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

Honor 500 Pro vs Honor 500 Smart

93 out 100
Honor 500 Pro
VS
53 out 100
Honor 500 Smart
Honor 500 Pro
Honor 500 Smart

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 500 Pro Manufactured in November, 2025, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Honor 500 Smart, Manufactured in May, 2026 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 6300. 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 Honor 500 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 8000mAh vs 5260mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor 500 Smart
  • Larger display: 6.75in
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 201g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor 500 Pro and Honor 500 Smart
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED TFT LCD
Size 6.55 in 6.75 in
Resolution 1264x2736 pixels 720x1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 n/a
Pixel density 460 ppi 260 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes n/a
Max brightness 1800 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 85.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 155.8 mm (6.13 in) 167 mm (6.57 in)
Width 74.2 mm (2.92 in) 77 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 7.75 mm (0.31 in) 7.89 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP54
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink		 - Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 500 Pro
91.1 %
Honor 500 Smart
85.5 %

Performance

Testing Honor 500 Pro and Honor 500 Smart In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.4 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
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)
Honor 500 Pro
3155
Honor 500 Smart
488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 500 Pro
9430
Honor 500 Smart
1485
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3155488
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)94301485
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 500 Pro], [Honor 500 Smart]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 500 Pro
3011092
Honor 500 Smart
524785
CPU878151223727
GPU112065545912
Memory347747110984
UX664539144162
NanoReview Score3011092524785

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5300 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 16 Android 16
UI Skin MagicOS 10 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 8000 mAh 5260 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 15 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes, (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16384x12288 pixels n/a
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 117 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 Bokeh effect
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP9n/a
Sensor size1/1.4 (0.71)n/a
Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
Autofocusn/aPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
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 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 5 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital No
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.3
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
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes No
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *n/aNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced November, 2025 yr April, 2026 yr
Release Date November, 2025 yr May, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 505 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes, 80 W Yes, 15 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor 500 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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