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Honor 600 vs Honor 500

77 out of 100
Honor 600
VS
84 out of 100
Honor 500
Honor 600
Honor 500

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.57-inch Honor 600 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4) that was released on April 22, 2026, against the Honor 500, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 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
  • Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Honor 500
  • 64% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2344K versus 1426K)
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 7000 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • 64% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2185 and 1329 points

Review

Evaluation of Honor 600 and Honor 500 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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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
59.2
(Average)
Value Index
78.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

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

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
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% -
PWM 60 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Honor 600
6219 nits
Honor 500
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

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 185 g (6.53 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic -
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Orange Black, Silver, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 600
90.9%
Honor 500
91.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor 600 and Honor 500
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Max clock 2800 MHz 3210 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 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)		 - 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 3 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 722 Adreno 825
GPU shading units 512 1024
GPU clock 1150 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS ~1177.6 GFLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor 600 and Honor 500
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 600
1329
Honor 500 +64%
2185
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 600
4105
Honor 500 +70%
6974
Compute Score (GPU)
Honor 600
7418
Honor 500
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 7418 -
Single-core score 1329 2185
Multi-core score 4105 6974
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Honor 600
1426281
Honor 500 +64%
2344395
CPU 473212 670547
GPU 321485 781383
Memory 295825 353250
UX 335759 539215
Total score 1426281 2344395
Samples [2 tests] Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#173rd place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor 600
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-13 (Павел)AnTuTu1324118
📘 2026-05-22 (Mohamed)AnTuTu1426281
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Honor 500
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 3200 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 -
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 No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (71% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 0:47 hr -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:28 hr -
Watching video 22:06 hr -
Gaming 07:11 hr -
Standby 135 hr -
General battery life
Honor 600
31:54 hr
Honor 500
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 16384 x 12288 16384 x 12288
Zoom Digital Digital
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 112° 117°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) 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
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP9 Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 0.56 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm -
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
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) -
Pixel size 0.61 micron -
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 5.4 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* Depends on the region 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
Speakers test
Max loudness
Honor 600
87.8 dB
Honor 500
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced April 2026 November 2025
Release date April 2026 November 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $649 $380
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 Not included 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.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
9 (10.5%)
77 (89.5%)
Total votes: 86

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