Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026
Honor 600 or Galaxy S26 FE: which should you buy?
The short answer
The Honor 600 leads on the screen. The Galaxy S26 FE leads on speed and software updates. The Galaxy S26 FE costs £300 more than the Honor.
Comparing 2 phones
Honor 600Overall score 79/100
Galaxy S26 FEOverall score 83/100
What the extra money buys
The Galaxy S26 FE costs £300 more than the Honor.
You get: wireless charging, a zoom lens, a faster chip and toughened screen glass.
You give up: a bigger battery, faster charging by cable, a brighter screen and a sharper screen.
Worth it if you want wireless charging and a zoom lens. 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 4,900 mAh on the Samsung), which may help it last longer between charges.
The Galaxy S26 FE is the only one that charges without a cable (15 W), so it can top up on a wireless pad.
Screen
Best: Honor 600The 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
Depends on youThe Galaxy S26 FE is the only one with a zoom lens (3x), so it can get closer to faraway subjects without cropping the photo.
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.
Speed
Best: Galaxy S26 FEThe Galaxy S26 FE's chip (Samsung Exynos 2500) 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 Samsung), so on top of surviving a dunk it is also rated against high-pressure water jets.
The Galaxy S26 FE's screen uses named toughened glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+); the Honor's specs name none.
Size and weight
EvenBoth have a similar size (156 × 74.7 mm and 161.6 × 76.9 mm) and similar screen sizes (6.57 inches and 6.7 inches), close enough not to matter much day to day.
Software updates
Best: Galaxy S26 FEThe Galaxy S26 FE 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 | Galaxy S26 FE |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 81 | 74 |
| Screen | 90 | 82 |
| Camera | 75 | 85 |
| Speed | 70 | 87 |
| Toughness | 73 | 89 |
| Connections and extras | 85 | 82 |
| Overall | 79 | 83 |
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
- AMOLEDDynamic AMOLED 2X
- 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 %88.7 %
- 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 2500
- CPU cores
- 810
- Fabrication Technology
- 4 nm3 nm
- CPU max frequency
- 2.8 GHz3300 MHz
- Microarchitecture
- 1x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A5201x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X925 2x 2.74 GHz – Cortex-A725 5x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A725 2x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A520
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 722Samsung Xclipse 950
- RAM
- 8GB, 12GB8GB
- Storage Type
- 128GB/256GB/512GBUFS 4.0
Software
- Operating System
- Android 16 (Baklava), with up to 6 major Android upgrades, MagicOS 10Android 17 (Cinnamon Bun) , with up to 7 major OS updates
Main Camera
- Matrix
- 200 MP50 MP
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 30 fps, 1080p @ 30/60 fps4320p @ 24/30 fps 2160p @ 30/60/120 fps 1080p @ 30/60/120/240 fps
- Video Features
- Gyro-EIS, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)Gyro-EIS, HDR10+
- 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, 24 mm ( Wide angle ), 1.0 μm , 1/1.57" Sensor size Dual-Pixel PDAF Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 8 MP , ƒ /2.4, 75 mm ( Telephoto ), 1.0 μm , x3 Optical zoom, 1/4.4" Sensor size Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) PDAF 12 MP , ƒ /2.2, 123° ( Ultra-wide angle )
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, 26 mm ( Wide angle ), 1.12 μm , 1/3.2" Sensor size
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 30 fps, 1080p @ 30/60 fps2160p @ 30/60 fps 1080p @ 30/60 fps
- Video Features
- Gyro-EISGyro-EIS, HDR10+
- Features
- High Dynamic Range (HDR)N/A
General
- Announced
- Wednesday, 22 April 2026Thursday, 27 August 2026
- Released
- Monday, 18 May 2026Friday, 04 September 2026
Battery
- Capacity
- 6400 mAh4900 mAh
- Type
- Lithium polymerLi-Ion
- Wired charging power
- 80 W45 W
- Wireless charging support
- NoYes
- Wireless charging power
- N/A15 W
- Fast charging support
- YesN/A
- Features
- Reverse wired chargingQi2 compatible Reverse wireless charging Wired charging from 0-69% in 30 min (as advertised)
Design
- Height
- 156 mm161.6 mm
- Width
- 74.7 mm76.9 mm
- Thickness
- 7.8 mm7.4 mm
- Weight
- 185 g193 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 + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM)
- Network_5G bands
- 5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900 MHz)5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28 (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (2100), n75 (1500), 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), b13 (700), b17 (700), b18 (800), b19 (800), 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 )
- USB ports
- USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-GoUSB Type-C 2.0 USB On-The-Go
- GPS features
- BDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS, NavIC, QZSSBDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS
- Wi-Fi standards
- 802.11/a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be802.11/a/b/g/n/ac/ax