Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026
iPhone 17 or Honor 600: which should you buy?
The short answer
The iPhone 17 leads on speed and is smaller. The Honor 600 leads on the screen and the camera, and has the bigger screen. The iPhone 17 costs £645 more than the Honor.
Comparing 2 phones
What the extra money buys
The iPhone 17 costs £645 more than the Honor.
You get: wireless charging, a faster chip, toughened screen glass and a smaller body.
You give up: a bigger battery, faster charging by cable, a brighter screen and a higher-resolution main camera.
Worth it if you want wireless charging and a faster chip. Keep the money if a bigger battery matters more to you.
Differences in daily life
Battery and charging
Depends on youThe Honor 600 has the bigger battery (6,400 mAh vs 3,692 mAh on the iPhone), which may help it last longer between charges.
The iPhone 17 is the only one that charges without a cable (25 W), so it can top up on a wireless pad.
Screen
Best: Honor 600The Honor 600 has the brighter screen (8,000 nits vs 3,000 nits on the iPhone), so it is easier to read in strong sunlight.
Camera
Best: Honor 600The Honor 600's main camera has more megapixels (200 MP vs 48 MP on the iPhone), so photos can capture more fine detail in good light.
Its selfie camera also has more megapixels (50 MP vs 18 MP on the iPhone), so selfies and video calls can look more detailed.
Speed
Best: iPhone 17The iPhone 17's chip (Apple A19) scores higher in benchmark tests than the one in the Honor (Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4), so it should feel quicker in demanding apps and games.
Toughness
Depends on youThe Honor 600 has the better water and dust rating (IP69K vs IP68 on the iPhone), so on top of surviving a dunk it is also rated against high-pressure water jets.
The iPhone 17's screen uses named toughened glass (Ceramic Shield 2 Glass); the Honor's specs name none.
Size and weight
Depends on youThe iPhone 17 is smaller overall (149.6 × 71.5 mm vs 156 × 74.7 mm on the Honor), so it is easier to reach across with one hand.
The Honor 600 has the bigger screen (6.57 inches vs 6.3 inches on the iPhone), which gives more room for videos, maps and reading.
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Scores
| Score | iPhone 17 | Honor 600 |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 56 | 81 |
| Screen | 91 | 90 |
| Camera | 80 | 75 |
| Speed | 91 | 70 |
| Toughness | 95 | 73 |
| Connections and extras | 93 | 85 |
| Overall | 84 | 79 |
How these scores are made: Each score is calculated from the maker's published specs and benchmark results, using one fixed formula for every phone. We have not tested these phones in the hand. How we score phones
Specs side by side
Display
- Type
- LTPO Super Retina XDR OLEDAMOLED
- Size
- 6.3 inches6.57 inches
- Resolution
- 1206×2622 pixels1264 × 2728 pixels
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz120 Hz
- PPI
- 460458
- Screen-to-body ratio
- 90.1 %91.2 %
- Display features
- Capacitive Touchscreen Dolby Vision HDR10 Multi-touch display1 billion colors, 3840Hz PWM Dimming, Capacitive Touchscreen, HDR Vivid, Multi-touch display
- Max rated brightness
- 3000 nits8000 nits
- Screen protection
- Ceramic Shield 2 Glass, Mohs level 5Mohs level 4
Core Specifications
- Chipset
- Apple A19Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
- CPU cores
- 68
- Fabrication Technology
- 3 nm4 nm
- CPU max frequency
- 4260 MHz2.8 GHz
- Microarchitecture
- 2x 4.26 GHz – Performance cores 4x X.X GHz – Efficiency cores1x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A520
- GPU
- Apple A19 GPUQualcomm Adreno 722
- RAM
- 8GB8GB, 12GB
- Storage
- 256GB, 512GB128GB, 256GB, 512GB
- Storage Type
- NVMe128GB/256GB/512GB
- Expandable Storage
- N/ANo
Software
- Operating System
- iOS 26Android 16 (Baklava), with up to 6 major Android upgrades, MagicOS 10
Main Camera
- Matrix
- 48 MP200 MP
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 24/25/30/60 fps 1080p @ 25/30/60/120/240 fps2160p @ 30 fps, 1080p @ 30/60 fps
- Video Features
- Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), HDR, Stereo Sound RecGyro-EIS, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
- Features
- High Dynamic Range (HDR) PanoramaColor Spectrum sensor, High Dynamic Range (HDR), Panorama
- Lenses
- 48 MP , ƒ /1.6, 26 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1.0 μm , 1/1.56" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF - sensor-shift OIS 48 MP , ƒ /2.2, 13 mm , 120° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 0.7 μm , 1/2.55" Sensor size - PDAF200 MP, ƒ/1.9, 24 mm ( Wide angle ), 0.56 μm, 1/1.4" Sensor size - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) - PDAF (9cm - ∞) 12 MP, ƒ/2.2, 16 mm, 112° ( Ultra-wide angle ) - PDAF
- Flash
- Dual-LED Dual-Tone FlashLED flash
Selfie camera
- Matrix
- 18 MP50 MP
- Lenses
- 18 MP , ƒ /1.9 ( Wide-angle ) - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) - PDAF50 MP, ƒ/2.0, 21 mm ( Wide angle ), 0.61 μm, 1/2.88" Sensor size
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 24/25/30/60 fps 1080p @ 25/30/60/120 fps2160p @ 30 fps, 1080p @ 30/60 fps
- Video Features
- 3D (spatial) audio, Dolby Vision HDR, Gyro-EIS, HDR, Stereo Sound RecGyro-EIS
- Features
- N/AHigh Dynamic Range (HDR)
General
- Announced
- Tuesday, 09 September 2025Wednesday, 22 April 2026
- Released
- Friday, 19 September 2025Monday, 18 May 2026
Battery
- Capacity
- 3692 mAh6400 mAh
- Type
- Li-IonLithium polymer
- Wired charging power
- 25W80 W
- Wireless charging support
- YesNo
- Wireless charging power
- 25WN/A
- Fast charging support
- noYes
- Features
- MagSafe fast wireless charging, Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, Wired charging from 0-50% in 20 minutes (official specs),Reverse wired charging
Battery Life Test
- Browsing
- 15:08 hh:mmN/A
- Video watching
- 8:09 hh:mmN/A
- Playing games
- 8:45 hh:mmN/A
Design
- Height
- 149.6 mm156 mm
- Width
- 71.5 mm74.7 mm
- Thickness
- 8 mm7.8 mm
- Weight
- 177 g185 g
- Resistance certificate
- IP68IP68, IP69K
- Resistance cert. meaning
- Dust-tight and water-resistant (submersible up to 6m for 30 minutes)Dust and water-resistant (withstands high-pressure water jets; submersible up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)
Network
- SIM cards
- Dual SIMDual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM)
- Network Type support
- EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, 5G, LTE, HSPA5G, LTE, HSPA
- Network_5G bands
- 5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n14 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28 (700), n29 (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n53 (2500), n66 (2100), n70 (2000), n71 (600), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700), n258 (26000), n260 (39000), n261 (28000 MHz)5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900 MHz)
- Network_4G bands
- LTE: b1 (2100), b2 (1900), b3 (1800), b4 (1700), b5 (850), b7 (2600), b8 (900), b11 (1500), b12 (700), b13 (700), b14 (700), b17 (700), b18 (800), b19 (800), b20 (800), b21 (1500), b25 (1900), b26 (850), b28 (700), b29 (700), b30 (2300), b32 (1500), b34 (2000), b38 (2600), b39 (1900), b40 (2300), b41 (2500), b42 (3500), b48 (3800), b53 (2500), b66 (1700), b71 (600 MHz)LTE: b3 (1800), b41 (2500 MHz)
- Network_3G bands
- HSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 MHzHSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 MHz
- Network_2G bands
- GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz CDMA: 800 / 1900 MHzGSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
Connectivity
- WiFi support
- Yes ( Wi-Fi 7 )Yes (Wi-Fi 7)
- Bluetooth support
- Yes, v6.0Yes, v5.4
- USB ports
- USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort,USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
- USB connectivity
- USB chargingUSB charging, USB Mass Storage device (UMS)
- GPS features
- BDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS (L1 & L5), NavIC, QZSSBDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS, NavIC, QZSS
- Wi-Fi features
- Mobile Hotspot, Tri-bandDual-band or Tri-band: Varies by market or region, Wi-Fi Direct
Multimedia
- Audio type
- Stereo speakers,Stereo speakers