Honor 500 vs Honor 300
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.55-inch Honor 500 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4) that was released on November 24, 2025, against the Honor 300, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 1 year before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Honor 500
- 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2344K versus 991K)
- Comes with 2700 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 5300 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 1 year newer
- 94% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2185 and 1125 points
Reasons to consider the Honor 300
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
- Reverse charging feature
- Weighs 23 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.55 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1264 x 2736 pixels | 1200 x 2664 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.98:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 436 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6000 nits | 4000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Aluminosilicate | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.1% | 90.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 155.8 mm (6.13 inches) | 161 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 74.2 mm (2.92 inches) | 74.2 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.75 mm (0.31 inches) | 7 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 175 g (6.17 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue, Pink | White, Black, Gray, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3210 MHz | 2630 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715) - 1 core at 2.63 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 3 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 825 | Adreno 720 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 975 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2355.2 GFLOPS | ~998.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 2185 | 1125 |
| Multi-core score | 6974 | 3311 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 670547 | 403833 |
| GPU | 781383 | 217006 |
| Memory | 353250 | 135246 |
| UX | 539215 | 235749 |
| Total score | 2344395 | 991834 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#187th place)
Recent User Tests
Honor 500
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-15 (Babaiko) | AnTuTu 12 | 2425275 |
Honor 300
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | - | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8000 mAh | 5300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (53% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:46 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16384 x 12288 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 117° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 | Omnivision OVH9000 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.1 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | - | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | November 2025 | December 2024 |
| Release date | November 2025 | December 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $380 | $320 |
| Successor | - | - Honor 500 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor 500 is definitely a better buy.
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