The Honor 600 Pro is here; It’s a high-end phone for people who don’t want to spend flagship money. But a lot of folks are saying this phone hasn’t really improved much compared to the last generation. In this review, we’re going to see how true that claim is and exactly what kind of device we’re dealing with.
Design
You’ve got plenty of choices for the color of the Honor 600 Pro. You can pick between Golden White, Orange, and Black. Honor basically redesigned this phone from scratch, so we’re looking at a brand new design language here. Though, when you first look at the 600 Pro, you quickly realize that Honor didn’t really want to go through too much trouble because it looks weirdly similar to the iPhone 17 Pro Max. They even went as far as copying the specific orange color of the iPhone.
After the 400 Pro, it seems Honor decided to make this series more ergonomic, so the 600 Pro, just like the 500 Pro, has more compact dimensions. Combining these dimensions with a weight under 200 grams and a 7.8mm thickness makes the phone incredibly comfortable to hold. People with normal to small hands can easily use it with just one hand.
The overall design language is a mix of soft curves alongside flat lines and a sleek frame. You can clearly see this in the frame design and the overall body structure, making the phone look modern while keeping a neat and luxurious feel. The materials used are still top-notch, and the combination of aluminum and glass gives you a total flagship vibe when you hold it.
The fingerprint sensor is still optical and placed under the display. On top of that, the sealing is so good that the 600 Pro managed to get IP68, IP69, and even IP69K certifications, meaning it has fantastic resistance against water and dust.
Honestly, what really bummed me out about the design is Honor’s blatant copying of the iPhone 17 Pro Max. I really don’t know if they were so out of ideas that they went for a recycled look! I think this series is important enough to deserve its own dedicated design time. Mind you, the 600 Pro is still a beautiful phone with great build quality, I’m just sharing my personal take on the design.
Display
Well, Honor went with a 6.57-inch AMOLED panel for the 600 Pro, which is about 0.2 inches bigger than the last gen. Since the resolution hasn’t changed, the pixel density or PPI sits at around 458, which honestly isn’t a big deal because the difference is so small your eyes won’t even notice it in everyday use.
When I checked the display specs more closely, I realized Honor really focused on two main features. The first is eye protection, meaning they packed in almost every technology out there to reduce eye strain. The second is the insane 8000 nits of peak brightness, which is a massively high number. Other than these two things, the display doesn’t have any huge differences compared to the previous generation.
Battery & Charger
Honor used a 7000mAh battery with silicon carbon tech in the 600 Pro, which is actually a 1000mAh drop in capacity than the last gen. Things get even worse for the European version because Honor released that one with a 6400mAh battery, meaning it lost 1600mAh of capacity!
Inside the box, there’s still an 80W charger that hasn’t changed from last year. Along with that, the 600 Pro supports up to 50W wireless charging and 27W reverse wireless charging, which is a really solid charging setup for a phone in this class.
Performance
Honor decided not to mess with the previous generation’s formula and kept the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip for the 600 Pro. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing because even though the 8 Elite is last year’s chipset, it still delivers incredibly powerful performance in heavy tasks, gaming, AI features, and image processing. It’s still one of the most powerful chips in the Android world.
Honor offers a few storage configurations for the 600 Pro. The 256GB and 512GB versions only come with 12GB of RAM, and if you want 16GB of RAM, you have to buy the 1TB version.
On the software and support side, Honor promised 6 years of Android updates for this phone, which is fantastic and highly impressive support for an Android device.
Camera
When you look at the Honor 600 Pro’s camera specs, you quickly realize that Honor didn’t make any major changes here. The main camera is still that same 200MP sensor with a 24mm focal length and an f/1.9 aperture. The ultrawide camera is also pretty much untouched, using a 12MP sensor with a 16mm focal length and an f/2.2 aperture, and luckily it still supports autofocus.
The only part where you can see an actual change is the telephoto camera. Honor increased its focal length to 80mm, meaning the phone can now do about 3.5x optical zoom without losing quality, which is a nice upgrade.
The selfie camera hasn’t changed either and uses a 50MP sensor with a 21mm focal length and an f/2.0 aperture.
What disappointed me a bit was the telephoto photos on this phone. Looking at the shots, I honestly expected more improvement. Let me put it this way, the telephoto camera on the 600 Pro practically shows no noticeable upgrade over the previous generation.
