The Honor 600 is the mainstream model in Honor's mid-range number series, succeeding the Honor 400 with upgrades concentrated in the battery, build quality and display brightness. It is one of the few phones at this level with both IP68 and IP69K ratings, in a 7.8mm body with a glass front and aluminium frame.
Honor 600: Display
The 6.57-inch AMOLED panel runs at 120Hz with a 1264 x 2728 resolution and measured 1,749 nits of maximum brightness in GSMArena's lab test, which should keep it readable in direct sunlight. The quoted 8,000-nit peak applies only to HDR highlights rather than general outdoor use.
Screen protection is quoted as Mohs level 4 hardness rather than a branded toughened glass, so a case and screen protector are worth factoring into the overall cost.
Honor 600: Camera
The 200MP f/1.9 main camera has OIS and sits alongside a 12MP ultrawide, with a 50MP selfie camera on the front, and all three record 4K video. Binned shots from that large main sensor should deliver strong daylight detail for the money.
Video is the weak spot: rear capture tops out at 4K at 30fps with no 60fps option, and there is no telephoto lens, so zoomed shots rely on crops from the main sensor.
Honor 600: Battery
UK and European units carry a 6,400mAh silicon-carbon battery rather than the 7,000mAh cell fitted elsewhere, though either way this is among the largest batteries in the class, and GSMArena's lab test returned an active use score of 16:58 hours. Charging is 80W wired, with 27W reverse wired for topping up accessories.
Set against the Honor 400's 12:29-hour active use score, that endurance is the single biggest reason to buy the newer phone, but there is no wireless charging at all.
Honor 600: Size, Weight and Build
At 156 x 74.7 x 7.8mm and 185g or 190g depending on version, the Honor 600 pairs its glass front and aluminium frame with IP68 and IP69K sealing, a clear step up from the plastic-framed, IP65-rated Honor 400.
The bigger battery has consequences: it is 0.5mm thicker and slightly heavier than the 7.3mm, 184g Honor 400, so it is the less pocketable of the two.
Honor 600: Performance
The Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset with up to 12GB of RAM should feel quick in daily use, and it is a generational step up from the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 in the Honor 400. The phone ships on Android 16 with MagicOS 10, and Honor commits to up to six major Android upgrades, a support window that has only just begun.
This is still mid-tier silicon, so sustained gaming performance will sit well below Snapdragon 8-series flagships, and the USB-C port is limited to slower USB 2.0 data speeds.
Honor 600: Who Should Buy
Buy the Honor 600 if battery life is the spec you check first and you want flagship-grade water resistance without flagship money. Owners of the Honor 400 and older mid-range handsets gain the most from the move, while mobile gamers and zoom photographers should look further up the market. Buyers comparing contract lengths or upfront costs will find current network pricing in the table above.