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Honor 500
A China-market mid-ranger built around an 8,000mAh silicon-carbon battery in a 7.75mm body. It pairs a 6.55-inch 120Hz OLED screen rated to 6000 nits with a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset, a 200MP OIS main camera, 80W wired charging, and IP68/IP69/IP69K sealing, but drops the telephoto lens, wireless charging, and the headphone jack.
Pros
- 8,000mAh silicon-carbon battery packed into a 7.75mm-thick body
- 200MP main camera with OIS
- 6.55-inch OLED display rated to 6000 nits peak brightness
- 80W wired charging
- IP68/IP69/IP69K dust and water resistance
Cons
- No telephoto camera or wireless charging
- Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is a mid-range chipset, not a flagship-class part
- No 3.5mm headphone jack
- Announced for China only, with no confirmed global release
Very good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Honor 500
Display
- Screen size
- 6.55 ″
- Panel type
- AMOLED
- Resolution
- 1264x2736
- Pixel density
- 460 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 6,000 nits
- Screen-to-body
- 91.2 %
Performance
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
- RAM (max)
- 16 GB
- Storage options
- 256GB/512GB
Camera
- Main camera
- 200 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.9
- Ultra-wide
- 12 MP
- Front camera
- 50 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 8,000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 80 W
Design
- Weight
- 198 g
- Thickness
- 7.8 mm
- IP rating
- IP68/IP69/IP69K
- Frame material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 6.0
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 16 (MagicOS 10)
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the Honor 500 good in 2026?
The Honor 500 earns an Inno Score of 71.9/100 (“Very good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. A China-market mid-ranger built around an 8,000mAh silicon-carbon battery in a 7.75mm body. It pairs a 6.55-inch 120Hz OLED screen rated to 6000 nits with a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset, a 200MP OIS main camera, 80W wired charging, and IP68/IP69/IP69K sealing, but drops the telephoto lens, wireless charging, and the headphone jack.
What are the key specs of the Honor 500?
Chipset: Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 · Screen size: 6.55 ″ · Capacity: 8,000 mAh · Main camera: 200 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Honor 500?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, RedMagic 11 Air, Huawei Pura 90 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
