Honor has unveiled its mid-range 600 series in Malaysia, and we’re keen to see how the specs measure up to its competitors ahead of its UK launch.
We’ve compared the Honor 600’s specs to the four-star Google Pixel 10a, and highlighted the key differences between the two handsets below.
We’ll be sure to update this versus once we review the Honor 600. In the meantime, visit our list of the best Android phones and best mid-range phones to find your next investment.
Price and Availability
At the time of writing, the Honor 600 and Honor 600 Pro are only available to buy in Malaysia. While they will eventually launch in the UK and Europe, Honor is yet to reveal the RRP for the series.
Having launched earlier this year, the Pixel 10a is available to buy now and has a starting RRP of £499/$499.
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Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs Tensor G4
Powering the Honor 600 is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chip, the same processor that’s behind the Nothing Phone 4a Pro. We found that the Phone 4a Pro was able to handle everyday, casual use-cases with enough speed and responsiveness for most users, while less-demanding games can be played reliably too. With this in mind, we’d expect a similar performance with the Honor 600, though we’ll have to wait until we get our hands on the phone to confirm this.
However, it’s worth noting that the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 is a mid-range chip and can’t compete with the likes of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. In addition, during its benchmark tests the Nothing Phone 4a Pro couldn’t quite reach the results of the Pixel 10a.
Speaking of which, the Pixel 10a runs on Google’s 2025 Tensor G4 chip – the same as the Pixel 9a and rest of the 2025 Pixel 9 series. While it’s a shame Google didn’t fit its budget-friendly handset with the newer Tensor G5 processor, G4 is still perfectly capable and can handle just about anything you can throw at it with ease.
While Tensor G4 doesn’t quite measure up to Qualcomm’s 2025 flagship, Snapdragon 8 Elite, it’s still fast and smooth in everyday use and can handle basic gaming too.
Honor 600’s bezel are more narrow
One of our biggest issues with the Pixel 10a’s design is its thick bezel. Sure, they’re slimmer than the ridiculously large Pixel 9a’s, but overall the bezel makes the handset look more dated than many of the best Android phones.
With this in mind, Honor’s promise that the 600 series boasts the “narrowest black bezel on the market” all the more impressive. At just 0.98mm, the Honor 600’s bezel is near-on invisible and should help the handset feel more premium as a result.
Honor 600 has a larger battery and supports faster charging
Unsurprisingly, the Honor 600 is equipped with a significantly larger battery and faster charging compared to the Pixel 10a. While the Pixel 10a’s cell is pretty average at 5100mAh – and larger than the premium Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra – the Honor 600’s battery is 7000mAh instead. Even so, it’s worth noting that we found the Pixel 10a’s battery life to be solid, and saw us comfortably through a day’s use before conking out.
Honor promises that the 600 should also offer a full-day of battery life alongside five years battery health protection too.
When it does come time to recharge, the Pixel 10a supports 45W wired and 10W wireless speeds whereas the Honor 600 boasts support for 80W wired speeds. While Honor has disclosed that the 600 can support 27W reverse charging, its exact wireless speeds are still at large.
Honor 600 has a 200MP main camera
Both handsets are equipped with two rear lenses: a main and an ultrawide. However, the Honor 600 sports a whopping 200MP main lens while the Pixel 10a is fitted with a 48MP main instead.
Although the difference may seem pretty hefty, we should note that the Pixel 10a is a brilliant camera phone, especially when you consider its price tag. We found that pictures are detailed with true-to-life colours, while the lenses can handle even complex lighting conditions with ease.
In comparison, Honor promises the main lens offers an “industry-leading” low-light performance, true-to-life authentic colour reproduction and AI enhanced night photography too. However, as we’re yet to review the Honor 600, we’ll have to wait and see how its camera fares.
Perhaps one of the key reasons to opt for a Pixel phone is its plethora of AI-powered features. Alongside the likes of Circle to Search, Live Translate and Call Assist, there’s built-in Gemini and Google’s Photo Editing tools too.
While the Honor 600 isn’t quite as equipped, that’s not to say there aren’t AI tools to play around with – including Gemini. In fact, one of Honor’s headline features is AI Image to Video 2.0 which allows users to turn up to three images and prompts into a video.
Early Verdict
It’s difficult to give even an early verdict as we don’t know how much the Honor 600 will cost in the UK. However, with a 200MP main lens, a near-invisible bezel and mighty battery, the Honor 600 is undoubtedly a promising Android phone.
On the other hand, the Pixel 10a is one of the best mid-range phones you can get your hands on, thanks to its solid and reliable camera set-up, all-day battery life and plethora of AI tools.
We’ll be sure to update this versus once we review the Honor 600.
