Honor X6c vs Apple iPhone 11

45 out of 100
Honor X6c
VS
56 out of 100
Apple iPhone 11

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.61-inch Honor X6c (with MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra) that was released on June 6, 2025, against the Apple iPhone 11, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 5 years and 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Honor X6c
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Comes with 2190 mAh larger battery capacity: 5300 vs 3110 mAh
  • Has a 0.51 inch larger screen size
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • The phone is 5 years and 9 months newer
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Supports higher wattage charging (35W versus 18W)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11
  • 3.8x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1101K versus 290K)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A13 Bionic
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • 23% higher pixel density (326 vs 266 PPI)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Honor X6c and Apple iPhone 11 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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6 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
101.2
(Excellent)
Value Index
107.9
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
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Display

Type TFT LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.61 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 720 x 1604 pixels 828 x 1792 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 266 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1010 nits 625 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.6% 79.9%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.8%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 24.8 ms
Contrast - 999:1
Screen space comparison
Honor X6c
6.61″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.4 in2
iPhone 11
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
n/a
673 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 165 mm (6.5 inches) 150.9 mm (5.94 inches)
Width 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) 75.7 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP68
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors White, Black, Green, Purple White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X6c +6%
84.6%
79.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor X6c and Apple iPhone 11
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra Apple A13 Bionic
Max clock 2000 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MP2 Apple A13 Bionic GPU
GPU shading units 48 256
GPU clock 820 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS ~78.7 GFLOPS ~629.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor X6c and Apple iPhone 11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
430
iPhone 11 +312%
1770
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1394
iPhone 11 +199%
4173
Compute Score (GPU)
n/a
13651
Compute Score (GPU) - 13651
Single-core score 430 1770
Multi-core score 1394 4173
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
290520
iPhone 11 +279%
1101851
CPU 108309 296803
GPU 28951 301818
Memory 49687 149834
UX 103573 353396
Total score 290520 1101851
Samples Less than 3 [36 tests]
3DMark Solar Bay
n/a
2564
Stability - 74%
Graphics test - 10 FPS
Section 1 - 12 FPS
Section 2 - 10 FPS
Section 3 - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 2564
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
n/a
2001
Stability - 70%
Graphics test - 11 FPS
Graphics score - 2001
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
8274
n/a
Web score 10857 -
Video editing 5077 -
Photo editing 13893 -
Data manipulation 6053 -
Writing score 8414 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor X6c
No benchmark results yet
Apple iPhone 11
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-05 (Gigant)Geekbench 6 GPU13778
📘 2026-10-05 (Gigant)Geekbench 6 CPU1788 / 4241
📘 2026-10-05 (Gigant)AnTuTu 111115933
📘 2026-10-03 (Deni)AnTuTu 11824750
📘 2026-09-21 (Евгений :))AnTuTu 111178640

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 NVMe
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 15 iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27)
ROM MagicOS 9 -
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 3 years -

Battery

Capacity 5300 mAh 3110 mAh
Max charge power 35 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (30% in 20 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:45 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:46 hr
Watching video - 13:37 hr
Gaming - 04:58 hr
Standby - 110 hr
General battery life
n/a
22:24 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor - Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size - 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size - 1.4 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 12 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor size - 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 55
Preview - 73
Zoom - 63
Samples - Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 2592 x 1944 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 23 mm
Sensor - BSI CMOS
Sensor size - 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 114
Video - 135

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
n/a
83.4 dB

Other

Category Budget Flagship
Announced June 2025 September 2019
Release date June 2025 September 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $140 $699
SAR (head) - 0.95 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger 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 Apple iPhone 11 is definitely a better buy.

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