Now updated post-launch. The Honor 600 and Honor 600 Pro went on sale globally from late April 2026, with UK and European availability live as of May. Prices below are confirmed where official (Malaysia, Europe, UK, Saudi Arabia, UAE) and clearly flagged as estimates where they aren’t (India). China and the US remain unannounced.
Most phones under €1,000 make you pick one flagship trait and skip the rest. Flagship chip or flagship camera. Big battery or slim body. The Honor 600 Pro refuses that trade: a Snapdragon 8 Elite, a 200MP 1/1.4-inch main sensor, a 7,000mAh silicon-carbon battery, and triple IP68/IP69/IP69K certification, in one phone. The catch is the price in some regions. Here’s every confirmed spec, the regional pricing, and the honest trade-offs.
Honor 600 Pro: the short version
- Launch: global debut 23 April 2026; Malaysia first to open sales (30 April), UK and Europe live from May.
- Chipset: Snapdragon 8 Elite (Pro) vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (base Honor 600).
- Camera: shared 200MP main; the Pro alone adds a 50MP 3.5x periscope telephoto.
- Battery: 7,000mAh silicon-carbon in Asia and the Middle East; 6,400mAh in the EU.
- Charging: 80W wired on both; 50W wireless on the Pro only.
- Durability: IP68 + IP69 + IP69K plus an SGS 5-star drop rating, rare at this price.
- Confirmed prices: RM 3,099 (Malaysia), €999.9 (Europe), £899.99 (UK), AED 2,999 (UAE) for the Pro 512GB; the standard 600 starts at £549.99 in the UK.
- Our take: a battery-and-camera flagship that’s a steal in Malaysia and the Gulf, and a tougher sell in Europe where the price brushes real flagship territory.
Quick answers
Is the Honor 600 Pro worth it? In Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, yes, it delivers flagship hardware for upper-mid-range money. In Europe and the UK, the €999.9/£899.99 sticker lands close to genuine flagships and discounted older ones, so it’s a harder call. Buy it for the camera, battery, and IP69K durability, not for raw spec-per-pound value.
What’s the difference between the Honor 600 and Honor 600 Pro? Four things. The Pro runs a Snapdragon 8 Elite (vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4), adds a 50MP 3.5x periscope telephoto that the base model lacks, supports 50W wireless charging, and uses an ultrasonic fingerprint reader instead of an optical one. Body, display, 200MP main camera, and battery are otherwise identical.
How much does the Honor 600 Pro cost? Confirmed: RM 3,099–3,299 in Malaysia, €999.9 in Europe (€799.9 with launch coupon), £899.99 in the UK, and AED 2,999 in the UAE, all for the 512GB Pro. India is unconfirmed; the most defensible estimate is around ₹75,000.
Honor 600 vs Honor 600 Pro: full specifications
Data matches Honor’s official product pages and confirmed launch listings. Differences between the two models are in bold.
| Specification | Honor 600 | Honor 600 Pro |
| Display | 6.57″ AMOLED, flat | 6.57″ AMOLED, flat |
| Resolution | 2728×1264 (1.5K), 458 PPI | 2728×1264 (1.5K), 458 PPI |
| Refresh rate | 120Hz (non-LTPO) | 120Hz (non-LTPO) |
| Peak brightness | 8,000 nits (HDR peak, claimed) | 8,000 nits (HDR peak, claimed) |
| PWM dimming | 3840Hz | 3840Hz |
| Bezel | 0.98mm (TÜV Rheinland-verified) | 0.98mm (TÜV Rheinland-verified) |
| Fingerprint | Optical in-display | Ultrasonic in-display |
| Chipset | Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (4nm) | Snapdragon 8 Elite (3nm, Oryon) |
| RAM | 8GB / 12GB | 12GB / 16GB |
| Storage | 256GB / 512GB | 256GB / 512GB / 1TB |
| Main camera | 200MP, 1/1.4″, f/1.9, OIS (CIPA 6.0) | 200MP, 1/1.4″, f/1.9, OIS (CIPA 6.0) |
| Telephoto | None (up to 30x digital) | 50MP periscope, 1/2.75″, f/2.8, 3.5x optical, OIS (CIPA 6.5), up to 120x digital |
| Ultra-wide | 12MP, 112°, f/2.2, macro | 12MP, 112°, f/2.2, macro |
| Selfie | 50MP, f/2.0 | 50MP, f/2.0 |
| Battery (Asia/MEA) | 7,000mAh Si-C (6,800mAh rated) | 7,000mAh Si-C (6,800mAh rated) |
| Battery (EU) | 6,400mAh | 6,400mAh |
| Wired charging | 80W | 80W |
| Wireless charging | None | 50W |
| Reverse charging | 27W wired | 27W wired |
| IP rating | IP68 + IP69 + IP69K | IP68 + IP69 + IP69K |
| Drop test | SGS 5-Star Premium | SGS 5-Star Premium |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.4 | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 6.0 |
| Weight | 190g | 200g |
| Thickness | 7.8mm | 7.8mm |
| Software | MagicOS 10 on Android 16 (6 OS upgrades) | MagicOS 10 on Android 16 (6 OS upgrades) |
| Colors | Orange, Golden White, Black | Orange, Golden White, Black |
A note on the weights: those are Honor’s official figures. GSMArena’s own scales put the units a few grams lighter (185g and 195g), but every source agrees the Pro is the heavier of the two by about 10 grams, thanks to the periscope module and wireless charging coil.
Design: the iPhone 17 Pro comparison nobody’s avoiding
Honor calls it a “precision-carved unibody design” with a matte metal frame. Reviewers call it something blunter. The camera plateau lines up closely with the iPhone 17 Pro, and the Orange finish leans into the resemblance hardest. Honor’s comeback is a TÜV Rheinland-verified 0.98mm bezel, currently the slimmest tested on any straight-slate phone. Whatever you think of the inspiration, the thing looks expensive in the hand, and all three colors (Orange, Golden White, Black) share the same frame across both models.
Display: 6.57-inch 1.5K AMOLED, 8,000 nits
Both phones use the identical panel: a 6.57-inch flat AMOLED at 2728×1264 (1.5K), 458 PPI, 120Hz. Honor Lab quotes 8,000 nits of HDR peak brightness. That figure is a peak, not a sustained number, so real-world brightness lands lower, but reviewers from Tech Edition and Android Central agree the screen stays readable in direct sunlight where rivals wash out. For context, Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro peaks at 3,000 nits and most Galaxy A-series panels sit between 1,200 and 1,900.
The 3840Hz PWM dimming clears the IEEE 1789-2015 flicker-free threshold, which matters if bright screens give you headaches. Color is DCI-P3 with 1.07 billion shades.
One honest knock: neither model has an LTPO panel. Both run a standard 120Hz display, so you don’t get the variable-refresh battery savings LTPO brings. One early hands-on (Trusted Reviews) described the Pro’s screen as LTPO, but Honor’s spec sheet and GSMArena’s lab comparison both treat the two panels as identical and non-LTPO. We’re going with the spec sheet.
Performance: Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
The chipset is the cleanest line between the two phones.
The Pro runs Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite, a 3nm chip with Oryon CPU cores, the same silicon that powered most 2025 Android flagships. The base Honor 600 uses the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, a capable upper-mid-range part that Honor says is 27% faster on CPU and 65% faster on NPU than the Honor 400.
How big is the real gap? On GSMArena’s bench, the Pro scores around 2.22 million on AnTuTu against the base 600’s 1.09 million, and roughly 7,970 vs 4,090 on Geekbench 6. More than double. In daily use, though, both feel quick for messaging, social apps, banking, and 4K video, and you won’t notice the difference scrolling a feed.
Where it shows is gaming and sustained load. The Pro chews through Genshin Impact, Wild Rift, and BGMI at top settings, helped by a 5,219 mm² vapor chamber (Honor’s largest on an N-series phone) and a 12,000 mm²+ graphite layer. Tech Edition singled out its controlled thermals over long sessions. The base 600 runs the same titles comfortably at medium settings.
Here’s the strategic catch worth knowing: the Snapdragon 8 Elite is one generation behind the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in newer 2026 flagships like the OnePlus 15. In real-world speed the gap is small, but it matters for resale value and for buyers who insist on the latest chip.
Camera: 200MP main, 50MP periscope on the Pro
Both phones share a 200MP main camera on a 1/1.4-inch sensor, sensor real estate you’d normally find two price tiers up. It bins four pixels into one by default and unlocks full 200MP in High-Res mode. OIS is rated at CIPA 6.0. Tech Edition called daylight output clean and dependable, with detail that’s strong without looking oversharpened.
The Pro’s exclusive trick is a 50MP periscope telephoto: a 1/2.75-inch sensor, f/2.8, 3.5x optical zoom, with its own OIS rated CIPA 6.5, higher than the main camera’s stabilization. Digital zoom stretches to 120x with AI reconstruction. The base Honor 600 has no telephoto and tops out at 30x digital, so it crops into the main sensor instead. If you shoot distant subjects, stage shows, or events often, that periscope is the single best reason to step up to the Pro. If you mostly shoot food, faces, and documents, you’ll rarely tap it.
Both phones carry a 12MP ultra-wide at a 112° field of view with macro. That’s narrower than the usual 120°, which trims edge distortion but also frame coverage. The 50MP f/2.0 selfie camera shoots 4K and is the same on both.
Across reviews, Honor’s AI Image-to-Video 2.0 keeps stealing the spotlight. It spins a 3-to-8-second clip out of up to three reference photos with a text prompt, and can even generate spoken audio. Android Central called it spectacular. It’s built on an upgraded Gemini multimodal model but, for now, runs only on Honor phones.
Battery and charging: 7,000mAh, with a regional asterisk
Honor uses silicon-carbon cell chemistry to pack 7,000mAh into a 7.8mm body. Anodes built with silicon-carbon hold more lithium per gram than graphite, so you get the capacity without the bulk.
The asterisk is regional. Asia, the Middle East, and Africa get the full 7,000mAh (6,800mAh rated). The EU variant drops to 6,400mAh to satisfy stricter battery-transport rules. So if you read a European review, the battery numbers understate what buyers elsewhere actually get, by roughly 9 to 10% on capacity alone. Honor Lab projects over 80% capacity retention after five years, and the EU energy label rates it Class A at 1,600 cycles and 67 hours of typical use.
Real-world, Android Central and Tech Edition reported two-day endurance on light use and 6+ hours of screen-on time under heavy load. A useful wrinkle from GSMArena’s head-to-head: for plain web browsing and video streaming, the cheaper Honor 600 actually outlasts the Pro. The Pro only pulls clearly ahead in long gaming sessions. So the more expensive phone isn’t automatically the endurance champion.
Charging is identical on both for the cable: 80W wired, full in roughly an hour (closer to 47–48 minutes in GSMArena’s test), plus 27W reverse wired. Only the Pro adds 50W wireless.
Build and durability: Is the Honor 600 Pro waterproof?
Not fully, no consumer phone is, but it’s among the toughest in its bracket. Both phones carry IP68, IP69, and IP69K, tested to IEC 60529 and IEC ISO 20653:2023. IP68 covers dust and 1.5m submersion for 30 minutes; IP69 adds high-pressure jets; IP69K handles high-temperature water up to 80°C at 100 bar. Most direct rivals stop at IP68, so IP69K at this price is genuinely unusual. Swiss agency SGS also handed the series a 5-Star Premium rating for drop and crush resistance.
Honor’s own fine print is sensible: splash- and water-resistant for normal use, not built for saltwater or chlorinated pools, and protection fades with daily wear. Treat it as rugged insurance, not a dive license.
MagicOS 10 and the AI features that matter.
MagicOS 10 ships on top of Android 16, with six OS upgrades promised. The headline is AI Image-to-Video 2.0, covered above. Beyond it, a dedicated AI Button on the right frame opens AI Screen Suggestions and the video tool with a single press, and reviewers found it useful rather than gimmicky. AI Photo Agent does voice-command edits (“erase the person on the left”), Magic Color copies the grade of a reference photo in one tap, and Moving Photo Eraser cleans up live photos. Honor bundles a three-month Google AI Pro trial with 5TB of storage. MagicOS is still less customizable than One UI or Pixel software, a fair knock from several reviews.
How the Honor 600 Pro stacks up against rivals
Honor aims the Pro at the €700–€1,000 flagship-killer bracket. Three specs give it a real edge there: 8,000-nit display brightness (Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro peaks at 3,000), IP69K durability where most rivals stop at IP68, and that 1/1.4-inch 200MP sensor, larger than the 1/1.56-inch units common in the €600–€800 band.
It loses on three fronts too. Phones like the Honor Win series push 10,000mAh batteries; some rivals charge at 90W or 120W; and Google’s Pixel still edges it on daylight portrait processing, with Samsung and Apple ahead on night-mode fine-tuning.
The sharpest competition is regional. At €999.9 in Europe, the Pro overlaps with the OnePlus 15 (newer Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) and with last-gen flagships now heavily discounted, like the Honor Magic 7 Pro and Magic 8 Pro. In India, at an estimated ₹75,000, it runs straight into the OnePlus 15 (₹72,999–₹77,999) and iQOO 15. Value hunters should price those before committing.
Honor 500 Pro vs Honor 600 Pro: don’t confuse them.
A quick clarification, because plenty of shoppers are searching for the wrong phone. The Honor 500 and 500 Pro launched in November 2025 but stayed exclusive to China, never sold internationally. If you’re outside China, the Honor 600 series is the global model you actually want. The base spec gap is real: the 500 Pro packs a bigger 8,000mAh battery and 100W wired charging, but it shares the same Snapdragon 8 Elite as the 600 Pro, so anyone already on a 500 Pro has little reason to jump. Global buyers comparing against the previous generation should really be looking at the Honor 400 Pro (Snapdragon 8 Gen 3), over which the 600 Pro is a clear generational step up.
Honor 600 and 600 Pro prices across global markets
Confirmed launch pricing, with India and a few markets still pending.
Malaysia (first market)
| Model | Storage | Price |
| Honor 600 | 12GB + 512GB | RM 2,599 (~$660) |
| Honor 600 Pro | 12GB + 256GB | RM 3,099 (~$785) |
| Honor 600 Pro | 12GB + 512GB | RM 3,299 (~$835) |
Open sales began on 30 April 2026, with launch bundles (Instax camera, extended warranty, crack and liquid protection) worth up to RM 1,935 on the Pro.
Europe
| Model | Storage | Price | Launch coupon |
| Honor 600 | 256GB | €649.9 | €499.9 |
| Honor 600 | 512GB | €699.9 | €499.9 |
| Honor 600 Pro | 512GB | €999.9 | €799.9 |
European pricing came in well above pre-launch leaks. Early buyers got bundled freebies and 12 months of screen insurance.
United Kingdom
| Model | Storage | Price |
| Honor 600 Lite | 256GB | £369.99 |
| Honor 600 | 256GB | £549.99 |
| Honor 600 | 512GB | £599.99 |
| Honor 600 Pro | 512GB | £899.99 |
UK availability is live as of May 2026. Worth noting: some UK retailers are already listing the Pro below RRP (GSMArena’s tracker has shown it near £699), so the real-world gap over the base 600 is narrowing.
Saudi Arabia and the UAE
The Honor 600 Pro sells at SAR 2,999 in Saudi Arabia (12GB + 512GB) and AED 2,999 in the UAE (~$815). The standard Honor 600 starts around SAR 1,799 (8GB + 256GB) in Saudi Arabia. The Gulf is where the Pro looks like its best value, comfortably under the SAR 4,000–5,000 a Galaxy S25 or iPhone 17 Pro commands.
India (estimated)
Honor India hasn’t confirmed a price or date. Smartprix lists an expected ₹54,999 for the Pro (and, oddly, shows the cheaper base 600 above it at ₹59,999; the two appear inverted). Cashify and FoneZone estimate ~₹75,000 off the SAR 2,999 conversion, which is the most defensible anchor once you add GST and duties. A third aggregator lists ₹87,999, but it openly disclaims its own accuracy, so treat that as a placeholder. The standard 600 should land near ₹45,000, matching its SAR 1,799 base. All India figures stay estimates until Honor announces. (See our India launch date tracker.)
Philippines, China, United States
The Philippines launch isn’t confirmed; REVU Philippines estimates ~₱47,351–₱50,407 for the Pro off Malaysian conversion. China hasn’t launched the 600 series, so any CNY pricing online is speculative. The US gets no official release, Honor doesn’t sell through US carriers, so any US unit is a grey-market import.
Honor 600 Pro price in USD (reference)
Roughly $785–$835 in Malaysia, $815 in the UAE, and higher in the West at about $1,090 (Europe, full) and $1,140 (UK 512GB) once local taxes are baked in.
Honor 600 Pro review: what critics say
The verdicts are in from Android Central, GadgetMatch, GSMArena, Tech Edition, and Tbreak, and they rhyme. Praise clusters on the daylight main camera, the two-day battery, the IP69K build, the bright outdoor-readable screen, strong Snapdragon 8 Elite performance, and AI Image-to-Video 2.0. Gripes cluster on mediocre haptics (especially the base model), MagicOS’s limited customization, occasionally over-processed night shots, and European pricing that creeps into real flagship territory.
Tech Edition framed it neatly as a battery-first flagship with an AI imaging pitch. Android Central’s line stuck with me: great hardware meets a genuinely fantastic AI feature, undercut by a price that, in the EU and UK, bumps right up against the real flagships.
Should you buy the Honor 600 Pro?
For the head-to-head with the cheaper Honor 600 — who should pick which, and where the premium actually earns its keep — see our Honor 600 vs Honor 600 Pro decision guide. What follows is the verdict on the Pro on its own terms.
Buy it if: you want a 1/1.4-inch 200MP main camera plus a 3.5x periscope without flagship pricing; you work somewhere IP69K earns its keep (kitchens, sites, pool decks); you value an 8,000-nit screen outdoors; or you’ll actually use AI Image-to-Video rather than ignore it. It’s an especially easy yes in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
Look elsewhere if: you’re in the US (no official sales); you’re chasing pure spec-per-dollar in Europe or the UK, where discounted Magic 7 Pro/8 Pro units and the OnePlus 15 fight hard; you insist on the newest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5; or you want 90W+ charging or LTPO efficiency.
Pros and cons
Pros: Snapdragon 8 Elite at sub-flagship money; 200MP main plus 50MP periscope at this tier; rare IP69K rating; TÜV-verified 0.98mm bezels; strong battery with 50W wireless on the Pro; AI Image-to-Video that genuinely works; bundled 3-month Google AI Pro with 5TB.
Cons: EU model drops to 6,400mAh; European and UK pricing edges into flagship territory; no LTPO display; the Snapdragon 8 Elite is a generation behind 2026 flagships; some over-processed night shots; no official US sales; no headphone jack.
Frequently asked questions
When did the Honor 600 Pro launch?
The Honor 600 Pro launched globally on 23 April 2026. Malaysia opened sales first on 30 April, with Europe, the UK, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE following through May. China and the US remain unannounced as of 29 May 2026.
How much does the Honor 600 Pro cost?
Confirmed launch prices: RM 3,099–3,299 (Malaysia), €999.9 (Europe, or €799.9 with the launch coupon), £899.99 (UK), and AED 2,999 (UAE), all for the 512GB variant. India is unconfirmed, with the most defensible estimate around ₹75,000.
What is the Honor 600 Pro price in India?
Honor India hasn’t announced one. Estimates run from ₹54,999 to ₹87,999, but the most credible figure is about ₹75,000, based on the confirmed Saudi price of SAR 2,999 plus GST and duties. Every Indian figure is an estimate until Honor confirms.
What chipset does the Honor 600 Pro use?
A Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, a 3nm chip with Oryon CPU cores. The base Honor 600 uses a Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. The Elite is roughly twice as fast in benchmarks but a generation behind the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in newer 2026 flagships.
What is the difference between the Honor 600 and Honor 600 Pro?
The Pro adds a Snapdragon 8 Elite (vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 4), a 50MP 3.5x periscope telephoto, 50W wireless charging, and an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor (vs optical). The display, 200MP main camera, battery capacity, and body are the same.
What camera does the Honor 600 Pro have?
A 200MP main sensor (1/1.4-inch, f/1.9, CIPA 6.0 OIS), a 50MP 3.5x periscope telephoto (1/2.75-inch, f/2.8, CIPA 6.5), a 12MP 112° ultra-wide, and a 50MP f/2.0 selfie camera. Honor hasn’t named the main sensor maker.
Does the Honor 600 Pro support wireless charging?
Yes, 50W wireless HONOR SuperCharge, plus 80W wired and 27W reverse wired. The standard Honor 600 keeps the wired speeds but has no wireless charging.
Is the Honor 600 Pro waterproof?
It carries IP68, IP69, and IP69K, so it resists dust, 1.5m submersion, high-pressure jets, and high-temperature water. It’s water-resistant for everyday use, not professionally waterproof, so skip saltwater and pools.
What battery does the Honor 600 Pro have?
A 7,000mAh silicon-carbon cell (6,800mAh rated) in Asia and the Middle East; EU units ship 6,400mAh. Honor projects 80% capacity after five years.
Does the Honor 600 Pro have a headphone jack?
No. Audio is over USB-C or Bluetooth 6.0.
Is the Honor 500 Pro available outside China?
No. The Honor 500 and 500 Pro are China-only. The Honor 600 series is the global lineup, so international shoppers should compare the 600 and 600 Pro, not the 500 Pro.
Is the Honor 600 Pro worth buying?
At Malaysian, Saudi, and UAE prices, it’s flagship hardware for clearly less money, an easy recommendation. In Europe and the UK, where it meets discounted older flagships and the newer OnePlus 15, weigh it carefully. For one phone that combines a serious camera, a big battery, a bright screen, and IP69K toughness under €1,000, few rivals match it.
Sources and methodology
- Specs and certifications cross-checked against Honor’s official product pages (camera, display, AI, IP ratings per IEC 60529 and IEC ISO 20653:2023, SGS drop test, TÜV Rheinland bezel verification) and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite brief.
- Performance, battery, and charging figures attributed to GSMArena’s lab head-to-head (benchmarks, browsing/streaming vs gaming endurance, 47–48 minute charge), with hands-on impressions from Android Central, GadgetMatch, Tech Edition, and Tbreak.
- Confirmed pricing from Honor Malaysia, Honor UK, European retailers, and Honor MEA (Saudi Arabia and UAE). India figures from Smartprix and Cashify are estimates reconciled against the confirmed SAR 2,999 conversion; no official Honor India price exists yet.
- Disputed claim flagged: one outlet (Trusted Reviews) described the Pro’s display as LTPO; Honor’s spec sheet and GSMArena’s comparison treat both panels as non-LTPO, which is the position taken here.
- We have not independently lab-tested either phone; benchmark and battery numbers are attributed to the reviewers above. Weights are Honor’s official figures (GSMArena measured a few grams less).