Home Phone comparison Huawei Mate 80 Pro and Honor 500 - Which is better?

Huawei Mate 80 Pro vs Honor 500

84 out 100
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
VS
89 out 100
Honor 500
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
Honor 500

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 80 Pro Manufactured in November, 2025, with display 6.75 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro, vs Honor 500, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. 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 Huawei Mate 80 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.75in
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Honor 500
  • Lighter design: 198g vs 219g
  • Higher battery capacity: 8000mAh vs 5750mAh

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
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 80 Pro and Honor 500
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:
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
vs
Honor 500

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.75 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1280x2832 pixels 1264x2736 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness n/a 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9 % 91.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.85 mm (6.37 in) 155.8 mm (6.13 in)
Width 76 mm (2.99 in) 74.2 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 7.95 mm (0.31 in) 7.75 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
90.9 %
Honor 500
91.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 80 Pro and Honor 500 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Max Frequency n/a 3210 MHz
CPU Cores n/a 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture n/a - 2/2.02 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4)
Process n/a TSMC
Transistor Size n/a 4 nm
Neural Processor n/a Hexagon
Graphics n/a Adreno 825
GPU Cores n/a 1024
GPU Frequency n/a 1150 MHz
FLOPS n/a 2355.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
1795
Honor 500
2185
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
5178
Honor 500
6974
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17952185
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51786974
Geekbench Compute (GPU)6943n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 500]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
1736335
Honor 500
2344395
CPU449122670547
GPU395965781383
Memory564381353250
UX326867539215
NanoReview Score17363352344395

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS 6 Android 16
UI Skin n/a MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 5750 mAh 8000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 80 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes, (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 16384x12288 pixels
Zoom Optical, 4x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length24 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL HP9
Sensor sizen/a1/1.4 (0.71)
Pixel size1.6 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.1n/a
Focal length93 mmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 18 mm n/a
Sensor n/a CMOS
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

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 6.0 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes 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 *Yesn/a
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2025 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date November, 2025 yr November, 2025 yr
MSRP ($) 840 380
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, 100 W Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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