Honor’s upcoming Honor 600 smartphone has surfaced on Geekbench, revealing it will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset. This marks a clear step up from the Honor 400, which used the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. The Geekbench listing confirms the model number VKJ-NX9 for the global standard Honor 600, featuring 8GB of RAM and running Android 16, probably with MagicOS 10 on top.
The benchmark scores imply a noticeable improvement in performance, with 1,318 points in the single-core test and 4,075 in multi-core. This upgrade aligns with rumors that the Honor 600 could pack impressive hardware such as a 6.57-inch OLED panel with 1.5K resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. On the camera front, it is expected to sport a massive 200-megapixel main sensor. Battery capacity may reach a significant 9,000mAh, surpassing last year’s Honor 400, which had a 6,000mAh battery and 80W wired charging.
Interestingly, Honor’s strategy seems to differentiate regional models: while the global Honor 600 will rely on the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 platform, Chinese editions of the 600 and 600 Pro are rumored to feature more powerful Snapdragon 8-series chipsets. This split suggests Honor is balancing cost and performance to appeal to different markets. The Pro variant remains under wraps but is expected to bring additional upgrades.
The Honor 400 series, released last year, already set high standards with its 50-megapixel selfie camera, 200-megapixel main rear camera, and up to 12GB RAM. However, the jump to Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and Android 16 signals Honor’s continued commitment to offering solid mid-range powerhouses. As the Honor 600 series launch approaches, smartphone enthusiasts will be eager to see how these hardware advances translate into real-world usage and pricing.