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

Honor 600 vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

76 out 100
Honor 600
VS
93 out 100
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Honor 600
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 600 Manufactured in April, 2026, with display 6.57 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, 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
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 249g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5567mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor 600 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
vs
iPhone 18 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.57 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1264x2728 pixels 1320x2868 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 458 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1800 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9 % 91.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156 mm (6.14 in) 163.4 mm (6.43 in)
Width 74.7 mm (2.94 in) 78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.75 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 249 g (8.78 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Orange		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Burgundy
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 600
90.9 %
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
91.6 %

Performance

Testing Honor 600 and Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 Apple A20 Pro
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 4930 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 3/1.84 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-520))
- 4/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-720))
- 1/2.8 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-720))		 4/2.64 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 2 nm
Neural Processor Yes Apple Neural Engine
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 600
1329
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
4725
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 600
4105
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
12575
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13294725
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)410512575
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 600], [Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 600
1426281
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
2935466
CPU473212882877
GPU3214851051925
Memory295825262172
UX335759738492
NanoReview Score14262812935466

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage Typen/aNVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

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

Battery

Volume 7000 mAh 5567 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 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 200 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 16384x12288 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 4x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.5 - 4.0
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP9n/a
Sensor size1/1.4 (0.71)n/a
Pixel size0.56 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
Matrix12 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 50 MP 18 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4896x3672 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 20 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

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 5.4 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
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes 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 No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced April, 2026 yr September, 2026 yr
Release Date April, 2026 yr September, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 465 1299
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes, 80 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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