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Honor 600 series takes aim at the affordable flagship crown with Snapdragon power and a 7,000mAh battery

The new lineup pairs flagship Snapdragon performance with a crisp display, massive battery, and a 200MP main camera.

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Honor has finally lifted the covers off its latest N-series devices, and the new models bring several key upgrades over the Honor 400 series, which was the last N-series lineup to launch outside China. The Pro model in the new Honor 600 series is especially noteworthy because it’s positioned as a legitimate “accessible flagship” that pairs a top-tier Snapdragon SoC with a stunning display and a massive battery at an attractive price.

Flagship specs without the flagship price

The new lineup pushes Honor’s N-series further into flagship territory, with both the standard Honor 600 and the more premium Honor 600 Pro offering features typically reserved for more expensive phones. The Honor 600 Pro packs Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite chip and is positioned as a serious option for gaming and demanding workloads. The standard variant, meanwhile, runs on the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, offering a more balanced mix of performance and efficiency.

On the display front, both phones feature a 6.57-inch OLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate, peak brightness of 8,000 nits, and 3,840Hz PWM dimming. Battery life is another major highlight, with the two devices packing a 7,000mAh silicon-carbon battery that supports 80W wired fast charging and 27W reverse charging. The Pro model even includes 50W wireless charging support, a feature that’s often omitted on affordable flagships.

The Honor 600 series’ camera hardware is no slouch either, with both devices featuring a 200MP main shooter with a large 1/1.4-inch sensor size. On the Pro model, it’s paired with a 50MP telephoto lens with up to 120x zoom and CIPA 6.5 image stabilization, a 12MP ultrawide camera, and a 50MP selfie shooter. The standard version has the same ultrawide and selfie cameras, but skips the telephoto camera.

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As announced earlier, Honor is also debuting its upgraded AI Image to Video 2.0 feature with the lineup, which allows users to generate short videos from still images using natural language prompts. Durability has also been upgraded, and both models feature an IP69K rating along with enhanced drop resistance certification.

Pricing and availability

Honor has launched the 600 series in Malaysia today, with the Pro model priced at RM3,099 (~$784) for the 12GB+256GB configuration and RM3,299 (~$835) for the 512GB storage option. The standard Honor 600 comes in a single 12GB+512GB configuration priced at RM2,599 (~$658). Both models come in Orange, Golden White, and Black color options.

Honor has confirmed that the devices will roll out to additional global markets, but regional pricing and availability details have not yet been announced.

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