Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026
Honor 600 or Pixel 10a: which should you buy?
The short answer
The Honor 600 leads on the screen and the camera, is thinner, and has the bigger screen. The Pixel 10a leads on software updates. They cost the same, £399 each.
Comparing 2 phones
What the extra money buys
The Pixel 10a costs the same as the Honor (£399).
You get: wireless charging, toughened screen glass and more years of Android upgrades.
You give up: a bigger battery, faster charging by cable, a brighter screen and a higher-resolution main camera.
Choose it if you want wireless charging and toughened screen glass. Choose the Honor if a bigger battery matters more.
Differences in daily life
Battery and charging
Depends on youThe Honor 600 has the bigger battery (6,400 mAh vs 5,100 mAh on the Pixel), which may help it last longer between charges.
The Pixel 10a is the only one that charges without a cable (10 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 Pixel), 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 Pixel), so photos can capture more fine detail in good light.
Its selfie camera also has more megapixels (50 MP vs 13 MP on the Pixel), so selfies and video calls can look more detailed.
Speed
EvenBoth have similar benchmark results, close enough not to matter much day to day.
Toughness
Depends on youThe Honor 600 has the better water and dust rating (IP69K vs IP68 on the Pixel), so on top of surviving a dunk it is also rated against high-pressure water jets.
The Pixel 10a's screen uses named toughened glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 7i); the Honor's specs name none.
Size and weight
Best: Honor 600The Honor 600 has the bigger screen (6.57 inches vs 6.3 inches on the Pixel), which gives more room for videos, maps and reading.
It is also thinner (7.8 mm vs 9 mm on the Pixel), so it feels slimmer in the hand.
Software updates
Best: Pixel 10aThe Pixel 10a promises more major Android upgrades (7 vs 6 on the Honor), so it should get new Android versions for longer.
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Scores
| Score | Honor 600 | Pixel 10a |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 81 | 65 |
| Screen | 90 | 84 |
| Camera | 75 | 73 |
| Speed | 70 | 72 |
| Toughness | 73 | 85 |
| Connections and extras | 85 | 91 |
| Overall | 79 | 78 |
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
- AMOLEDP-OLED
- Size
- 6.576.3
- Resolution
- 1264 × 27281080 × 2424
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz120
- PPI
- 458422
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:920:9
- Screen-to-body ratio
- 91.2 %84.3
- Display features
- 1 billion colors, 3840Hz PWM Dimming, Capacitive Touchscreen, HDR Vivid, Multi-touch displayCapacitive Touchscreen, HDR, Multi-touch display
- Max rated brightness
- 8000 nits3000
- Screen protection
- Mohs level 4Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs level 4
Core Specifications
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4Google Tensor G4
- CPU max frequency
- 2.8 GHz3.1 GHz
- Microarchitecture
- 1x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A5201x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-X4 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720 4x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A520
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 722ARM Mali-G715 MC7 @940 MHz
- RAM
- 8GB, 12GB8GB
- Storage
- 128GB, 256GB, 512GB128GB, 256GB
- Storage Type
- 128GB/256GB/512GBUFS 3.1
Software
- Operating System
- Android 16 (Baklava), with up to 6 major Android upgrades, MagicOS 10Android 16 (Baklava), with up to 7 major Android upgrades
Main Camera
- Matrix
- 200 MP48
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 30 fps, 1080p @ 30/60 fps2160p @ 30/60 fps, 1080p @ 30/60/120/240 fps
- Features
- Color Spectrum sensor, High Dynamic Range (HDR), PanoramaBest Take, Panorama, Pixel Shift, Ultra-HDR
- Lenses
- 200 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 ) - PDAF48 MP, ƒ/1.7, 25 mm ( Wide angle ), 0.8 μm, 1/2.0" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 13 MP, ƒ/2.2, 120° ( Ultra-wide angle ), 1.12 μm, 1/3.1" Sensor size
- Flash
- LED flashDual LED flash
Selfie camera
- Matrix
- 50 MP13
- Lenses
- 50 MP, ƒ/2.0, 21 mm ( Wide angle ), 0.61 μm, 1/2.88" Sensor size13 MP, ƒ/2.2, 20 mm ( Ultra-wide angle ), 1.12 μm, 1/3.1" Sensor size
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 30 fps, 1080p @ 30/60 fps2160p @ 30 fps, 1080p @ 30 fps
- Video Features
- Gyro-EISN/A
- Features
- High Dynamic Range (HDR)High Dynamic Range (HDR), Panorama
General
- Announced
- Wednesday, 22 April 2026Wednesday, 18 February 2026
- Released
- Monday, 18 May 2026Thursday, 05 March 2026
Battery
- Capacity
- 6400 mAh5100
- Type
- Lithium polymerLi-Poly
- Wired charging power
- 80 W30 W
- Wireless charging support
- NoYes
- Wireless charging power
- N/A10 W
- Features
- Reverse wired chargingBypass charging, Wired charging from 0-50% in 30 minutes (as advertised)
Design
- Height
- 156 mm153.9
- Width
- 74.7 mm73
- Thickness
- 7.8 mm9
- Weight
- 185 g183
- Resistance certificate
- IP68, IP69KIP68
- Resistance cert. meaning
- Dust and water-resistant (withstands high-pressure water jets; submersible up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)Dust and water resistance (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Network
- SIM cards
- Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM)
- Network_5G bands
- 5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900 MHz)n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
- Network_4G bands
- LTE: b3 (1800), b41 (2500 MHz)b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b7, b8, b12, b13, b14, b17, b18, b19, b20, b21, b25, b26, b28, b29, b30, b32, b38, b39, b40, b41, b42, b48, b66, b71
- Network_3G bands
- HSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 MHzHSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
Connectivity
- WiFi support
- Yes (Wi-Fi 7)Yes (Wi-Fi 6)
- Bluetooth support
- Yes, v5.4Yes, v6.0
- USB ports
- USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-GoUSB Type-C 3.2
- GPS features
- BDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS, NavIC, QZSSBDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS (L1 & L5), NavIC, QZSS
- Wi-Fi standards
- 802.11/a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be802.11/a/b/g/n/ac/ax
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual-band or Tri-band: Varies by market or region, Wi-Fi DirectDual-band or Tri-band: Varies by market or region