Somewhere along the lines in the HONOR’s marketing department, a decision must have been done to warrant its recent barrage of “compliments” towards iPhone designs given how it has marketed the recently-launched HONOR 600 Lite. It certainly wasn’t shy about teasing what looks to be the upcoming HONOR 600 Pro, with a coat of orange that is damn near exact to iPhone 17 Pro’s Cosmic Orange color.
Is It An iPhone, Or A HONOR 600 Pro?
Given what was shown in the teaser images, leaked images suggest that the new flagship-class smartphone is sporting a highly similar design to that of the iPhone 17 Pro. For example, it’s got a full width camera bump (“plateau” in Apple speak) that houses three cameras, whilst the LED flash and sensors are moved to the far side; it’s even got a dedicated button on where the iPhone’s “Camera Control” button was supposedly located, though in this case it’s likely functioning as the remappable “AI Button”, according to HONOR’s promotional materials.
HONOR only provides three images and one extra piece of information – it’ll have a triple-camera system for imaging. Based on leaked renders shared by WinFuture, the HONOR 600 Pro best fit the description, with two round camera lenses and a third rounded-rectangle lens (pictured left):
While the flow of official information ends here, the leak does suggest another model in the form of “base” HONOR 600 (pictured right). This model also largely copied iPhone’s look, though it lacks a third camera lens and in its place you’ll find the LED flash and additional sensors instead. The result is a phone that seemingly features an unnecessarily large camera bump that serves no purpose other than visually shouting at everyone “MY PHONE LOOKS LIKE IPHONE”, but maximum commitment in imitation, am I right?
Now, despite HONOR mentioning the term “flagship” in its press release, XpertPick (via GSMArena) reported that the hardware actually powering the HONOR 600 Pro is not what you’ll necessarily associate a flagship smartphone with. Since the preceding HONOR 400 was powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC, that should give you an idea where the 600 series are positioned; in fact, Geekbench entries suggest it’ll be using the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset (based on model name SM7750), which is commonly found in mid-range models.
Either way, we’ll know more when the Chinese smartphone maker has decided on a date and time to make a proper launch for its upcoming lineup. Expect specs, pricing and availability to be shared publicly by then.
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