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Apple iPhone 16 Pro vs Honor 500

92 out 100
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
VS
89 out 100
Honor 500
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Honor 500

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16 Pro Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.3 with chipsetApple A18 Pro, vs Honor 500, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Pro
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Honor 500
  • Larger display: 6.55in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 198g vs 199g
  • Higher battery capacity: 8000mAh vs 3582mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/1024 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 16 Pro and Honor 500
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
vs
Honor 500

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.3 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1206x2622 pixels 1264x2736 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 458 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2000 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 91.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
1778 nits
Honor 500
n/a
sRGB gamut99.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)239 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 16 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 149.6 mm (5.89 in) 155.8 mm (6.13 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 74.2 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.25 mm (0.32 in) 7.75 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Gold		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor No Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
91.1 %
Honor 500
91.1 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 16 Pro and Honor 500 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A18 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Max Frequency 4040 MHz 3210 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth)
- 2/4.05 (Everest)		 - 2/2.02 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Neural Engine Hexagon
Graphics Apple A18 Pro GPU Adreno 825
GPU Cores 768 1024
GPU Frequency 1490 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS 2289 GFLOPS 2355.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
3558
Honor 500
2185
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
8958
Honor 500
6974
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)35582185
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)89586974
Geekbench Compute (GPU)32952n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 16 Pro], [Honor 500]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
1793917
Honor 500
2344395
CPU408349670547
GPU739305781383
Memory281199353250
UX365064539215
NanoReview Score17939172344395
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 16 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeNVMen/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) Android 16
OS Size 18 GB n/a
UI Skin n/a MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 3582 mAh 8000 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:38 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
28:13
Honor 500
n/a
Web Browsing11:41 hn/a
Video Playback17:46 hn/a
Games05:35 hn/a
Standby Mode132 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 16384x12288 pixels
Zoom 142 Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth		 Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX803Samsung ISOCELL HP9
Sensor size1/1.281/1.4 (0.71)
Pixel size1.22 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)n/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.8n/a
Focal length120 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX913n/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX972n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
157
Honor 500
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
159
Honor 500
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
157
Honor 500
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview93n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 16 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX714 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version 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 5.3 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 No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*n/a2
SIM TypeeSIMNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *Yesn/a
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71)n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
79.6 dB
Honor 500
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2024 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr November, 2025 yr
MSRP ($) 999 380
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes, 80 W

Note

Apple iPhone 16 Pro:

In the US, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model comes with 1 physical SIM slot plus eSIM capability.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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