HONOR continues to bring a flagship-like experience sans the ludicrous price with the HONOR 500.
The HONOR 500 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor, with up to 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage.
What you might’ve already noticed is its iPhone Air-like design, with a vertical camera island holding the 200-megapixel main camera and 12-megapixel ultra-wide.
It shares that design with the HONOR 500 Pro. Like the Pro, it also has an enormous 8,000mAh silicon carbon battery with 80W wired and 27W reverse wired charging. The 50W wireless charging is exclusive to the Pro, though.
Both devices share the same 6.55-inch LTPO OLED screen with a high 6,000-nit peak brightness. A 50-megapixel selfie camera is on top.
They will ship with Android 16 with MagicOS 10 on top. Plus, a P68/69K dust and water resistance.
The HONOR 500 is now listed in China with a price of CNY2,699 (~Php22,300), CNY2,999 (~Php24,800), and CNY3,2999 (~Php27,300) for the 12GB/256GB, 12GB/512GB, and 16GB/512GB, respectively. The HONOR 500 series could arrive in the Philippines by early 2026.
HONOR 500 Specs
- Android 16, MagicOS 10
- Dual SIM, Dual Standby
- 6.55-inch 2.5K AMOLED display, 2736 x 1264 pixel resolution, ~460ppi
- 120Hz refresh rate
- 3840Hz PWM dimming
- HDR Vivid, 6,000-nit peak brightness
- 3.21GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 octa-core processor
- 12GB/16GB RAM
- Adreno 825 GPU
- 256GB/512GB internal storage, non-expandable
- 50-megapixel front camera
- 200-megapixel (f/1.9, PDAF, OIS) + 12-megapixel (ultra-wide, f/2.2, AF) rear cameras, LED flash
- IP68/69K dust and water resistant
- Under-display fingerprint scanner, Face unlock
- Stereo speakers
- HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G
- WiFi 7, dual-band
- Bluetooth 6.0
- dual-band GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, NavIC, BDS
- NFC
- IR Blaster
- USB-C
- Dimensions: 155.8 x 74.2 x 7.8mm
- Weight: 198g
- Colors: Pink, Blue, Silver, Black
- 8,000mAh non-removable battery, 80W wired, 5W reverse wired, reverse wireless charging