Would choose the Honor 6 because of its slimmer profile and camera.

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