Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14 and Honor 500 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14 vs Honor 500

85 out 100
Xiaomi 14
VS
89 out 100
Honor 500
Xiaomi 14
Honor 500

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14 Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Honor 500, Manufactured in November, 2025with 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 Xiaomi 14
  • Lighter design: 193g vs 198g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Honor 500
  • Larger display: 6.55in
  • Higher battery capacity: 8000mAh vs 4610mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14 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:
Xiaomi 14
vs
Honor 500

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.36 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1264x2736 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 3000 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 91.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14
1170 nits
Honor 500
n/a
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)429 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.8 mm (6.02 in) 155.8 mm (6.13 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 74.2 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.75 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green
- Pink		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14
89.4 %
Honor 500
91.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14 and Honor 500 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 2/2.02 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 825
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 2355.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14
2182
Honor 500
2185
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14
6991
Honor 500
6974
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21822185
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69916974
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 14], [Honor 500]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14
2031113
Honor 500
2344395
CPU452780670547
GPU851183781383
Memory411673353250
UX315477539215
NanoReview Score20311132344395
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14
15419
Honor 500
n/a
Max Surface Temp.47.9 °Cn/a
Stability70 %n/a
Graphics Test92 fpsn/a
Graphics Score15419n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 14]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 14
16364
Honor 500
n/a
Writing score19653n/a
Web score15768n/a
Video editing7891n/a
Data manipulation16120n/a
NanoReview Score16364n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 16
OS Size 28 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 4610 mAh 8000 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:35 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14
25:30
Honor 500
n/a
Web Browsing10:59 hn/a
Video Playback17:04 hn/a
Games05:15 hn/a
Standby Mode111 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 16384x12288 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 1920 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 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/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mmn/a
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Samsung ISOCELL HP9
Sensor size1/1.311/1.4 (0.71)
Pixel size1.2 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length75 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14
137
Honor 500
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 14
138
Honor 500
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14
138
Honor 500
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom134n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV32B CMOS
Sensor size 1/3 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
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 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 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *Yesn/a
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 14
92.6 dB
Honor 500
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2023 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 380
Sensors - Barometer
- 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 90 W Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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