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Honor 500 Pro review: Mid-flagship 2026 refresh.

SpecEagle Editorial·Q4 2025·$500
Overall
82/100
Class rank
#43 of 45
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Honor 500 Pro.

500 Pro brings SD 8 Gen 4 + 3x telephoto + IMX709 selfie to Honor's 500 line at $500.

01Display

86/100

86/100 trails the 91-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2025.

TypeLTPO OLED
Size6.78"
Refresh120 Hz

02Performance

86/100

86/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2025 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 4
RAM12 GB
Storage256 GB

03Camera

84/100

84/100 trails the 89-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2025.

Main50 MP OIS
Telephoto50 MP 3x
Ultrawide12 MP
Front50 MP IMX709

04Battery

86/100

86/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.

Capacity6,000 mAh Si-C
Charging100 W
Wireless50 W

05Software

80/100

80/100 is one of the weaker software results among flagship phones of 2025 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • SD 8 Gen 4 at $500.
  • 50 MP IMX709 selfie.
  • 3x telephoto.
  • IP68 + IP69.
What doesn't
  • MagicOS bloat.
  • 200 g.
  • 12 MP ultrawide.
  • China-priority.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 18 Pro Max
$1199 · score 94/100

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 45-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .