Honor Win 2 vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro

90 out of 100
Honor Win 2
VS
93 out of 100
Apple iPhone 18 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.89-inch Honor Win 2 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6) that was released on October 21, 2026, against the Apple iPhone 18 Pro, which is powered by Apple A20 Pro and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Honor Win 2
  • Comes with 5812 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 4288 mAh
  • Has a 0.59 inch larger screen size
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • 39% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4761K versus 3428K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.3)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 60W)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 18 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Ready for eSIM technology
  • 17% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4719 and 4042 points
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 6.1 mm narrower
  • Weighs 26 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Honor Win 2 and Apple iPhone 18 Pro 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
100*
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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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
46.9
(Average)
Value Index
39.5
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.89 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3104 pixels 1206 x 2622 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 497 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 10000 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 520 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Ceramic Shield 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.6% 90.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.7%
PWM - 60 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Win 2
6.89″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
iPhone 18 Pro
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~19% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
n/a
1302 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163 mm (6.42 inches) 150 mm (5.91 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 71.9 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.75 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 237 g (8.36 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Active fan Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Red Black, Silver, Blue, Burgundy
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Win 2 +1%
91.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Win 2 and Apple iPhone 18 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Apple A20 Pro
Max clock 5010 MHz 4930 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 3 + 3) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 3 cores at 3.74 GHz:
- 3 cores at 4.03 GHz:
- 2 cores at 5.01 GHz:
- 4 cores at 2.64 GHz:
- 2 cores at 4.93 GHz:
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 2 nanometers 2 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Adreno 850 7 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 1536 896
GPU clock 1450 MHz 1620 MHz
FLOPS ~4454.4 GFLOPS ~2903 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor Win 2 and Apple iPhone 18 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
4042
4719
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
11226
12677
Compute Score (GPU)
33574
54892
Compute Score (GPU) 33574 54892
Single-core score 4042 4719
Multi-core score 11226 12677
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Win 2 +39%
4761285
3428810
CPU 1268440 878447
GPU 1692150 1412240
Memory 612380 421127
UX 1188315 716996
Total score 4761285 3428810
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor Win 2
No benchmark results yet
Apple iPhone 18 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-22 -> sammzzAnTuTu 113429537
📘 2026-10-14 -> LiberoGeekbench 6 CPU4739 / 12815
📘 2026-10-14 -> LiberoGeekbench 6 CPU4738 / 12831
📘 2026-09-25 -> LiberoGeekbench 6 CPU4707 / 12705
📘 2026-09-25 -> LiberoGeekbench 6 GPU65077

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 4800 MHz
Channels 4 3
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 17 iOS 27
ROM MagicOS 11 -
OS size - 24 GB
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 10100 mAh 4288 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 60 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (80 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 28 min) Yes (80% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:07 hr 0:50 hr

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution - 8064 x 6048
Zoom Digital Optical, 4x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 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
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.5 - 4.0
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor size 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 48 MP
Aperture - f/2.8
Focal length - 100 mm
Sensor size - 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor size - 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 175
Zoom - 143
Samples - Photo samples of Apple iPhone 18 Pro from DxOMark

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 CMOS CMOS
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 6.3 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 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
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
n/a
89.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2026 September 2026
Release date November 2026 September 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $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, 100 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 18 Pro. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Honor Win 2.

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