Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026

Honor 600 or Galaxy A57: which should you buy?

The short answer

The Honor 600 leads on battery life, the screen and the camera. The Galaxy A57 is thinner. We have no current UK price for the Galaxy A57.

Comparing 2 phones

Honor 600Honor 600

Overall score 79/100

Samsung Galaxy A57Galaxy A57

Overall score 77/100

Differences in daily life

Battery and charging

Best: Honor 600

The Honor 600 has the bigger battery (6,400 mAh vs 5,000 mAh on the Samsung), which may help it last longer between charges.

It also charges faster by cable (80 W vs 45 W on the Samsung), so it tops up quicker with a compatible charger.

Screen

Best: Honor 600

The Honor 600 has the brighter screen (8,000 nits vs 1,900 nits on the Samsung), so it is easier to read in strong sunlight.

It also has the sharper screen (458 ppi vs 385 ppi on the Samsung), so text and photos look crisper.

Camera

Best: Honor 600

The Honor 600's main camera has more megapixels (200 MP vs 50 MP on the Samsung), so photos can capture more fine detail in good light.

Its selfie camera also has more megapixels (50 MP vs 12 MP on the Samsung), so selfies and video calls can look more detailed.

Speed

Even

Both have similar benchmark results, close enough not to matter much day to day.

Toughness

Depends on you

The Honor 600 has the better water and dust rating (IP69K vs IP68 on the Samsung), so on top of surviving a dunk it is also rated against high-pressure water jets.

The Galaxy A57's screen uses named toughened glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+); the Honor's specs name none.

Size and weight

Best: Galaxy A57

The Galaxy A57 is thinner (6.9 mm vs 7.8 mm on the Honor), so it feels slimmer in the hand.

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Scores

ScoreHonor 600Galaxy A57
Battery8162
Screen9082
Camera7573
Speed7072
Toughness7389
Connections and extras8583
Overall7977

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

45 of 72 specs differ
Honor 600
Galaxy A57

Display

Type
AMOLEDSuper AMOLED Plus
Size
6.57 inches6.7 inches
Resolution
1264 × 2728 pixels1080 × 2340 pixels
Refresh rate
120 Hz120 Hz
PPI
458385
Screen-to-body ratio
91.2 %88.8 %
Display features
1 billion colors, 3840Hz PWM Dimming, Capacitive Touchscreen, HDR Vivid, Multi-touch displayCapacitive Touchscreen, HDR10+, Multi-touch display
Max rated brightness
8000 nits1900 nits
Screen protection
Mohs level 4Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs level 5

Core Specifications

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4Samsung Exynos 1680
Fabrication Technology
4 nm4 nm
CPU max frequency
2.8 GHz2.9 GHz
Microarchitecture
1x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A5201x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A720 4x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A720 3x 1.95 Ghz Cortex-A520
Memory type
LPDDR5XLPDDR5
GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 722Xclipse 550
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 6 major Android upgrades, Samsung One UI 8.5

Main Camera

Matrix
200 MP50 MP
Video Features
Gyro-EIS, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)Gyro-EIS
Features
Color Spectrum sensor, High Dynamic Range (HDR), PanoramaBest Face, High Dynamic Range (HDR), Panorama
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 ) - PDAF50 MP, ƒ/1.8 ( Wide angle ), 1.0 μm, 1/1.56" Sensor size, - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) - PDAF 12 MP, ƒ/2.2, 13 mm ( Ultra-wide angle ), 1.12 μm, 1/3.06" Sensor size 5 MP, ƒ/2.4 ( Macro )

Selfie camera

Matrix
50 MP12 MP
Lenses
50 MP, ƒ/2.0, 21 mm ( Wide angle ), 0.61 μm, 1/2.88" Sensor size12 MP, ƒ/2.2 ( Wide angle ), 1.12 μm, 1/3.2" Sensor size
Video Features
Gyro-EIS10-bit HDR
Features
High Dynamic Range (HDR)N/A

General

Announced
Wednesday, 22 April 2026Wednesday, 25 March 2026
Released
Monday, 18 May 2026Thursday, 09 April 2026

Battery

Capacity
6400 mAh5000 mAh
Type
Lithium polymerLi-ion
Wired charging power
80 W45 W
Features
Reverse wired chargingN/A

Design

Height
156 mm161.5 mm
Width
74.7 mm76.8 mm
Thickness
7.8 mm6.9 mm
Weight
185 g179 g
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-tight and water-resistant (submersible up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)

Network

SIM cards
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM)
Network_5G bands
5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900 MHz)5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28 (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (2100), n77 (3700), n78 (3500 MHz)
Network_4G bands
LTE: b3 (1800), b41 (2500 MHz)LTE: b1 (2100), b2 (1900), b3 (1800), b4 (1700), b5 (850), b7 (2600), b8 (900), b12 (700), b17 (700), b20 (800), b25 (1900), b26 (850), b28 (700), b32 (1500), b38 (2600), b40 (2300), b41 (2500), b66 (1700 MHz)
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
GPS features
BDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS, NavIC, QZSSBDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS, QZSS
Wi-Fi standards
802.11/a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be802.11/a/b/g/n/ac/ax

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