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Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro vs Honor 600 Pro

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Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
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Honor 600 Pro
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
Honor 600 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Honor 600 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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 Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 185Hz
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Honor 600 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Lighter design: 200g vs 227g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5800mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 16/512 GB
- 24/1024 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro and Honor 600 Pro
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:
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
vs
Honor 600 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.57 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1264x2728 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 388 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2500 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 720 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 90.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
1943 nits
Honor 600 Pro
6100 nits
sRGB gamut99.4 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)670 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.8 mm (6.45 in) 156 mm (6.14 in)
Width 77 mm (3.03 in) 74.7 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 227 g (8.01 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors Black - White
- Black
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
88 %
Honor 600 Pro
90.9 %

Performance

Testing Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro and Honor 600 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 4470 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 n/a
GPU Cores 1536 n/a
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz n/a
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
3186
Honor 600 Pro
3058
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
9990
Honor 600 Pro
9377
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31863058
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)99909377
Geekbench Compute (GPU)25203n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro], [Honor 600 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
3118803
Honor 600 Pro
3042805
CPU644699949476
GPU11930821143046
Memory746778329645
UX534244620638
NanoReview Score31188033042805

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 16 GB
- 24 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 16
OS Size 24 GB n/a
UI Skin ROG UI MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 5800 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (76% in 30 min) Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:47 h 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
29:22
Honor 600 Pro
29:53
Web Browsing13:09 h11:25 h
Video Playback19:36 h19:55 h
Games06:55 h08:33 h
Standby Mode121 h136 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 16384x12288 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (2160p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSony Lytia LYT-700Samsung ISOCELL HP9
Sensor size1/1.561/1.4 (0.71)
Pixel size1 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix32 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.8
SensorOmniVision OV32Cn/a
Sensor size1/3.2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorOmniVision OV13Bn/a
Sensor size1/3n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor OmniVision OV8856 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No 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 5.4 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 DP 1.4 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100MHzn/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)n/a
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
90.1 dB
Honor 600 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr April, 2026 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr April, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 785
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 65 W Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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