0:00So, Honor and Xiaomi have recently
0:02dropped their newest contenders in the
0:03premium mid-range segment, the Honor 600
0:05Pro and the Xiaomi 17T Pro. Both phones
0:08heavily focus on delivering a top-tier
0:10photography experience, but which one is
0:12actually the better pick? Let’s find out
0:14in this comparison. I’m your host Earl,
0:16roll that intro.
0:20First, let’s talk about design. I would
0:22say each phone looks good in their own
0:25ways. They definitely look and feel
0:26premium, but I have a few things to yap
0:29about. The Honor 600 Pro is solely
0:31available in this orange colorway, and I
0:33can’t help but see the iPhone 17 Pro
0:35with that heavily inspired design. It’s
0:37a close match for thing the same camera
0:39plateau, except the third lens over here
0:42is in an oblong shape now, and not to
0:44mention the colorway itself. This makes
0:46me think that it’s just a cheap copy
0:48with no originality whatsoever. But hey,
0:50it still looks good nonetheless.
0:52Everything is color-matched from the
0:53camera rings down to the physical
0:55button. On the other hand, the Xiaomi
0:5717T Pro that we have comes in deep blue
0:59colorway, in which everything is
1:01color-matched as well. It’s a bit more
1:02minimalist having just a smaller square
1:05camera module. This is essentially the
1:06Xiaomi 15T Pro that we reviewed last
1:09year, but make it blue. So, it kind of
1:11felt boring when all they did was a
1:13paint job. On a more positive note,
1:15Xiaomi gets credit for having some
1:17originality. For ergonomics, however, I
1:19prefer Honor since it comes in a smaller
1:21size and has a more rounded corners
1:24adding a more comfortable grip. The
1:25Honor 600 Pro also gets stronger
1:27protection since it’s IP66, 69, and 69K
1:31rated. And it even gets a five-star SGS
1:34certification for drop resistance, which
1:36is a staple for Honor’s smartphones at
1:38this point. The Xiaomi 17T Pro is left
1:41with an IP68 rating. So, in the design
1:43department, I think I’ll give both a
1:45point. Moving over to the display, both
1:47phones absolutely deliver. The Honor 600
1:50Pro sports a 6.57-in 1.5K AMOLED
1:53display, while the Xiaomi 17T Pro
1:55features a larger 6.83 inch screen.
1:58That’s also a 1.5K AMOLED panel, but
2:01with a higher screen refresh rate at 144
2:03hertz as compared to Honor’s 120 hertz.
2:06Unfortunately, no LTPO technology for
2:09both phones, but that’s to be expected
2:11since these are not actual flagships.
2:13Another difference is the peak
2:15brightness. Xiaomi gets up to 3,500 nits
2:18and Honor is claiming an insane 8,000
2:20nits of peak brightness. That sounds
2:22impressive on paper, but peak brightness
2:24doesn’t really matter since it’s just an
2:26HDR thing. But comparing their display
2:28side by side, we can tell that the Honor
2:30600 Pro is relatively brighter than the
2:33Xiaomi 17 T Pro. So, I’ll give them
2:35that. Despite that, visuals are sharp
2:37and the colors are satisfyingly vivid
2:39for both phones. The listening
2:41experience is also just as good. Both
2:43are equipped with dual stereo speakers
2:44delivering loud sound stage, though it
2:46seems that Xiaomi offers more audio
2:49fidelity since it comes with Dolby Atmos
2:51support to boot. Still, I’m pretty sure
2:53that you’d get the same level of
2:55enjoyment watching content from either
2:57of the two phones. For biometrics, they
2:59both come with under display fingerprint
3:01sensors that are optical alongside face
3:03recognition. Using these methods unlock
3:05each phone reliably fast, so no
3:07complaints with that. Display-wise, it’s
3:09going to come down to preference whether
3:11you’d want a bigger or smaller screen
3:13size. Both phones are still able to
3:15bring an above average audio-visual
3:17experience, so I’ll end this round with
3:19another tie. Now, one of the major
3:21differences to see here is the
3:23performance. Under the hood, the Honor
3:25600 Pro is powered by the Snapdragon 8
3:27Elite, while the Xiaomi 17 T Pro is
3:29equipped with a Dimensity 9500, and both
3:32are insanely powerful. Everything feels
3:34smooth, apps launch almost instantly,
3:36and multitasking is a breeze. As you can
3:38see in our benchmark test, both phones
3:40pump out great numbers. Except the
3:41Xiaomi 17 T Pro did have significantly
3:44better scores in AnTuTu storage with
3:46faster read and write speed. So, it does
3:48feel faster at loading games and
3:50transferring large files.
3:55>> [music]
3:57>> Playing games is also just as powerful.
3:59Graphic intensive titles like Neverness
4:01to Everness and Watering Waves run
4:03smoothly on these phones even at maxed
4:06out custom setting. You won’t have any
4:08issues except for emulation where it
4:09favors Snapdragon chips with Adreno
4:11GPUs, but for every Android game out
4:13there, both phones can handle. We did
4:16notice the Honor 600 Pro was slightly
4:18warmer than the Xiaomi 17 T Pro when
4:21playing Watering Waves at max graphics.
4:23That’s probably because Xiaomi deployed
4:25a proper vapor cooling system on the 17
4:27T Pro. That said, I’m giving the point
4:29to Xiaomi since it has faster storage
4:31speeds and it maintains cooler
4:33temperatures even when the chip is
4:35pushed to its limits. Next is what you
4:37guys came in for, the camera performance
4:39between the two. Both phones have triple
4:41rear setups, but with largely distinct
4:44sensors. Starting with the Honor, it
4:46comes with a 200 MP
4:48main shooter, a 50 MP telephoto, and a
4:5112 MP
4:52ultrawide. Meanwhile, the Xiaomi 17 T
4:54Pro sports a 50 MP
4:56main camera, another 50 MP sensor for a
4:59periscope telephoto, and a 12 MP
5:01ultrawide as well, all with Leica tuning
5:03on top. Selfies are handled by a 50 MP
5:06and a 32 MP front camera for the Honor
5:08600 Pro and Xiaomi 17 T Pro
5:11respectively. Like we always say though,
5:13higher megapixel count doesn’t
5:14necessarily mean better image quality.
5:17Taking a look at their sample shots, the
5:18Xiaomi 17 T Pro came close to the Honor
5:21600 Pro, both offering sharp details,
5:23near accurate colors, and a good amount
5:25of dynamic range. However, there are
5:27times that the Xiaomi 17 can have
5:29slightly blown out highlights. It also
5:31had a hard time containing the right
5:32shadows when shooting in low light as
5:34compared to the Honor 600 Pro. On the
5:36bright side, the Xiaomi 17 T Pro can
5:38reach further optical zoom levels at up
5:40to 10 times or 230 mm as compared to
5:43Honor 600 Pro’s maximum of 7 times zoom
5:46or 160 mm equivalent focal length. For
5:49ultra-wide shots, Honor was able to
5:50balance the image well with good dynamic
5:52range and a tad bit more accurate color
5:54reproduction. Xiaomi makes the image a
5:56bit darker, also having that weird
5:58blown-out highlights and it leans toward
6:00a cooler tone. Portrait also looks nicer
6:02on the Honor 600 Pro offering better
6:04skin treatment and a more natural bokeh
6:06effect. The Xiaomi 17T Pro tends to have
6:09a harsher skin texture and a weird
6:11background blur or lack thereof for most
6:13of the shots we took. For selfies again,
6:15it generally looks better on the Honor
6:17600 Pro with a more natural skin texture
6:20and skin color and relatively sharper
6:22details. In terms of video capture,
6:24Xiaomi can shoot up to 8K at 30fps per
6:26second from the rear leaving Honor with
6:28only 4K at 60fps per second maximum.
6:30That said, video quality is where the
6:32Xiaomi 17T Pro edges out the Honor 600
6:34Pro slightly. It seems that the Honor is
6:36now leaning towards cooler tones and it
6:38adds a bit more saturation while the
6:40Xiaomi keeps it consistent and natural.
6:42Also, thanks to the periscope telephoto,
6:44it can capture subjects at a farther
6:46distance that still look sharp.
6:49This is a sample video using the Xiaomi
6:5217T Pro
6:54using its main camera.
6:58Oh, this is what it looks like. Oh.
7:02It’s pretty stable.
7:04And I’m going to switch to different
7:06lenses
7:08in just a bit.
7:11This is 1x,
7:142x,
7:165x,
7:19still pretty detailed at this zoom
7:22level, and 10x.
7:27It still has the details, but it’s not
7:29as sharp.
7:31And we’re going to switch now to
7:33ultra-wide, which is 0.6x. This is a
7:36sample video using the Honor 600 Pro.
7:40I I forgot to mention the 4K 30,
7:42whatever. Just going to put it in the
7:46video.
7:48Looks very stable, too,
7:50as it should.
7:52And I’m going to switch to
7:55telephoto.
7:57This is 1x, and it’s only capped at
8:003.5x.
8:04I mean, the optical zoom level.
8:08It’s pretty detailed.
8:10As you can see, now ultra-wide.
8:15Or 0.6x.
8:17>> So, in the camera department, both
8:18phones have their own set of pros and
8:20cons. Honor sweeps with image quality
8:22across the board, while Xiaomi excels in
8:24taking videos. Therefore, I’m giving
8:26this round another tie. Now, let’s talk
8:28about battery life. Both phones pack
8:307,000 mA hour battery capacities, and
8:33you might have expected them to have a
8:34similar battery life. Based on our test,
8:37almost. In PCMark, the Honor 600 Pro had
8:4017 hours and 32 minutes of uptime, while
8:42the Xiaomi 17T Pro lasted over 3 hours
8:45longer at 20 hours and 45 minutes. The
8:47same goes with our video loop test,
8:48passing over 28 hours with Honor and
8:51over 30 hours with Xiaomi. When it’s
8:53time to charge, Honor supports 80 watts
8:55of wired charging, while Xiaomi gets
8:56slightly faster at 100 watts. Both have
8:5950 watts wireless charging support, but
9:01only 600 Pro has bypass charging
9:02support, which you have to manually
9:04enable through the game manager. That
9:06said, battery life really depends on how
9:08you use your device. For us, though,
9:10having a useful feature such as bypass
9:12charging is a plus, especially if you’re
9:14most likely going to have a long gaming
9:16session, then the Honor 600 Pro is
9:18better in this regard, because it will
9:20have a more optimal battery health in
9:22the long run. So, in this round, I’ll
9:24give it to Honor. Now, software is
9:26another major difference. While both run
9:28Android 16 out of the box, the Honor 600
9:30Pro and the Xiaomi 17T Pro come with
9:33Magic OS 10 and Hyper OS 3,
9:35respectively. Both clearly take
9:37inspiration from iOS, but it seems
9:39Xiaomi is not dealing with all the
9:40liquid glass stuff since HyperOS 3
9:42generally still looks like HyperOS 2
9:44with those bland-looking blur effect.
9:46Meanwhile, Magic OS 10 has much better
9:48glass blur effect across the system. It
9:51even has liquid glass-inspired app icons
9:53that add to the overall consistency of
9:55the UI. Moreover, Honor is also
9:57promising a longer software support of
9:59six major OS upgrades and six years of
10:01security patches. While Xiaomi does
10:03offer the same length of security
10:05patches at six years, it will only get
10:07five major OS upgrades, so there’s that.
10:10What I didn’t appreciate about a
10:11supposedly premium smartphone is that
10:13the Xiaomi 17T Pro comes with a
10:15substantial amount of bloatware
10:16pre-installed such as Netflix,
10:18booking.com, and several more. I also
10:21like that Magic OS is more feature-rich
10:23with stuff like Magic Portal and AI
10:25Memories, which makes use of the
10:26additional physical button on the right.
10:28Connectivity-wise, both cover the
10:29essentials including 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi
10:327, Bluetooth 6, NFC, GPS, and an IR
10:35blaster. So, in this round, Honor
10:37secures another point. With all that
10:40said and done, let’s now answer the
10:41question, which one should you get?
10:44Based on the outcome of this comparison,
10:46that would be the Honor 600 Pro priced
10:48at 49,999
10:49pesos for the 12 gig plus 512 gig
10:51variant. It brings a more consistent
10:54photography experience, a better-looking
10:56interface powered by Magic OS 10, and a
10:59few addition that helps it remain usable
11:01for a long time such as bypass charging,
11:03and a longer software You can’t go wrong
11:06with choosing the Honor 600 Pro. Perhaps
11:08a significantly lower price is the
11:10Xiaomi 17T Pro’s biggest advantage over
11:13the competition. It only starts at
11:1545,999
11:16pesos, and you may already get the 512
11:18gig variant at 47,999
11:21pesos, which is still way less than the
11:23Honor’s retail pricing. For the price,
11:25it offers better video recording
11:27capabilities, longer battery life, and
11:29relatively cooler your
11:30Plus, that periscope telephoto offers
11:32far more flexibility for shooting
11:34subjects at long distance. Ultimately,
11:37the choice is all yours. If you’re
11:38looking for a phone that does mobile
11:40photography more consistently, go for
11:42the Honor 600 Pro. But, if your focus is
11:45taking videos for less, then the Xiaomi
11:4717T Pro will do.
11:49So, there you have it. What do you think
11:52of this comparison? Are you team Honor
11:54or team Xiaomi at least in this
11:55comparison? Share your thoughts in the
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