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Honor 600 Pro vs 500 Pro

89 out of 100
Honor 600 Pro
VS
90 out of 100
Honor 500 Pro
Honor 600 Pro
Honor 500 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.57-inch Honor 600 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on April 22, 2026, against the Honor 500 Pro, which is powered by the same chip and came out 5 months 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 600 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
Reasons to consider the Honor 500 Pro
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 7000 mAh

Review

Evaluation of Honor 600 Pro and 500 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
600 Pro
88*
500 Pro
89*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
600 Pro
86
500 Pro
94*
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
600 Pro
89*
500 Pro
90*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
45.7
(Average)
Value Index
64.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.57 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1264 x 2728 pixels 1264 x 2736 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 458 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 8000 nits 6000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Aluminosilicate
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9% 91.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
600 Pro
6101 nits
500 Pro
n/a

Design and build

Height 156 mm (6.14 inches) 155.8 mm (6.13 inches)
Width 74.7 mm (2.94 inches) 74.2 mm (2.92 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) 7.75 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass -
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Orange Black, Silver, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
600 Pro
90.9%
500 Pro
91.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor 600 Pro and Honor 500 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4470 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor 600 Pro and Honor 500 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
600 Pro
3058
500 Pro +3%
3155
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
600 Pro
9377
500 Pro +1%
9430
Compute Score (GPU)
600 Pro
23977
500 Pro
24091
Compute Score (GPU) 23977 24091
Single-core score 3058 3155
Multi-core score 9377 9430
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
600 Pro
3038473
500 Pro +6%
3233535
CPU 968049 1090319
GPU 1129416 1124612
Memory 325572 339026
UX 615436 679587
Total score 3038473 3233535
Samples [3 tests] [2 tests]
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (94th and 59th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor 600 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (thor)AnTuTu3101294
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 (FuSi)AnTuTu2975404
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (JIUCH)AnTuTu3104319
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-04 (Alexis)AnTuTu3038473
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Honor 500 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-25 (Amin7r)AnTuTu3155685
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-09 (e)AnTuTu3233535
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 -
Memory card No No

Software

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

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 8000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 80 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (71% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 0:48 hr -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:25 hr -
Watching video 19:55 hr -
Gaming 08:33 hr -
Standby 136 hr -
General battery life
600 Pro
29:53 hr
500 Pro
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 16384 x 12288 16384 x 12288
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 117Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP9 Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size 1/1.4" (β‰ˆ 0.71 inch) 1/1.4" (β‰ˆ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 0.56 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.8 f/2.4
Focal length - 68 mm
Sensor size - 1/2.51" (β‰ˆ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Stabilization Optical 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/2.0
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 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 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 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* 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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced April 2026 November 2025
Release date April 2026 November 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $505
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Yes, 80 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Honor 500 Pro. It has a better battery life and design.

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Total votes: 200

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