Huawei Mate 80 vs Honor 500 Pro
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90
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.75-inch Huawei Mate 80 (with HiSilicon Kirin 9020) that was released on November 25, 2025, against the Honor 500 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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 Huawei Mate 80
- The rear camera has a 5.5x optical zoom
Reasons to consider the Honor 500 Pro
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3233K versus 1589K)
- Comes with 2250 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 5750 mAh
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 66W)
- 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3155 and 1563 points
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.75 inches | 6.55 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2832 pixels | 1264 x 2736 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 6000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Huawei Kunlun Glass 2 | 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 |
Design and build
| Height | 161.85 mm (6.37 inches) | 155.8 mm (6.13 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 74.2 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.95 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.75 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 217 g (7.65 oz) | 201 g (7.09 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gold, Green | Black, Silver, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Taishan-Little - 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: TaiShan V120 - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 10 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Maleoon 920 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1720.3 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 24091 |
| Single-core score | 1563 | 3155 |
| Multi-core score | 4988 | 9430 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 551751 | 1090319 |
| GPU | 249495 | 1124612 |
| Memory | 453351 | 339026 |
| UX | 334863 | 679587 |
| Total score | 1589460 | 3233535 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [2 tests] |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#59th place)
Recent User Tests
Huawei Mate 80
No benchmark results yet
Honor 500 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-25 (Amin7r) | AnTuTu | 3155685 |
| 📘 2026-01-09 (e) | AnTuTu | 3233535 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 6 | Android 16 |
| ROM | - | MagicOS 10 |
Battery
| Capacity | 5750 mAh | 8000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 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 |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 16384 x 12288 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5.5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual 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 | 120° | 117° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 125 mm | 68 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 40 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | 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) | Yes | 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 | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | November 2025 | November 2025 |
| Release date | November 2025 | November 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $660 | $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, 100 W | 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 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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