Honor Robot Phone vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.31-inch Honor Robot Phone (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on August 12, 2026, against the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A19 Pro and came out 11 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 Robot Phone
- Comes with 1972 mAh larger battery capacity: 7060 vs 5088 mAh
- 61% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4166K versus 2590K)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 40W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- The phone is 11 months newer
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.1 mm narrower
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
- Has a 0.59 inch larger screen size
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3940 and 3549 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.31 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2640 pixels | 1320 x 2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 461 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6800 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Giant Rhinoceros Glass | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.6% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
iPhone 17 Pro Max
6.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Robot Phone
6.31″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~19% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 151.4 mm (5.96 inches) | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 72.9 mm (2.87 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.6 mm (0.38 inches) | 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 248 g (8.75 oz) | 233 g (8.22 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Silver, Blue, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.04/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) · 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Apple A19 Pro |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.26 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | 6 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2488.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 26894 | 46450 |
| Single-core score | 3549 | 3940 |
| Multi-core score | 10703 | 10434 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1213845 | 788283 |
| GPU | 1468351 | 922741 |
| Memory | 570553 | 226010 |
| UX | 913590 | 653533 |
| Total score | 4166339 | 2590567 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [14 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 76% |
| Graphics test | - | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2487 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 42 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 47 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 42 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 36 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 10999 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#20th place)
Recent User Tests
Honor Robot Phone
No benchmark results yet
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-21 (Md.Imran Shafiq) | AnTuTu 11 | 2602137 |
| 📘 2026-07-31 (xon1005) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4028 / 10579 |
| 📘 2026-06-15 (Domi) | AnTuTu 11 | 2427596 |
| 📘 2026-06-09 (Cristiano) | AnTuTu 11 | 2258714 |
| 📘 2026-05-29 (Joker) | AnTuTu 11 | 2433128 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | iOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | - |
| OS size | - | 20 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7060 mAh | 5088 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:12 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 12:36 hr |
| Watching video | - | 22:25 hr |
| Gaming | - | 08:17 hr |
| Standby | - | 154 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#23rd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.7x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.78 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX903 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 62 mm | 100 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX973 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 18 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4896 x 3672 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX914 |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
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 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | 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 | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2026 | September 2025 |
| Release date | September 2026 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1480 | $1199 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on iPhone 17 Pro Max:
- Battery is 5,088 mAh on the eSIM-only model (vs 4,832 mAh on the Nano SIM + eSIM version).
- The Chinese model alone includes dual Nano SIM slots and 15 W wireless charging.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display is more important to you, then choose the Honor Robot Phone. But if the software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max.
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