Compared to other Android smartphones, the Honor 600 uses a rather cool color scheme. This creates a neutral-looking image impression, as is often found in devices from the Chinese market, but also takes away some of the character of the photos.
However, the camera is not free from its peculiarities. The autofocus generally works well with small subjects, but it can react a bit sluggishly. Attempts to photograph a small caterpillar on your finger, for example, are more difficult than necessary because the focus is readjusted with every movement.
The second camera on the back is a simple 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor. Accordingly, in practice you will probably mainly take photos with the main camera. The 50-megapixel front camera delivers bright and detailed selfies and hardly gives cause for criticism.
Honor offers an AI mode for zoom shots beyond six times magnification. However, this can only bring out additional details to a limited extent and cannot be deactivated manually in the camera app. This is rather impractical in everyday life.
Battery life & charging
With its 6,400 milliamp hour battery, the Honor 600 shows strong endurance in everyday life. In normal use, one battery charge is usually sufficient for up to two days.
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The Honor 600 supports wired charging with up to 80 watts, but a power adapter is not included. In the test with an adaptive Huawei charger and the included USB-C cable, the device reached 34 percent charge after 15 minutes and 63 percent charge after 30 minutes. This is solid.
In China, the smartphone is available with a 7,000 mAh battery, while the EU version offers a lower capacity for regulatory reasons. Honor also does not use wireless charging in Europe. That’s a missed opportunity in this price range.
User Interface & Apps
The Honor 600 runs MagicOS 10, Honor’s own interface based on Android 16. In addition to the standard Google apps, the smartphone comes with its own applications, including Health, Calendar and Gallery. Visually and in terms of operation, the system is clearly reminiscent of iOS. You open notifications by swiping on the left side of the display and the control center on the right.
The software looks modern and fast. However, the large selection of bloatware apps is annoying.
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The focus of the software is clearly on the AI functions. Many of these can be found in the gallery app, such as an AI eraser, an upscaler, a cropping tool and a function for expanding images through so-called outpainting.
Overall, the system works solidly here, but as the complexity of the tasks increases, so does the AI’s susceptibility to errors. In some cases, this creates unnatural results, such as a wooden post blending unnaturally with the rock wall in the background.
There are also “AI Memories”. This allows you to capture content from the home screen as a screenshot and browse it more easily later. Additionally, the system provides AI-based on-screen suggestions that, depending on the app, offer contextual actions, such as creating draft text in Gmail or turning an image into a video as soon as the gallery is opened.
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Booking.com is also integrated here and offers an AI travel planner that creates vacations based on input. This generally worked well in the test, but the options remain limited. Although you can search for flights via the Booking.com app, you cannot select them in the AI planner itself. It is also not possible to book the hotels found directly.
Honor’s decision to make the functions of the AI button freely configurable is positive. In practice, however, I found it difficult to find real added value for all the features. Some functions, such as AI-supported video creation, also require a lot of time.
The Honor 600 will also receive Android updates and security patches for six years in Europe. The AI-based detection of deepfakes and cloned voices, which can potentially protect against attempted fraud, is also useful.
Price & Availability
The Honor 600 is currently available in an exclusive pre-sale phase directly from Honor as well as from MediaMarkt and Saturn, among others. The version with 256 gigabytes of storage costs 499 euros at Saturn. The 512 gigabyte version is available exclusively in the Honor online shop for 649.90 euros. The smartphone is expected to be available on Amazon from June 1, 2026.
The competition in the mid-range includes the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro, the OnePlus 15R, the Google Pixel 10a and the Xiaomi 15T Pro.
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Conclusion
Despite the comparatively low price, the Honor 600 has a lot to offer. The camera captures a lot of details, the battery easily lasts a whole weekend, and the bright display is still easy to read even in difficult lighting conditions.
There are still some weaknesses, for example in the AI functions, which do not seem to be fully developed yet. Even demanding mobile gamers will want a little more processor performance. Overall, there are only a few negative points.
If you’re looking for a smartphone that essentially feels like an iPhone but runs Android, this is the perfect place for you.
Technical data
- MagicOS 10 (Android 16)
- 6.57 inch AMOLED, 2,728 × 1,264 pixels, 120 Hz refresh rate
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
- 8GB RAM
- 256/512GB storage
- 200MP f/1.9 main sensor (OIS)
- 12-MP-Ultraweitwinkel-/Makro
- 50-MP-Selfie-Camera
- 6.400-mAh-Battery
- 80W wired charging
- Stereolautsprecher
- Nano SIM eSIM
- Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
- Bluetooth 5.4
- USB-C
- 156,0 x 74,7 x 7,8 mm
- IP68 / IP69 / IP69K certified
- 185 g
- Colors: Black, Gold White, Orange
(PC-Welt)
