Home Phone comparison Honor 500 Pro and Honor 500 - Which is better?

Honor 500 Pro vs Honor 500

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Honor 500 Pro
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Honor 500
Honor 500 Pro
Honor 500

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 500 Pro Manufactured in November, 2025, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, 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
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor 500 Pro
    Reasons to choose Honor 500
    • Lighter design: 198g vs 201g

    Versions

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

    Review

    Key Specs Honor 500 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
    NanoReview Score
    Overall score by NanoReview
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Honor 500 Pro
    vs
    Honor 500

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED AMOLED
    Size 6.55 in 6.55 in
    Resolution 1264x2736 pixels 1264x2736 pixels
    Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
    Pixel density 460 ppi 460 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
    Max brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
    HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
    Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 360 Hz
    Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 91.1 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 155.8 mm (6.13 in) 155.8 mm (6.13 in)
    Width 74.2 mm (2.92 in) 74.2 mm (2.92 in)
    Thickness 7.75 mm (0.31 in) 7.75 mm (0.31 in)
    Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
    Water resistance IP69 IP69
    Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
    Frame Metal Metal
    Colors - Black
    - Silver
    - Blue
    - Pink    		 - Black
    - Silver
    - Blue
    - Pink
    Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Honor 500 Pro
    91.1 %
    Honor 500
    91.1 %

    Performance

    Testing Honor 500 Pro and Honor 500 In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
    Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3210 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
    Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
    - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))    		 - 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 Hexagon Hexagon
    Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 825
    GPU Cores 1536 1024
    GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1150 MHz
    FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2355.2 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Honor 500 Pro
    3155
    Honor 500
    2185
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Honor 500 Pro
    9430
    Honor 500
    6974
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31552185
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)94306974
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 500 Pro], [Honor 500]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Honor 500 Pro
    3011092
    Honor 500
    2344395
    CPU878151670547
    GPU1120655781383
    Memory347747353250
    UX664539539215
    NanoReview Score30110922344395

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
    Memory Frequency 5300 MHz n/a
    Channels 4 4
    Storage
    Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
    Memory CardNoNo

    Software

    OS Android 16 Android 16
    UI Skin MagicOS 10 MagicOS 10

    Battery

    Volume 8000 mAh 8000 mAh
    Max Charging Power 80 W 80 W
    Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
    Reverse Charging Yes, (Wireless) No
    Fast Charging Yes Yes

    Main camera

    Matrix 200 MP 200 MP
    Photo resolution 16384x12288 pixels 16384x12288 pixels
    Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
    Flash LED LED
    Stabilization Optical Optical
    8K Recording No 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 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
    Wide-angle lens 117 ° 117 °
    Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
    Telephoto: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 12 MP    		 Standard: 200 MP
    Ultra-wide: 12 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix200 MP200 MP
    Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
    SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP9Samsung ISOCELL HP9
    Sensor size1/1.4 (0.71)1/1.4 (0.71)
    Pixel size0.56 μm0.56 μm
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrix50 MPn/a
    Aperturef/2.4n/a
    Focal length68 mmn/a
    Sensor size1/2.51 (0.4)n/a
    Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
    StabilizationOpticaln/a
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix12 MP12 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
    StabilizationDigitalDigital

    Front camera

    Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
    Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
    Sensor CMOS CMOS
    Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 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 6.0 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
    - NAVIC    		 - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - QZSS
    - NAVIC
    NFC* Yes Yes
    Infrared Port Yes Yes
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*22
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
    Hybrid SlotNoNo
    5G SupportYesYes

    Sound

    3.5 mm Jack No No
    FM Radio No No
    Dolby Atmos No No

    Other

    Class Flagship Flagship
    Announced November, 2025 yr November, 2025 yr
    Release Date November, 2025 yr November, 2025 yr
    MSRP ($) 505 380
    Sensors - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Face Sensor
    - Fingerprint sensor    		 - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Face Sensor
    - Fingerprint sensor
    Charger Included Yes, 80 W Yes, 80 W
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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