Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G vs Honor 600

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G Manufactured in December, 2025, with display 6.79 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, vs Honor 600, Manufactured in April, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
  • Larger display: 6.79in
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 190g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7500mAh vs 7000mAh
Reasons to choose Honor 600
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G and Honor 600
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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Customize your score
Function
Importance (Weight)
Display:
Camera:
Performance:
Gaming:
Battery:
Connectivity:
Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.79 in 6.57 in
Resolution 1200x2640 pixels 1264x2728 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.85:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 427 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 90.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
1763 nits
Honor 600
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.9 mm (6.37 in) 156 mm (6.14 in)
Width 76.1 mm (3 in) 74.7 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Brown
- White
- Black
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
90.8 %
Honor 600
90.9 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G and Honor 600 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.2 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.3 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))
- 3/1.84 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-520))
- 4/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-720))
- 1/2.8 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-720))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 810 n/a
GPU Cores 256 n/a
GPU Frequency 895 MHz n/a
FLOPS 458.2 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
1092
Honor 600
1329
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
3106
Honor 600
4105
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10921329
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31064105
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3980n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
n/a
Honor 600
1426281
CPUn/a473212
GPUn/a321485
Memoryn/a295825
UXn/a335759
NanoReview Scoren/a1426281

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 16
UI Skin MagicOS 9.0 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 7500 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 80 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (49% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:10 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
31:45
Honor 600
n/a
Web Browsing15:13 hn/a
Video Playback20:32 hn/a
Games08:07 hn/a
Standby Mode124 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 16384x12288 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL HP9
Sensor size1/1.67 (0.6)1/1.4 (0.71)
Pixel size1 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 3456x4608 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.3 5.4
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
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December, 2025 yr April, 2026 yr
Release Date December, 2025 yr April, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) n/a 465
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes, 66 W Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below