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.
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.
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.
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.
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