Honor 600 Pro Review: Good Phone, But Is It Worth the Higher Price?

Ever since Honor separated from Huawei, the brand has been slowly but surely progressing over time. Its most popular lineup has always been the Honor Number series, while the budget X series has also seen a lot of growth in recent years. Personally, I am still not the biggest fan of Honor’s budget phones. I feel some of them are not always balanced properly in terms of price and specs. But when it comes to Honor’s premium midrange phones and flagship devices, I think the company has been improving quite well.

We saw a good response to the Honor X9d at the start of 2026. The Honor Magic 8 Pro also turned out to be a commendable flagship lineup, and even Honor’s foldables have been improving generation by generation. But for me, the most exciting lineup is still the Number series. Last year, the Honor 400 Pro was quite successful in many markets. And now, Honor has followed them up with the new Honor 600 Pro. 

But there is one big issue this year: PRICE. Because of the ongoing RAM and SSD shortage, smartphone prices have gone up quite a lot globally. In some cases, we are seeing almost a 30 to 40% price hike compared to last year’s models. The Honor 600 Pro is also affected by this, and that makes its value proposition a little complicated.

Honor does provide some good pre-booking benefits though. Here in Nepal, buyers get the Honor Choice Watch Pro and Honor Choice Clip Earbuds for free, worth around Rs. 25,000 in total. But despite these freebies, the main question still remains: with this increased price, is the Honor 600 Pro actually worth buying? Or are there better alternatives out there? Let’s find out in my full review. 

Honor 600 Pro Specifications

• Display: 6.57-inch AMOLED, 120Hz, 1264 × 2728 pixels, 3840Hz PWM dimming, Up to 8000 nits peak
• Build: IP68/IP69K rating, Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
• Weight: 200 grams
• Chipset: Snapdragon 8 Elite
• Software: Android 16 with MagicOS 10
• Updates: Up to 6 major Android upgrades
• Memory: Up to 16GB RAM, 1TB storage
• Rear Camera: 200MP main + 50MP 3.5x telephoto + 12MP ultrawide
• Front Camera: 50MP
• Battery: 7000mAh Si/C battery
• Charging: 80W wired, 50W wireless
• Speakers: Stereo speakers
• Connectivity: 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, IR blaster
• Colors: Golden White, Black, Orange

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Unboxing

Inside the box, Honor gives you the phone, a protective case, an 80W charger, and a USB-C charging cable. And I really appreciate this because many premium phones these days have stopped including chargers in the box. 

Design and Build

Let me start with the thing I liked the most about the Honor 600 Pro, and that is the design. When I held this phone for the first time, it gave me that iPhone-like feel in the hand. Even visually, it does look slightly inspired by the iPhone, but I am not really complaining because the design is genuinely good.

Despite having a massive 7100mAh battery, the phone does not feel too heavy. That is something I really appreciate. Usually, phones with such big batteries can feel bulky, but Honor has managed the weight and hand feel very well here.

The build feels premium too. I did not find any major issue in terms of fit and finish. You also get IP68 and IP69K water and dust resistance, so accidental water splashes or drops should not be a big problem.

Display

Honor’s premium phones usually have excellent displays, and the Honor 600 Pro continues that trend. The bezels are slim and uniform, the colors look vibrant, and the sharpness is also very good. Whether you are watching movies, TV shows, YouTube videos, or just scrolling through social media, the display experience feels premium.

The most important thing here is eye care. These days, most of us use our phones all day, and many people use their phones at night as well. So features like 3840Hz PWM dimming and 1-nit minimum brightness are genuinely useful.

At night, especially if you use your phone under a blanket, the low brightness and reduced flickering help make the display easier on the eyes. You also get HDR support on YouTube, Netflix, and other supported platforms, so content watching is very enjoyable.

However, Honor has not clearly mentioned what kind of display protection it is using. It only mentions Mohs level 4, which is not very impressive. So if you buy this phone, I would recommend applying a good tempered glass from the beginning.

Speakers and Haptics

The speaker quality on the Honor 600 Pro is surprisingly good. Vocals sound clear, bass is decent, and the overall sound quality is enjoyable. If you listen to music, watch movies, or watch a lot of YouTube videos, I don’t think you will have many complaints from the speaker side.

But the haptics could have been better. Compared to proper flagship phones, the vibration feedback feels a little empty to me. Of course, we cannot directly compare it with phones that cost close to Rs. 2 lakh, but still, at this price, I feel Honor could have done slightly better with the haptics.

Software and AI Features

One area where Honor has improved a lot is software. The Honor 600 Pro runs MagicOS 10 based on Android 16, and the overall experience feels very polished. In fact, the software experience here feels very close to what I experienced on the much more expensive Honor Magic 8 Pro.

The UI is clearly inspired by the liquid glass design language, but the visuals, animations, and transitions look really good. The phone feels smooth, modern, and premium while using it. Honor is also promising 6 years of software updates, which is good to see.

On the AI side, one feature I found interesting is image-to-video creation. You can generate a short 6 to 8-second video by typing a prompt, which I think is quite cool. It may not be something everyone uses daily, but it is a fun and creative AI feature. You also get a customizable side button, which can be useful if you set it up properly for your workflow.

Performance

Performance is absolutely not an issue on the Honor 600 Pro. This phone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, paired with fast LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.1 storage. So everything feels extremely fast.

Apps open quickly, animations feel smooth, multitasking is good, and RAM management is also solid. I did not notice major app reload issues while jumping between multiple apps. Gaming performance is also very good. Games like PUBG and Genshin Impact run well, and the stability is better than I expected. 

Yes, the frame does get a little warm while gaming, especially during longer sessions, but it does not become extremely hot. The performance remains stable, and because the phone has good hand feel, gaming on this phone is also quite comfortable. 

Battery and Charging

Battery life is one of the biggest highlights of the Honor 600 Pro. You get a massive 7100mAh silicon-carbon battery, and in my usage, it easily lasted around one and a half days with regular use. Even with gaming, camera use, social media, and content consumption, I did not have battery anxiety with this phone. 

This is one of those phones where you can leave home with confidence. Charging is also good. Honor includes an 80W charger in the box, and it takes around one hour to fully charge the phone.

Cameras

Now, let’s talk about the cameras. And for the most part, I liked the Honor 600 Pro’s camera experience — except for one thing. The phone has a 200MP main camera, a 50MP 3.5x telephoto camera, and a 12MP ultrawide camera.

Main Camera

The 200MP main camera captures sharp photos with plenty of detail. I did not feel any major lack of sharpness from this camera. But what I like more is Honor’s image processing. Honor cameras have a different style. The colors are punchy, contrast is strong, and the saturation gives photos a slightly retro feel. Personally, I like this look.

The photos usually come out ready for social media. You can just capture, post, and move on. Sometimes, the phone does crush shadows a bit too much, so darker areas can look slightly underexposed. But most of the time, I liked the photos from the main camera.

Telephoto and Portraits

The 50MP 3.5x telephoto camera is also good. Portraits from this lens look sharp, and the background blur is nice. Honor also smoothens the face slightly by removing pimples and marks, and honestly, I don’t mind that. Not everyone wants every mark on their face to be visible in a photo.

The face can look a little brighter sometimes, but the overall portrait look is pleasing. The portraits also have a slightly different retro film-style character, which makes them stand out from other phones.

But there are some limitations. This telephoto lens cannot shoot proper macro photos, and the shutter speed is not the fastest. So if your subject is moving, you might not always get the sharpest result.

Honor has also included CIPA 6.5-level stabilization, similar to the Honor Magic 8 Pro. This helps the camera compensate for hand shake better, especially in difficult shooting conditions.

Ultrawide Camera

The ultrawide camera is the weakest part of the Honor 600 Pro’s camera setup. It is only a 12MP sensor, and the output is quite average in terms of detail and overall image quality. When the main and telephoto cameras perform so well, the ultrawide feels like a clear downgrade.

Another issue is video. The main and telephoto cameras can shoot 4K 60fps videos, but the ultrawide camera cannot. For a phone at this price, I think Honor should have used a better ultrawide sensor.

I really feel brands need to start giving more attention to ultrawide cameras. It is an important lens, and making it average reduces the overall versatility of the camera system.

Selfies

The selfie camera is good. It does smooth the skin a little, but it still preserves enough detail. It removes pimples and blackheads, but skin color still leans towards the natural side. Dynamic range is also handled well, and the selfie camera is wide enough. So for selfies, video calls, and social media, I don’t have major complaints.

Videos

Video quality is good in proper lighting. You get good stabilization, vibrant colors, and nice detail. But I did notice a few issues. Sometimes there is a slight rolling shutter effect, where the footage looks a bit wobbly.

Also, maybe because the phone has not received a proper camera update yet, I noticed occasional focus hunting. I hope Honor fixes this through a software update. Camera switching also does not feel as polished as I would expect from a premium phone at this price.

Verdict

Overall, the Honor 600 Pro has a premium design, excellent display, strong performance, great battery life, improved software, and a good main and telephoto camera setup. As a phone, it is genuinely good.

But the problem is the price. At Rs. 1,30,000, this phone is around Rs. 40,000 more expensive than last year’s Honor 400 Pro. And honestly, I don’t think that price jump is fully justified. If you are a tech enthusiast, you already know that around this price, you can get a second-hand iPhone 16 Pro Max or Galaxy S25 Ultra, which are overall better products.

And if you want a brand-new phone, adding around Rs. 20,000 more can get you something like the Realme GT 8 Pro, which offers stronger overall specs and 512GB storage variant. So, the Honor 600 Pro is a good phone, but not the best value phone. Buy it if you specifically want Honor’s design, software, battery life, and camera processing. 

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