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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.
Performance uses the published results of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
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 71.7/100 (“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 vivo Y300 GT, Huawei nova 16 Ultra, realme GT7 Pro Racing Edition — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
