Honor X6c VS Tecno Spark 40C

Both the Honor X6c and Tecno Spark 40C offer water resistance, with an IP64 rating, meaning they are protected against water splashes from any direction.

In terms of size, the Honor X6c has a thickness of 8.4 mm, a width of 75.6 mm, and a height of 164 mm, resulting in a volume of 104.15 cm³. The Tecno Spark 40C, on the other hand, shares the same thickness of 8.4 mm but is slightly wider at 77 mm and taller at 165.6 mm, giving it a volume of 107.11 cm³. These differences in size make the Tecno Spark 40C marginally larger in volume compared to the Honor X6c.

Neither device has a rugged build or the ability to fold, making them similar in this regard. Overall, the design specs are fairly comparable with only small differences in dimensions and volume.

Both the Honor X6c and Tecno Spark 40C feature an LCD, IPS display type, providing clear and vibrant visuals. The screen size is slightly larger on the Tecno Spark 40C at 6.67″, compared to the 6.61″ screen on the Honor X6c. Despite this difference, both displays have a similar resolution of 720 x 1604 px on the Honor X6c and 720 x 1600 px on the Tecno Spark 40C, offering comparable sharpness. In terms of pixel density, the Honor X6c has a marginally higher value at 266 ppi versus the Tecno Spark 40C's 263 ppi, which means the Honor X6c may provide slightly crisper text and images.

Both phones have a 120Hz refresh rate, ensuring smooth scrolling and fluid animations. Neither device includes branded damage-resistant glass or supports HDR10 or HDR10+, meaning you won’t get the added durability or enhanced color range these technologies provide. Additionally, both phones lack features like Always-On Display, Dolby Vision support, and a secondary screen.

Finally, both devices have a touch screen, offering the standard interactive experience for everyday use.

The Honor X6c and Tecno Spark 40C have identical performance specifications across several key areas. Both phones feature 256GB of internal storage and 8GB of RAM, ensuring ample space and smooth multitasking. They are powered by the same MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra chipset, with a Mali G52 MP2 GPU, a CPU configuration of 2 x 2 GHz high-performance cores and 6 x 1.8 GHz efficiency cores, and support for 64-bit processing.

Performance benchmarks from Geekbench 5 and 6 show identical results for both devices, with a multi-core score of 1391 and a single-core score of 420 on Geekbench 6, as well as a multi-core score of 1300 and a single-core score of 350 on Geekbench 5. This suggests that both phones offer nearly identical processing power.

Other shared performance features include 1800 MHz RAM speed, a 12nm semiconductor size, DirectX 12 support, integrated LTE, and OpenGL 3.2 and OpenCL 2 support. Both phones also have the same thermal design power (TDP) of 5W, a turbo clock speed of 2GHz, and similar memory configurations, with a maximum of 8GB of RAM and dual memory channels. Overall, the performance characteristics of both the Honor X6c and Tecno Spark 40C are virtually identical.

The Honor X6c and Tecno Spark 40C have some key differences in their camera specifications. The Honor X6c features a 50 MP main camera with a wide aperture of 1.8f, while the Tecno Spark 40C has a 13 MP main camera with the same aperture of 1.8f. Both devices offer the same video recording capability at 1080 x 30 fps, and neither has built-in optical image stabilization.

For front cameras, the Honor X6c has a 5 MP camera, while the Tecno Spark 40C offers an 8 MP front camera. Both phones support several similar features, including phase-detection autofocus, continuous autofocus during video recording, slow-motion video, manual exposure, touch autofocus, and the ability to create panoramas in-camera. Neither phone supports HDR10 recording, Dolby Vision recording, or shoots in 360° panorama.

Both phones have a single flash LED, no front-facing LED flash, and no dual-lens front cameras. Both devices also support manual ISO, serial shot mode, manual white balance, and have CMOS sensors. Overall, while the main cameras differ in megapixels, both phones share a similar set of features for both front and rear cameras.

Both the Honor X6c and Tecno Spark 40C run Android 15 and share a large number of similar software features. These include clipboard warnings, location and camera/microphone privacy options, theme customization, app tracking blocking, on-device machine learning, notification permissions, and a media picker. Both phones also support dark mode, Wi-Fi password sharing, battery health checks, an extra dim mode, and offloading apps. They can both play games while downloading, and offer features like Live Text, full-page screenshots, split screen support, PiP (Picture in Picture), and customizable notifications.

Additional shared features include offline voice recognition, voice commands, the ability to track the current position of the device, multi-user support, sharing intents, a child lock, and widget support. Neither device supports Quick Start or gets direct OS updates, and neither offers focus modes, dynamic theming, or Wi-Fi password sharing.

Overall, the software experience is nearly identical on both devices, with only minor differences in how they may handle certain features. Both phones offer a robust set of customization and privacy options with a consistent Android 15 experience.

The Honor X6c and Tecno Spark 40C both come with non-removable, rechargeable batteries, but differ in battery capacity and charging capabilities. The Honor X6c has a 5300 mAh battery, while the Tecno Spark 40C features a slightly larger 6000 mAh battery, offering a higher total power capacity. Both devices support fast charging, but the Honor X6c offers a faster charging speed of 35W compared to the 18W fast charging supported by the Tecno Spark 40C.

Neither phone has wireless charging capabilities. Both devices also include a battery level indicator to monitor remaining charge, ensuring users can keep track of their battery status. Both phones also have a rechargeable battery, but neither device offers a removable battery.

In summary, the Tecno Spark 40C has a larger battery capacity, while the Honor X6c supports faster charging speeds, making these two devices relatively close in terms of overall battery performance.

The Honor X6c and Tecno Spark 40C differ in terms of audio features. The Honor X6c includes a 3.5 mm audio jack, allowing users to connect wired headphones or other audio devices. In contrast, the Tecno Spark 40C does not have a 3.5 mm audio jack, so users will need to rely on wireless audio or USB-C to 3.5 mm adapters for wired audio connections.

When it comes to speakers, the Honor X6c lacks stereo speakers, while the Tecno Spark 40C does feature stereo speakers, providing potentially more immersive audio output. Neither device supports advanced audio codecs like aptX, LDAC, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, or aptX Lossless, meaning both phones offer standard audio streaming quality.

Additionally, neither phone has a built-in radio, limiting traditional FM radio access for users.

The Honor X6c and Tecno Spark 40C share several connectivity and feature specifications but differ in a few areas. Both devices lack 5G support and offer Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) compatibility. They each support 2 SIM cards, include USB Type-C, and have a fingerprint scanner for biometric security. Additionally, both phones offer GPS and support Wi-Fi, and neither includes an infrared sensor, barometer, HDMI output, or 3D facial recognition.

The Honor X6c stands out by having NFC support, which the Tecno Spark 40C does not offer. Both phones support Galileo satellite navigation, but neither includes motion or optical tracking. They also share a cellular module and an accelerometer for motion sensing. In terms of download and upload speeds, both phones offer the same rates of 300 MBits/s and 100 MBits/s, respectively.

Other features that both phones have in common include no support for ANT+, no heart rate monitor, and no built-in projector. Both also lack emergency SOS via satellite and crash detection. Overall, the main difference in features comes down to the inclusion of NFC in the Honor X6c, while the Tecno Spark 40C does not have this functionality.

Both the Honor X6c and Tecno Spark 40C come with a video light, allowing for better illumination during video recording. Neither device features sapphire glass, a curved display, or an e-paper display, as all these attributes are absent from both phones.

As such, the two devices are quite similar in this category, with no significant differences in terms of the display or additional features like sapphire glass or e-paper technology. The main shared feature is the inclusion of a video light for improved video quality.

Overall, these two phones are almost identical in terms of miscellaneous features, both lacking the advanced display technologies and offering only the basic video lighting option.