Home Phone comparison Honor 600 Lite 5G and Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max - Which is better?

Honor 600 Lite 5G vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

69 out 100
Honor 600 Lite 5G
VS
93 out 100
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Honor 600 Lite 5G
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 600 Lite 5G Manufactured in March, 2026, with display 6.6 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7100 Elite, vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2026 with chipsetApple A20 Pro. 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 600 Lite 5G
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 249g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6520mAh vs 5567mAh
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 12/2048 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 600 Lite 5G and Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
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 600 Lite 5G
vs
iPhone 18 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.6 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1200x2600 pixels 1320x2868 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 434 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 91.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.43 mm (6.2 in) 163.4 mm (6.43 in)
Width 75.35 mm (2.97 in) 78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.34 mm (0.29 in) 8.75 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 249 g (8.78 oz)
Water resistance IP66 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Gray
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Burgundy
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 600 Lite 5G
90.2 %
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
91.6 %

Performance

Testing Honor 600 Lite 5G and Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7100 Elite Apple A20 Pro
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 4930 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78)		 4/2.64 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 2 nm
Neural Processor n/a Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G610 MP2 n/a
GPU Cores 128 n/a
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz n/a
FLOPS 256 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 600 Lite 5G
989
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
4725
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 600 Lite 5G
3024
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
12575
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9894725
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)302412575
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2253n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 600 Lite 5G], [Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 600 Lite 5G
774370
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
2935466
CPU322567882877
GPU1042451051925
Memory168869262172
UX178689738492
NanoReview Score7743702935466

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 4800 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 iOS 27
UI Skin MagicOS 10 n/a

Battery

Volume 6520 mAh 5567 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 60 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (25 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (50% in 15 min)

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 4x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5 - 4.0
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
Sensor size1/1.67 (0.6)n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a100 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55 (0.39)
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55 (0.39)
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 18 MP
Photo resolution 3456x4608 pixels 4896x3672 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 20 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio n/a No
Dolby Atmos No Yes

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2026 yr September, 2026 yr
Release Date March, 2026 yr September, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 300 1299
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes, 45 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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