Honor 500 Series
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 SD 8 Elite, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 SD 8s Gen 4Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Adreno 825, Qualcomm Adreno 830
Display: 6.55 inch
Weight: 0.198kg, 0.201kg
Honor 500 Pro
Specifications
Notebook: Honor 500 ProProcessor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 SD 8 Elite
Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Adreno 830
Display: 6.55 inch, 19.5:9, 2736 x 1264 pixels
Weight: 0.201kg
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Reviews
Source: Tech X Reviews
If you glanced at this phone for a second, you’d be forgiven for thinking Apple just dropped the unreleased "iPhone AIR 2." The Honor 500 Pro leans heavily into that premium aesthetic with a flat screen, metal frame, and a build quality that feels incredibly high-end. But once you look past the design, the specs tell a completely different story—one involving a massive 8000mAh battery and camera features that might actually beat the iPhone at its own game. This isn’t just a lookalike; it’s a powerhouse. From the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip to the AI-driven portrait modes, Honor is throwing everything they have into this release. I’ve been testing the Moonlight Silver version, and honestly, the "runway" camera module is more than just a design choice—it actually makes holding the phone horizontally for gaming way more comfortable.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/25/2025
Honor 500
Specifications
Notebook: Honor 500Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 SD 8s Gen 4
Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Adreno 825
Display: 6.55 inch, 19.5:9, 2736 x 12264 pixels
Weight: 0.198kg
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Price comparison
Reviews
Source: Tech X Reviews
The Honor 500 is baffling me a bit. Usually, when a phone is this thin and light, you expect the battery life to take a massive hit. But somehow, Honor managed to stuff a massive 8000mAh Qinghai Lake battery inside a body that feels as light as air. It’s genuinely one of the most impressive engineering feats I’ve seen in a mid-range device this year. Design-wise, they’ve nailed the "Super Standard" concept. We’re looking at a unified 6.55-inch display across the whole series, which is arguably the sweet spot for size.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/29/2025
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Honor:
In 2014 Huawei created the sub brand Honor and offers certain smartphone series under this name. Occasionally the products are also called Huawei Honor.
The market share of Honor products is manageable, but there are several reviews on Honor smartphones with average ratings (as of 2016).
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
Qualcomm Adreno 830: Integrated graphics unit in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC for smartphones with three slices with 1.1 GHz each. Integrated 12 MB shared cache for the three slices. According to Qualcomm, 40% faster than the previous generation (Adreno 750).
Qualcomm Adreno 825: An integrated graphics adapter that debuted in April 2025 alongside the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8:
SD 8 Elite: High-end SoC (System on a Chip) for smartphones which was presented at the end of 2024. It integrates two fast Oryon Gen 2 Prime Cores with up to 4.32 GHz and 6 smaller Oryon Gen 2 Performance Cores with up to 3.53 GHz.
SD 8s Gen 4:
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (SM8735) is a high-end SoC (system-on-a-chip) that is used in premium smartphones and tablets. It is officially the cheaper alternative to the Snapdragon 8 Elite and is said to be up to 49 percent faster than its predecessor, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. The CPU part consists of four clusters: the first consists of a prime core (Cortex X4) with up to 3.2 GHz, the second of three performance cores with up to 3.0 GHz (Cortex A720). The efficiency cluster consists of four power-saving units (Cortex A720), two of which operate at up to 2.8 GHz, while two others clock at up to 2.0 GHz.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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