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Honor 600 Lite 5G vs Honor 600

68 out of 100
Honor 600 Lite 5G
VS
77 out of 100
Honor 600
Honor 600 Lite 5G
Honor 600

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Honor 600 Lite 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7100 Elite) that was released on March 5, 2026, against the Honor 600, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and came out 2 months after. 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 600 Lite 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
Reasons to consider the Honor 600
  • 70% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1426K versus 836K)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
  • 34% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1329 and 989 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Honor 600 Lite 5G and Honor 600 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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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
119.6
(Excellent)
Value Index
59.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
600 Lite 5G
vs
Honor 600

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.6 inches 6.57 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2600 pixels 1264 x 2728 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 434 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6500 nits 8000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 360 Hz
Screen protection Aluminosilicate glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 90.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.8%
PWM - 60 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
600 Lite 5G
n/a
Honor 600
6177 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 157.43 mm (6.2 inches) 156 mm (6.14 inches)
Width 75.35 mm (2.97 inches) 74.7 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.34 mm (0.29 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Waterproof IP66 IP69
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gold, Gray, Green White, Black, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.08/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) · 180 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
600 Lite 5G
90.2%
Honor 600 +1%
90.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor 600 Lite 5G and Honor 600
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7100 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max clock 2400 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 3 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)
- 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)
L3 cache - 3 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) - Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G610 MP2 Adreno 722
GPU shading units 128 512
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS ~256 GFLOPS ~1177.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor 600 Lite 5G and Honor 600
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
600 Lite 5G
989
Honor 600 +34%
1329
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
600 Lite 5G
3024
Honor 600 +36%
4105
Compute Score (GPU)
600 Lite 5G
2397
Honor 600 +209%
7418
Compute Score (GPU) 2397 7418
Single-core score 989 1329
Multi-core score 3024 4105
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
600 Lite 5G
836870
Honor 600 +70%
1426281
CPU 314020 473212
GPU 92197 321485
Memory 216974 295825
UX 213679 335759
Total score 836870 1426281
Samples [2 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 278 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13237 -
Video editing 5282 -
Photo editing 21172 -
Data manipulation 11093 -
Writing score 15833 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor 600 Lite 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-23 (Jaq)AnTuTu 11836870
📘 2026-05-07 (Jaq)AnTuTu 11835566
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Honor 600
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-13 (Павел)AnTuTu 111324118
📘 2026-05-22 (Mohamed)AnTuTu 111426281
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 3200 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM MagicOS 10 MagicOS 10
OS updates 5 years 6 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 6520 mAh 7000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 80 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:45 hr 0:47 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 13:28 hr
Watching video - 22:06 hr
Gaming - 07:11 hr
Standby - 135 hr
General battery life
600 Lite 5G
n/a
Honor 600
31:54 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 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 - 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor - Samsung ISOCELL HP9
Sensor size 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.56 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 3456 x 4608 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length - 21 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size - 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size - 0.61 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4
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, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
600 Lite 5G
n/a
Honor 600
87.8 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2026 April 2026
Release date March 2026 April 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $300 $649
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Not included
*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 600 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
10 (21.7%)
36 (78.3%)
Total votes: 46

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