HONOR 600 Pro Review - Is this the ultimate mid-range phone in the Philippines of 2026?

The new HONOR 600 Pro just arrived in the Philippine market as the brand's most premium and powerful mid-range smartphone of 2026, priced at PHP 49,999.

Meet HONOR 600 Pro

The HONOR 600 Pro is the higher-end version of the HONOR 600, boasting the high-end 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, 200MP main shooter paired with a 50MP 3.5x telephoto camera, large 7,000mAh battery, wireless charging, and the iPhone 17 Pro-inspired design.

Let's have a look.

True flagship build, familiar design

HONOR 600 Pro unboxed (everything inside the box)

The HONOR 600 Pro arrived with a flagship-level build, and the phone feels premium through and through. 

It has a precision-carved unibody design with a glossy finish on the slightly elevated rectangular camera island and a smudge-resistant frosted finish on the rest of the body.

The side of the phone (volume rocker, power key, shutter/AI key)

The phone comes with a matte metal frame with subtle curves for a comfortable fit as well. This is also very slim at 7.8mm for a smartphone equipped with a massive battery of over 7,000mAh, at par or better with most modern premium-priced big battery phones.

Top, bottom view

Moreover, it has IP68, IP69, and IP69K dust and water resistance, as well as SGS Premium Performance Certification for Drop & Crush Resistance.

In person, the size of the phone is the "sweet spot" for modern Android phones at 156.0 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm. The phone is also not that heavy at 200 grams.

In terms of design, the HONOR 600 Pro is clearly inspired by the iPhone 17 Pro. HONOR is not even hiding it, likely aiming to win over Android users drawn to Apple's flagship aesthetics.

Opinions among my friends and peers are divided on this look; some like it, while others don't appreciate it.

Personally, I wish HONOR had simply refined last year's 400 Pro design, as that look is clean and distinct, almost exclusively to HONOR phones. For me, too many brands already have this type of look.

Very good display experience

Display sweet spot

The HONOR 600 Pro packs some of the better displays around. At 6.57 inches, the size is just right. The black bezel is also the narrowest at 0.98mm, the company claims.

The panel HONOR used is AMOLED. While it is not LTPO, this uses a high-quality AMOLED panel with 60 to 120Hz refresh rate, 3840Hz PWM dimming, and crisp 1.5K 2728 x 1264 resolution at 460 ppi.

Crisp and bright

This has AI HDR Display 2.0 and AI Vivid Display 2.0 with HDR certification for Netflix and Amazon. It can go bright up to 8,000 nits, one of the highest on a phone today.

In my experience, it is very bright. It is also vibrant, but not overly saturated. Colors pop quite well. Under direct sunlight, the screen remains very legible and brighter than most phones we tested (including pricier phones)—making it great for shooting photos and videos even outdoors.

The touchscreen experience is also accurate, fast, and responsive. It also has Light and Dark modes to choose from depending on your preference, Sunlight mode for extended high brightness for outdoor light, color temperature adjustments, and eBook mode (black and white for reading).

By the way, the lower middle part of the display has a hidden fingerprint sensor. In my experience, it works 9 out of 10 times. It is also fast and generally reliable.

It has two speakers in total and can deliver very loud yet fairly crisp tunes for music listening, watching movies, and more. Quality is above-average for a mid-range phone, but it is still a step behind the speaker quality of more expensive phones. Bass is understandably a bit weaker.

The handset has 3 microphones in total. Recording quality is great with entry-level external microphone quality (that's great for creators who do not want to carry an extra microphone for better audio recordings).

As expected, the phone's earspeaker is standard and clear enough for taking calls.

High-end-level cameras

One of the main features of the HONOR 600 Pro is its cameras. This has identical megapixel numbers to the HONOR 400 Pro last year, but the OIS has been upgraded, and the optical zoom range is now better at 3.5x instead of just 3x.

In particular, this phone highlights the 200MP f/1.9 CIPA 6.0 OIS main shooter, 12MP f/2.2 w/ AF, and 50MP f/2.8 3.5x periscope w/ CIPA 6.5 OIS. It even has a Color temperature sensor for natural-looking tones.

Daylight main cam shot

As expected, the primary 200MP camera of this phone delivered and is capable of capturing high-level shots in different lighting conditions. It has natural colors, crisp yet not oversharpened images, and has great shadows and dynamic range for a phone at this price point.

Well-lit 80mm and 160mm cat shot

In my experience, its zoom quality is also very good for the price. It can do up to 3.5x optical zoom, 7x lossless hybrid zoom, and even the higher 20x and 40x zoom shots may remain crisp—particularly in well-lit conditions.

1x

3x, 20x

40x, 120x

At higher zoom ranges, the AI will heavily kick in to aid its camera to deliver decent "usable" results.

Since its OIS is good, the zoom is not shaky and nicely stabilized, so it won't be that hard to frame your shots when zooming.

48mm 2x Portrait, 80mm 3.5x Portrait

The zoom is also helpful when taking Portrait shots. The 3.5x 80mm zoom is great and can deliver shots with minimal distortion. At 2x lossless zoom using its primary camera, picture quality is even higher with more natural colors, but it can make the subject look a little bit fuller.

1x, 2x zoom food shots

I enjoyed using the phone's tele-zoom camera for capturing pets like cats and food shots.

1x, ultra-wide (0.6x)

The ultra-wide cam is also decent with high dynamic range, even for shots against the light.

1x, ultra-wide (0.6x) low light

In the dark, it is one of the best phones for taking cityscapes. It delivers high-quality low-light images with minimal grain and color loss. Artifacts are not visible to the naked eye unless the user pixel-peeps.

1x, ultra-wide (0.6x) at night

1x and 3.5x zoom at night

The ultra-wide camera and zoom will understandably have more grain and some color loss as the primary camera uses a bigger sensor.

Night Portrait (cropped)

If HONOR could improve on one thing, I hope that they could seed a software update to improve edge detection and subject to background separation when using the Portrait mode.

For selfies, it has a 50MP f/2.0 sensor. This is a high-quality selfie shooter with sharp details, natural colors, and a fairly wide field of view. 

Well-lit indoor selfies

It also has some of the better Portrait modes for selfies and pretty good edge detection. It has a beauty mode by default, but it did not make my skin tone white.

Indoor Portrait selfie

It only improved my skin texture a little, but it remained natural-looking. Of course, users may adjust the beautification level to their liking.

Low‑light selfies leave room for improvement, yet the HONOR 600 Pro still ranks among the better options for capturing clear, usable shots in the dark—thanks to its capable front camera sensor, AI optimizations, and night shot algorithms.

For videos, the phone records up to 4K 60fps at the back with fair stabilization. There's a bit of ghosting, but its 4K 30fps mode is good enough even for product video shots for my work as a tech content creator. The zoom is also usable in well-lit conditions, but it may be a bit grainy in regular white-lit rooms without windows.

The selfie cam can also record up to 4K, but only up to 30fps. It's not a bad thing for me, as the quality is surprisingly crisp with natural colors. There is almost no jitter, and ghosting is minimal. Even if there's no OIS in front, stabilization is decent, and the field of view at 0.8x is quite wide for vlogs.

Early 2025 flagship phone performance, superb for a mid-ranger in 2026

HONOR 600 Pro AnTuTu score

For everyday tasks and even heavy workloads, the HONOR 600 Pro runs buttery smooth.

Powered by the 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite chip with Adreno graphics, up to 16GB Turbo RAM (12GB physical RAM), and 512GB storage, it breezes through social media management, photo editing, 4K video cuts on CapCut Pro, AI assistance, and even up to 4K recording without lag or heat‑related app crashes.

HONOR 600 Pro benchmark scores

Geekbench, 3DMark Wild Life Extreme

• AnTuTu 11 - 3,042,805
• Geekbench 6 - 2,864 Single-Core Score, 8,691 Multi-Core Score
• 3DMark Wild Life Extreme - 6,345 Overall score, Maxed Out! Average frame rate (FPS)

Gaming is not the highlight of this phone, but I tried it on Genshin Impact, one of the most graphically demanding games for mobile phones, and it passed with flying colors. By default, graphic settings are already set to mostly "high," and the actual experience is smooth with little to no visible drops even during clashes. 

Genshin Impact settings, Game Manager

It will handle other popular titles that are less demanding, like Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, in a breeze.

This phone even has a "Game Manager" that will pop up when you swipe right from the left part of the screen in landscape mode. It has Mistouch Prevention, Game Filters, Touch Enhancer, Image Enhancer, Bypass Charging, Screenshot, Screen Recording, Rotation Lock, and Timing Aid. 

Speaking of cooling, HONOR said that this has an advanced cooling system with a 5,219mm² 3D vapor chamber and 12,000+mm² of high-performance graphite sheets.

It gets warm while playing games for over 20 minutes straight, but not alarmingly hot. In fact, when you put the free case, you will barely feel the heat. Even for other tasks, like video rendering and photo editing, while at a WiFi hotspot, no issue or whatever.

Connectivity features are strong as well. This connects up to WiFi 7, reaching super-fast speeds on compatible home networks. I also tested 5G, and it works just as well as my other high-end phones.

It also connects via Bluetooth 6.0 LE with support for multiple audio codecs, including lossless audio (SBC, AAC, LDAC, aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LHDC3.0, LHDC4.0, LHDC5.0, LC3).

I also had decent to good experiences with its NFC and GPS. This also has dual nano SIM slots and eSIM support. To those who do not know, eSIM offers convenience by removing the need for physical SIM cards, making it easier to switch carriers, manage multiple numbers, and stay connected while traveling.

The battery is amazing

HONOR AI

As an everyday casual phone, this phone has a superb battery life. Thanks to its 7,000mAh capacity, it can truly last for two (2) days on a single charge at 50% auto brightness. Under heavier usage for content creation, like taking a lot of photos and videos while on vacation, it can last for a whole day with about 20-30% left in the tank.

During my last trip, I even used the phone as a WiFi hotspot for 10 hours while taking a few photos from time to time. It only consumed 40% of the battery.

The HONOR 600 Pro used just 3-4% battery every 20 minutes of Genshin Impact at 50% brightness and 40% volume.

With its 80W power brick, the phone may be charged from 1 to 100% in slightly under 50 minutes. The phone itself could also be used like a power bank with 27W Wired Reverse Charging. 

While 80W is a bit down from the 100W last year, HONOR added a 50W Wireless HONOR SuperCharge support this time.

Unfortunately, I do not have a compatible fast wireless charger around, so I was only able to try it with my 15W wireless power banks. It works, but I wasn't able to test its maximum wireless charging speed potential.

Plenty of software and AI tricks

The UI

The HONOR 600 Pro arrived with MagicOS 10 skin based on the Android 16 operating system.

By theory, it brings a refined, secure, and AI‑driven experience. In my experience, it delivers smoother animations, better responsiveness, and a cleaner overall software with some transparent UI design choices.

Image to Video AI

HONOR is also hyping its Image to Video and AI Instant Movie feature. These are fun tools to turn your ordinary photos into something exciting, funny, or whatever, as well as create instant videos in a prompt.

HONOR AI tools

HONOR also improved its Magic Retouch with AI Erase, AI Upscale, AI Cutout, and AI Outpainting. It also has an AI Portrait that can Face Tune to open the eyes of the subject if closed, and an AI Beauty.

Of course, the ever-useful Google Gemini AI assistant is pre-installed.

The device also has Quick Share, HONOR Share (works with HUAWEI), and iOS file transfer support with the HONOR Connect app.

HONOR also commits to 6 major Android OS upgrades and 6 years of security patches—ensuring long‑term performance, protection, and value for users.

What could be improved next time is that HONOR could have lessened the bloatware.

Pros - Undeniably premium build, slim profile, good display, fast performance, improved cameras, plenty of AI tricks

Cons - The iPhone look is not for everyone, the price jump is big from the previous generation (due to global memory shortage and other factors)

HONOR 600 Pro 5G Specs

Display: 6.57-inch AMOLED screen w/ 120Hz refresh rate, 3840Hz PWM dimming, 1.5K 2728 x 1264 resolution at 460 ppi

CPU: 4.32GHz 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite octa-core processor

GPU: Adreno

RAM: 12GB

ROM: 512GB UFS 4.1

Back Camera: 200MP f/1.9 CIPA 6.0 OIS + 12MP f/2.2 w/ AF + 50MP f/2.8 3.5x periscope w/ CIPA 6.5 OIS + Color temperature sensor + LED flash 

Selfie Camera: 50MP f/2.0

Battery: 7,000mAh w/ USB-C 80W HONOR SuperCharge, 27W Wired Reverse Charging, 50W Wireless HONOR SuperCharge

OS: Android 16 w/ MagicOS 10.0

Connectivity: WiFi 7, 5G, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 6.0, OTG, NFC, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, dual SIM (nano)

Sensors: Gravity, compass, ambient light, proximity

Others: In-Display fingerprint sensor, IP68/69/69K dust and water resistance, VC cooling system, Colors: Orange

Dimensions: 156.0 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm

Weight: 200 g

Price: PHP 49,999

Verdict

The HONOR 600 Pro is essentially a 2025 flagship reborn as a premium 2026 mid‑range.

The handset features a high-end build, a massive battery with great real-life performance, and standout cameras led by its 200MP main shooter paired with a high-quality 3.5x zoom.

It also has smooth Snapdragon 8 Elite performance, extra-bright 120Hz 1.5K AMOLED display, and a wide array of creative AI tools.

While it has a few weak points, its iPhone‑inspired design may divide opinions, and the PHP 49,999 price tag is a bit on the steep side—it's one of the most complete mid‑range phones in the Philippine market this year overall.

This phone is a major upgrade coming from the HONOR 200 Series and a decent update from the HONOR 400 Pro.

Build/Design - 4.25

Multimedia Experience - 4.5

Cameras - 4.5

Performance - 4.5

Average - 4.43/5