Home Phone comparison Honor 500 Pro and Honor Power 2 - Which is better?

Honor 500 Pro vs Honor Power 2

93 out 100
Honor 500 Pro
VS
83 out 100
Honor Power 2
Honor 500 Pro
Honor Power 2

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 500 Pro Manufactured in November, 2025, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Honor Power 2, Manufactured in January, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8500 Elite. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 201g vs 216g
Reasons to choose Honor Power 2
  • Larger display: 6.79in
  • Higher battery capacity: 10080mAh vs 8000mAh

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

Review

Key Specs Honor 500 Pro and Honor Power 2
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:
Honor 500 Pro
vs
Honor Power 2

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 in 6.79 in
Resolution 1264x2736 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 n/a
Pixel density 460 ppi 427 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 n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 90.6 %
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) 162.1 mm (6.38 in)
Width 74.2 mm (2.92 in) 76.3 mm (3 in)
Thickness 7.75 mm (0.31 in) 7.98 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 216 g (7.62 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 500 Pro
91.1 %
Honor Power 2
90.6 %

Performance

Testing Honor 500 Pro and Honor Power 2 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Elite
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 880
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G720 MP8
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz n/a
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 500 Pro
3155
Honor Power 2
1728
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 500 Pro
9430
Honor Power 2
6762
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31551728
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)94306762
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 500 Pro], [Honor Power 2]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 500 Pro
3011092
Honor Power 2
2407614
CPU878151709591
GPU1120655762021
Memory347747409017
UX664539526985
NanoReview Score30110922407614

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
Storage Typen/aUFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 Android 16
UI Skin MagicOS 10 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 8000 mAh 10080 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) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16384x12288 pixels 8160x6144 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 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 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
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP9n/a
Sensor size1/1.4 (0.71)n/a
Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
Autofocusn/aPhase autofocus
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 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.2n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus Phase autofocus n/a
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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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
eSIM Support *n/aNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced November, 2025 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date November, 2025 yr January, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 505 370
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.

Results

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

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