Honor 200 vs Honor 500
Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 200 Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Honor 500, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Honor 200
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Lighter design: 187g vs 198g
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Honor 500
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 8000mAh vs 5200mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.55 in |
| Resolution | 1200x2664 pixels | 1264x2736 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.98:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 436 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max brightness | 4000 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 360 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90 % | 91.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.5 mm (6.36 in) | 155.8 mm (6.13 in) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 in) | 74.2 mm (2.92 in) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 in) | 7.75 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP69 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Green - Pink |
- Black - Silver - Blue - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Max Frequency | 2630 MHz | 3210 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)) - 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)) - 1/2.63 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)) |
- 2/2.02 (Cortex-A720) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 720 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU Cores | 512 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 975 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | 998.4 GFLOPS | 2355.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1147 | 2185 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3398 | 6974 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 3592 | n/a |
| CPU | 238342 | 670547 |
| GPU | 267714 | 781383 |
| Memory | 133169 | 353250 |
| UX | 151610 | 539215 |
| NanoReview Score | 790835 | 2344395 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB - 16 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | n/a |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 16 |
| UI Skin | MagicOS 9.0 | MagicOS 10 |
Battery
| Volume | 5200 mAh | 8000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 100 W | 80 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 0:45 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 16384x12288 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | n/a | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 112 ° | 117 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 200 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Samsung ISOCELL HP9 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.4 (0.71) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.56 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX856 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3 | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | n/a |
| Preview | 61 | n/a |
| Zoom | 124 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 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 |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | n/a |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | May, 2024 yr | November, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2024 yr | November, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 499 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 380 |
| 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 100 W | Yes, 80 W |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Honor 500 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0