SpecEagle review · Honor

Honor 100 Ultra review: A 2024 China-exclusive Magic 6 lite with periscope and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

Item: Honor 100 Ultra
Rating: 80
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2024·$620

Overall

80/100

Class rank

#45 of 47

Tier

Flagship

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

A China-exclusive periscope flagship.

Honor 100 Ultra packed a 5× periscope, IP68 and Wi-Fi 7 with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 — a top-tier China-only flagship sitting between the 100 line and Magic 6.

01Display

88/100

88/100 trails the 91-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

TypeLTPO OLED, 120 Hz, 1.07b colours

Size6.78 inches

Resolution2,700 × 1,224 px

02Camera

84/100

84/100 trails the 87-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.8

Telephoto50 MP (5× periscope OIS)

Ultrawide12 MP

Selfie50 MP + 2 MP depth

03Performance

88/100

88/100 trails the 93-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2

RAM16 GB

Storage512 GB / 1 TB

04Battery

80/100

80/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2024 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity5,000 mAh

Wired100 W

Wireless50 W

05Build

82/100

82/100 trails the 87-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

06Value

78/100

78/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

What works

5× periscope + 50 MP ultrawide.
SD8 Gen 2 + Wi-Fi 7 + IP68.
100 W + 50 W wireless.
50 MP dual selfie for Vlog.

What doesn't

China-exclusive.
209 g.
No jack.
MagicOS quirks.

Cross-shop it against

iPhone 17 Pro Max

$1199 · score 93/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 47-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .