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Xiaomi 17 Max vs Honor 600 Pro

93 out of 100
Xiaomi 17 Max
VS
89 out of 100
Honor 600 Pro
Xiaomi 17 Max
Honor 600 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Xiaomi 17 Max (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on May 21, 2026, against the Honor 600 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 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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  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 Xiaomi 17 Max
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 7000 mAh
  • Has a 0.33 inch larger screen size
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • 20% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3654K versus 3038K)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • 23% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3750 and 3058 points
Reasons to consider the Honor 600 Pro
  • Delivers 470% higher peak brightness (6060 against 1063 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Weighs 19 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 17 Max and Honor 600 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
17 Max
90
600 Pro
93
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
17 Max
93*
600 Pro
88*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
17 Max
97
600 Pro
94
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
17 Max
95
600 Pro
86
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
17 Max
100*
600 Pro
86
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
17 Max
84
600 Pro
87
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
17 Max
93*
600 Pro
89*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
62.8
(Average)
Value Index
45.7
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
17 Max
vs
600 Pro

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.57 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2608 pixels 1264 x 2728 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 420 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3500 nits 8000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 360 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 92.4% 90.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% -
PWM 119 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
17 Max
6.9β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
600 Pro
6.57β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.4 in2
~10% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
17 Max
1063 nits
600 Pro +470%
6060 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 156 mm (6.14 inches)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) 74.7 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Black, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
17 Max +2%
92.4%
600 Pro
90.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 17 Max and Honor 600 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4610 MHz 4470 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 17 Max and Honor 600 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
17 Max +23%
3750
600 Pro
3058
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
17 Max +24%
11674
600 Pro
9377
Compute Score (GPU)
17 Max +17%
28039
600 Pro
23977
Compute Score (GPU) 28039 23977
Single-core score 3750 3058
Multi-core score 11674 9377
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
17 Max +20%
3654776
600 Pro
3038473
CPU 1033676 968049
GPU 1375933 1129416
Memory 520599 325572
UX 724568 615436
Total score 3654776 3038473
Samples Less than 3 [3 tests]
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (43rd and 105th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 17 Max
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Honor 600 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Peltsi)AnTuTu 123198303
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (thor)AnTuTu 113101294
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 (FuSi)AnTuTu 112975404
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-20 (JIUCH)AnTuTu 113104319
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-04 (Alexis)AnTuTu 113038473
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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 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM HyperOS 3 MagicOS 10
OS size 4 GB -
OS updates - 6 years
Security updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 8000 mAh 7000 mAh
Max charge power 100 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 Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 0:48 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 11:25 hr
Watching video - 19:55 hr
Gaming - 08:33 hr
Standby - 136 hr
General battery life
17 Max
n/a
600 Pro
29:53 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 16384 x 12288
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 102Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 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 200 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor - Samsung ISOCELL HP9
Sensor size 1/1.4" (β‰ˆ 0.71 inch) 1/1.4" (β‰ˆ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.56 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.8
Focal length 70 mm -
Sensor size 1/2.0" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 17 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV50M -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) 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 3.2 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
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
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
Speakers test
Max loudness
17 Max
81.1 dB
600 Pro
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced May 2026 April 2026
Release date May 2026 April 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $850 $999
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- 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

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi 17 Max. It has a better camera, gaming, battery life, and sound.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
7 (53.8%)
6 (46.2%)
Total votes: 13

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