After testing the Honor 600 Pro, I'm seriously impressed by its cameras

I review dozens of smartphones every year, from budget-range to midrange and flagships. When it comes to the budget and midrange categories, very few smartphones have managed to impress me with their specs, performance, and build. Surprisingly, the latest Honor 600 Pro is one of them.

The Honor 600 Pro feels like more than a midrange smartphone and very close to the flagships. The smartphone received a completely new design compared to the Honor 400 Pro, a flagship-level power with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, versatile cameras, and a large 6,400 mAh battery. We already did a hands-on of the Honor 600 Pro and you can read it here.

I've used the phone as my daily driver for close to two weeks now, and it’s just as good as the Samsung Galaxy S26—something I didn’t think I would say for an upper-mid-range phone this year. The Android handset packs impressive imaging hardware for its class and I took it on my recent Malaysia trip to see where it stands against industry heavyweights. Let’s dive in deeper and take a look at the most important part: the camera.

The Honor 600 Pro derived a triple-camera setup from the Magic 8 Pro. The smartphone brings noticeable upgrades in the camera department compared to its predecessor, the Honor 400 Pro. You get a 200 MP 1/1/4-inch primary sensor with a maximum aperture of f/1.9. On top of this, it comes with CIPA 6.5 image stabilization, which is the same technology found in the Honor’s flagship Magic 8 Pro smartphone.

The phone has a dedicated telephoto lens with a 50 MP sensor and a 3.5x optical range. There’s a 12 MP ultrawide shooter that also doubles as a macro lens. I recently took the Honor 600 Pro smartphone to Malaysia to test its camera capabilities in real-world conditions. From vibrant city streets and night scenes to portraits and landscapes, the trip gave me the perfect opportunity to see how the smartphone performs across different lighting environments. Here I wanted to share a selection of my favorite images from the 500 or so that I've taken throughout my testing period.

The Honor 600 Pro’s main camera captures punchy colors with good detail. Speaking more precisely, the phone truly shines when there’s plenty of light. I’m quite impressed by the results of the main camera. Images are packed with detail and eye-catching colors. I love how rich the photos are, with balanced color saturation, natural shadows, controlled dynamic range, and a slightly colder tone.

Not just the daylight but also the low-light performance from the main snapper is admirable. The device managed to pull out plenty of details in night conditions while retaining glorious colors. However, I noticed that the camera struggles when there isn’t much light available, resulting in mediocre shots.

The Honor 600 Pro’s 50 MP telephoto lens now offers a slightly larger 3.5x optical range, compared to the 400 Pro’s 3x. The telephoto lens has an 80 mm focal length and it gets OIS as well. It captured good photos at 3.5x, offering good detail on zoomed-in subjects. What’s interesting is that the telephoto lens produces clean shots at 7x as well in my testing.

Though keep in mind that if you push above the 10x or higher range, you’ll see the image quality drop noticeably. On top of this, the telephoto camera is quite good at edge detection in portraits. Overall, it has nice bokeh, plenty of details, and an overall pleasing look.

The Honor 600 Pro has a 16 mm ultra-wide-angle lens, which also serves as a macro lens with a minimum distance of 2.5 cm from the object. The pictures taken from the ultra-wide lens look decent. You are getting a good detail resolution and the same color science as the primary lens. Though, don’t expect main camera-level details. As for macro, the photos look quite pleasing while retaining punchy colors and sharpness.

The 50 MP selfie snapper of the Honor 600 Pro offers clear photos with more raw pixel detail. I noticed the front camera offers selfies with a slightly colder tone, like the main camera.

Overall, I’ve been impressed with the Honor 600 Pro’s camera setup. The 12 MP ultrawide shooter is its weakest link, but you get two solid 200 MP primary and 50 MP telephoto lenses, which are as capable as the Magic 8 Pro and take great photos in all lighting conditions. At £799 with the early bird offer, the Honor 600 Pro is an excellent choice for anyone who wants a camera smartphone at a more affordable price.