Honor 500 Smart vs Honor 500
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.75-inch Honor 500 Smart (with MediaTek Dimensity 6300) that was released on April 9, 2026, against the Honor 500, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and came out 4 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
Reasons to consider the Honor 500 Smart
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- Reverse charging feature
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Honor 500
- 4.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2344K versus 524K)
- Comes with 2740 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 5260 mAh
- 77% higher pixel density (460 vs 260 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 15W)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's TFT LCD)
- Thinner bezels – 5.6% more screen real estate
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.75 inches | 6.55 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 1264 x 2736 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | - | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 260 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 6000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Aluminosilicate glass | Aluminosilicate |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.5% | 91.1% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 167 mm (6.57 inches) | 155.8 mm (6.13 inches) |
| Width | 77 mm (3.03 inches) | 74.2 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.89 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.75 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | - |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue | Black, Silver, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 6300 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 3210 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1072 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~137.2 GFLOPS | ~2355.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 384 | - |
| Single-core score | 488 | 2185 |
| Multi-core score | 1485 | 6974 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 223727 | 670547 |
| GPU | 45912 | 781383 |
| Memory | 110984 | 353250 |
| UX | 144162 | 539215 |
| Total score | 524785 | 2344395 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#186th place)
Recent User Tests
Honor 500 Smart
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Honor 500
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-15 (Babaiko) | AnTuTu 12 | 2425275 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | - |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | MagicOS 10 |
Battery
| Capacity | 5260 mAh | 8000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 16384 x 12288 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | 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 | - | 117° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.56 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| 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 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | - |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | - | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2026 | November 2025 |
| Release date | May 2026 | November 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $380 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 15 W | Yes, 80 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 is definitely a better buy.
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