Honor 500 Pro Sets New Benchmark in Thin Design and Performance

Flagship Launch: Honor 500 Pro Debuts in China

The flagship smartphone Honor 500 Pro, featuring IP69K protection, has officially gone on sale in China. Both models – standard and Pro – are equipped with a Qinghai Lake battery with a capacity of 8000 mAh in a body only 7.75 mm thick, making them the thinnest devices with such a large battery capacity. The standard version runs on Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, while the Pro version boasts the flagship Snapdragon 8 Ultra SoC.

Pricing and Variants

Prices start at $380 for the Honor 500 with 12/256 GB and go up to $675 for the top-end Pro version with 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of flash memory.

Design and Display

Both smartphones sport a 6.55-inch 1.5K Oasis screen with advanced eye protection, a new Crystal Island camera island design, and come in four body colors. The main camera is 200 MP (1/1.4″) with the highest in-class CPIA 5.0 stabilization level in the Pro version. A dedicated quick-shoot button and a 50-megapixel telephoto camera are featured. The Honor Phantom Engine helps achieve 120 fps in popular MOBA games with virtually no drops.

Enhanced Features: Honor 500 Pro Exclusive

The Pro version offers additional features like 50W wireless charging, a 3D ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, and 27W reverse wired charging. Both devices support 80W wired charging, NFC, stereo speakers, and a full set of navigation systems. Industry experts have noted that the 8000 mAh battery is remarkably efficient, maintaining excellent performance with the Snapdragon 8 Ultra, showing the company’s commitment to combining design with power in today’s competitive market. Meanwhile, the cutting-edge camera technologies with high CPIA levels set a new benchmark in mobile photography stabilization, gaining positive feedback from tech enthusiasts and photographers alike for its precision.