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Honor 500 Pro vs Honor 100

90 out of 100
Honor 500 Pro
VS
61 out of 100
Honor 100
Honor 500 Pro
Honor 100

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.55-inch Honor 500 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on November 24, 2025, against the Honor 100, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 2 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Honor 500 Pro
  • 3.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3233K versus 1045K)
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Comes with 3000 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • The phone is 2 years newer
  • 2.8x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3155 and 1143 points
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor 100
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • Weighs 18 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Honor 500 Pro and Honor 100 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
500 Pro
89*
Honor 100
54*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
500 Pro
94*
Honor 100
71*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
500 Pro
90*
Honor 100
61*
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 95% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Honor 100 to Honor 500 Pro is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: gaming, performance, and camera.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
500 Pro
vs
Honor 100

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.55 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1264 x 2736 pixels 1200 x 2664 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.98:9
PPI 460 ppi 436 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 2600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6000 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Aluminosilicate Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1% 90.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 155.8 mm (6.13 inches) 161.9 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 74.2 mm (2.92 inches) 74.1 mm (2.92 inches)
Thickness 7.75 mm (0.31 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Waterproof IP69 -
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame material Metal -
Colors Black, Silver, Blue, Pink Black, Silver, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
500 Pro +1%
91.1%
Honor 100
90.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor 500 Pro and Honor 100
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Max clock 4320 MHz 2630 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)
- 1 core at 2.63 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)
L3 cache 8 MB 3 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 720
GPU shading units 1536 512
GPU clock 1100 MHz 975 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~998.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor 500 Pro and Honor 100
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
500 Pro +176%
3155
Honor 100
1143
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
500 Pro +171%
9430
Honor 100
3478
Compute Score (GPU)
500 Pro
24091
Honor 100
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 24091 -
Single-core score 3155 1143
Multi-core score 9430 3478
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
500 Pro +209%
3233535
Honor 100
1045163
CPU 1090319 392514
GPU 1124612 237522
Memory 339026 180913
UX 679587 234214
Total score 3233535 1045163
Samples [2 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
500 Pro
n/a
Honor 100
1596
Graphics test - 9 FPS
Graphics score - 1596
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
500 Pro
n/a
Honor 100
12486
Web score - 12784
Video editing - 7333
Photo editing - 25101
Data manipulation - 10354
Writing score - 12578
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor 500 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-18 (Amin7r)AnTuTu 123254498
📘 2026-06-25 (Amin7r)AnTuTu 113155685
📘 2026-01-09 (e)AnTuTu 113233535
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 4266 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type - UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 13
ROM MagicOS 10 MagicOS 7.2

Battery

Capacity 8000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 13 min)
Full charging time - 0:32 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 16384 x 12288 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 117° 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.0
Focal length - 27 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP3 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 68 mm -
Sensor size 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.1
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX816
Sensor size - 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* - No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No -

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced November 2025 November 2023
Release date November 2025 November 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $505 $400
Successor - - Honor 500 Pro
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Yes, 100 W
*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 Honor 500 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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