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OnePlus Ace 6 vs Honor 500 Pro

88 out of 100
OnePlus Ace 6
VS
90 out of 100
Honor 500 Pro
OnePlus Ace 6
Honor 500 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.83-inch OnePlus Ace 6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 27, 2025, against the Honor 500 Pro, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
  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 OnePlus Ace 6
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 80W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
Reasons to consider the Honor 500 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3155 and 2928 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Ace 6 and Honor 500 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Ace 6
90
500 Pro
91
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Ace 6
80*
500 Pro
89*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Ace 6
94
500 Pro
95
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Ace 6
87
500 Pro
86
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Ace 6
100*
500 Pro
94*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Ace 6
79
500 Pro
91
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Ace 6
88*
500 Pro
90*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
74.0
(Good)
Value Index
64.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Ace 6
vs
500 Pro

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2800 pixels 1264 x 2736 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 450 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-165 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 800 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1800 nits 6000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Crystal Shield Glass Aluminosilicate
Screen-to-body ratio 91% 91.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Ace 6
6.83β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.7 in2
500 Pro
6.55β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
~8% more screen space

Design and build

Height 163.41 mm (6.43 inches) 155.8 mm (6.13 inches)
Width 77.04 mm (3.03 inches) 74.2 mm (2.92 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 7.75 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 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, Silver Black, Silver, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Ace 6
91%
500 Pro
91.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Ace 6 and Honor 500 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4320 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 OnePlus Ace 6 and Honor 500 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ace 6
2928
500 Pro +8%
3155
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ace 6
9430
500 Pro
9430
Compute Score (GPU)
Ace 6
22547
500 Pro +7%
24091
Compute Score (GPU) 22547 24091
Single-core score 2928 3155
Multi-core score 9430 9430
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Ace 6 +3%
3332530
500 Pro
3233535
CPU 974868 1090319
GPU 1185998 1124612
Memory 433972 339026
UX 737692 679587
Total score 3332530 3233535
Samples [20 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Ace 6
2501
500 Pro
n/a
Stability 83% -
Graphics test 19 FPS -
Graphics score 2501 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Ace 6
11482
500 Pro
n/a
Graphics test 44 FPS -
Section 1 49 FPS -
Section 2 44 FPS -
Section 3 38 FPS -
Graphics score 11482 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Ace 6
4170
500 Pro
n/a
Graphics test 24 FPS -
Graphics score 4170 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Ace 6
15068
500 Pro
n/a
Web score 17311 -
Video editing 6924 -
Photo editing 26538 -
Data manipulation 13886 -
Writing score 19446 -
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (53rd and 65th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus Ace 6
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-25 (Dipsan)AnTuTu 113150253
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (Sumiya)AnTuTu 113292436
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 -> pntAnTuTu 113199330
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-01 (Twik)Geekbench 6 CPU2845 / 8818
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-29 (Twik)AnTuTu 113083201
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Honor 500 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (Amin7r)AnTuTu 123254498
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-25 (Amin7r)AnTuTu 113155685
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-09 (e)AnTuTu 113233535
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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 ColorOS 16 MagicOS 10
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 7800 mAh 8000 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 80 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (58% in 20 min) Yes
Full charging time 0:44 hr -
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 16384 x 12288
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 117Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 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 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX906 Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.4" (β‰ˆ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.56 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 68 mm
Sensor size - 1/2.51" (β‰ˆ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX480 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 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* No -
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 October 2025 November 2025
Release date October 2025 November 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $489 $505
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 120 W Yes, 80 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Honor 500 Pro. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the OnePlus Ace 6.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
5 (17.2%)
24 (82.8%)
Total votes: 29

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