The Honor 500 series is now officially unveiled in China and it brings a design overhaul that’s got some clear Apple inspiration alongside some key specs upgrades over the Honor 400 models.

Honor 500 (left) and Honor 500 Pro (right)

The design of the Honor 500 and 500 Pro is clearly inspired by the iPhone Air with a distinct camera visor/plateau on the back.

While neither of the new Honor phones is as thin or light as the Air, they do come with some impressive cameras and huge batteries. But speaking of design, both versions of the 500 series feature aluminum frames and glass backs. Each phone is 7.8mm thick, and they weigh 198g and 201g, respectively. Honor is also retaining the top-notch durability of their predecessors with full IP68 and IP69K ingress protection.

Honor 500 and 500 Pro feature 6.55-inch LTPO OLEDs with 1,264 x 2,736px resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate and 6,000 nits peak local brightness. Both phones also bring in-display fingerprint scanners and 50MP selfie cams.

The main differences come in the chipset and camera departments, where the 500 Pro holds the edge thanks to its Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, which is paired with up to 16GB RAM and 1TB storage, while the vanilla Honor 500 gets the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chip.

Around the back, both Honor 500 variants bring a 200MP main shooter (1/1.4″ sensor) and 12MP ultrawide lenses. The 500 Pro also brings a 50MP telephoto with 3x optical zoom.

Honor 500 and 500 Pro feature 8,000mAh Si-C batteries with 80W wired and 27W reverse wired charging

Both phones boot MagicOS 10 based on Android 16 and feature 8,000mAh Si-C batteries with 80W wired charging. The Pro model also gets 50W wireless charging, and both phones support up to 27W reverse wired charging.

Honor 500 and 500 Pro come in Aquamarine, Starlight Powder (pink), Moonlight Silver, and Obsidian Black colors. Both phones are currently on pre-order, with first shipments expected to begin on November 27.

Honor 500 • Honor 500 Pro