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So, Honor and Xiaomi have recently
dropped their newest contenders in the
premium mid-range segment, the Honor 600
Pro and the Xiaomi 17T Pro. Both phones
heavily focus on delivering a top-tier
photography experience, but which one is
actually the better pick? Let’s find out
in this comparison. I’m your host Earl,
roll that intro.
First, let’s talk about design. I would
say each phone looks good in their own
ways. They definitely look and feel
premium, but I have a few things to yap
about. The Honor 600 Pro is solely
available in this orange colorway, and I
can’t help but see the iPhone 17 Pro
with that heavily inspired design. It’s
a close match for thing the same camera
plateau, except the third lens over here
is in an oblong shape now, and not to
mention the colorway itself. This makes
me think that it’s just a cheap copy
with no originality whatsoever. But hey,
it still looks good nonetheless.
Everything is color-matched from the
camera rings down to the physical
button. On the other hand, the Xiaomi
17T Pro that we have comes in deep blue
colorway, in which everything is
color-matched as well. It’s a bit more
minimalist having just a smaller square
camera module. This is essentially the
Xiaomi 15T Pro that we reviewed last
year, but make it blue. So, it kind of
felt boring when all they did was a
paint job. On a more positive note,
Xiaomi gets credit for having some
originality. For ergonomics, however, I
prefer Honor since it comes in a smaller
size and has a more rounded corners
adding a more comfortable grip. The
Honor 600 Pro also gets stronger
protection since it’s IP66, 69, and 69K
rated. And it even gets a five-star SGS
certification for drop resistance, which
is a staple for Honor’s smartphones at
this point. The Xiaomi 17T Pro is left
with an IP68 rating. So, in the design
department, I think I’ll give both a
point. Moving over to the display, both
phones absolutely deliver. The Honor 600
Pro sports a 6.57-in 1.5K AMOLED
display, while the Xiaomi 17T Pro
features a larger 6.83 inch screen.
That’s also a 1.5K AMOLED panel, but
with a higher screen refresh rate at 144
hertz as compared to Honor’s 120 hertz.
Unfortunately, no LTPO technology for
both phones, but that’s to be expected
since these are not actual flagships.
Another difference is the peak
brightness. Xiaomi gets up to 3,500 nits
and Honor is claiming an insane 8,000
nits of peak brightness. That sounds
impressive on paper, but peak brightness
doesn’t really matter since it’s just an
HDR thing. But comparing their display
side by side, we can tell that the Honor
600 Pro is relatively brighter than the
Xiaomi 17 T Pro. So, I’ll give them
that. Despite that, visuals are sharp
and the colors are satisfyingly vivid
for both phones. The listening
experience is also just as good. Both
are equipped with dual stereo speakers
delivering loud sound stage, though it
seems that Xiaomi offers more audio
fidelity since it comes with Dolby Atmos
support to boot. Still, I’m pretty sure
that you’d get the same level of
enjoyment watching content from either
of the two phones. For biometrics, they
both come with under display fingerprint
sensors that are optical alongside face
recognition. Using these methods unlock
each phone reliably fast, so no
complaints with that. Display-wise, it’s
going to come down to preference whether
you’d want a bigger or smaller screen
size. Both phones are still able to
bring an above average audio-visual
experience, so I’ll end this round with
another tie. Now, one of the major
differences to see here is the
performance. Under the hood, the Honor
600 Pro is powered by the Snapdragon 8
Elite, while the Xiaomi 17 T Pro is
equipped with a Dimensity 9500, and both
are insanely powerful. Everything feels
smooth, apps launch almost instantly,
and multitasking is a breeze. As you can
see in our benchmark test, both phones
pump out great numbers. Except the
Xiaomi 17 T Pro did have significantly
better scores in AnTuTu storage with
faster read and write speed. So, it does
feel faster at loading games and
transferring large files.
>> [music]
>> Playing games is also just as powerful.
Graphic intensive titles like Neverness
to Everness and Watering Waves run
smoothly on these phones even at maxed
out custom setting. You won’t have any
issues except for emulation where it
favors Snapdragon chips with Adreno
GPUs, but for every Android game out
there, both phones can handle. We did
notice the Honor 600 Pro was slightly
warmer than the Xiaomi 17 T Pro when
playing Watering Waves at max graphics.
That’s probably because Xiaomi deployed
a proper vapor cooling system on the 17
T Pro. That said, I’m giving the point
to Xiaomi since it has faster storage
speeds and it maintains cooler
temperatures even when the chip is
pushed to its limits. Next is what you
guys came in for, the camera performance
between the two. Both phones have triple
rear setups, but with largely distinct
sensors. Starting with the Honor, it
comes with a 200 MP
main shooter, a 50 MP telephoto, and a
12 MP
ultrawide. Meanwhile, the Xiaomi 17 T
Pro sports a 50 MP
main camera, another 50 MP sensor for a
periscope telephoto, and a 12 MP
ultrawide as well, all with Leica tuning
on top. Selfies are handled by a 50 MP
and a 32 MP front camera for the Honor
600 Pro and Xiaomi 17 T Pro
respectively. Like we always say though,
higher megapixel count doesn’t
necessarily mean better image quality.
Taking a look at their sample shots, the
Xiaomi 17 T Pro came close to the Honor
600 Pro, both offering sharp details,
near accurate colors, and a good amount
of dynamic range. However, there are
times that the Xiaomi 17 can have
slightly blown out highlights. It also
had a hard time containing the right
shadows when shooting in low light as
compared to the Honor 600 Pro. On the
bright side, the Xiaomi 17 T Pro can
reach further optical zoom levels at up
to 10 times or 230 mm as compared to
Honor 600 Pro’s maximum of 7 times zoom
or 160 mm equivalent focal length. For
ultra-wide shots, Honor was able to
balance the image well with good dynamic
range and a tad bit more accurate color
reproduction. Xiaomi makes the image a
bit darker, also having that weird
blown-out highlights and it leans toward
a cooler tone. Portrait also looks nicer
on the Honor 600 Pro offering better
skin treatment and a more natural bokeh
effect. The Xiaomi 17T Pro tends to have
a harsher skin texture and a weird
background blur or lack thereof for most
of the shots we took. For selfies again,
it generally looks better on the Honor
600 Pro with a more natural skin texture
and skin color and relatively sharper
details. In terms of video capture,
Xiaomi can shoot up to 8K at 30fps per
second from the rear leaving Honor with
only 4K at 60fps per second maximum.
That said, video quality is where the
Xiaomi 17T Pro edges out the Honor 600
Pro slightly. It seems that the Honor is
now leaning towards cooler tones and it
adds a bit more saturation while the
Xiaomi keeps it consistent and natural.
Also, thanks to the periscope telephoto,
it can capture subjects at a farther
distance that still look sharp.
This is a sample video using the Xiaomi
17T Pro
using its main camera.
Oh, this is what it looks like. Oh.
It’s pretty stable.
And I’m going to switch to different
lenses
in just a bit.
This is 1x,
2x,
5x,
still pretty detailed at this zoom
level, and 10x.
It still has the details, but it’s not
as sharp.
And we’re going to switch now to
ultra-wide, which is 0.6x. This is a
sample video using the Honor 600 Pro.
I I forgot to mention the 4K 30,
whatever. Just going to put it in the
video.
Looks very stable, too,
as it should.
And I’m going to switch to
telephoto.
This is 1x, and it’s only capped at
3.5x.
I mean, the optical zoom level.
It’s pretty detailed.
As you can see, now ultra-wide.
Or 0.6x.
>> So, in the camera department, both
phones have their own set of pros and
cons. Honor sweeps with image quality
across the board, while Xiaomi excels in
taking videos. Therefore, I’m giving
this round another tie. Now, let’s talk
about battery life. Both phones pack
7,000 mA hour battery capacities, and
you might have expected them to have a
similar battery life. Based on our test,
almost. In PCMark, the Honor 600 Pro had
17 hours and 32 minutes of uptime, while
the Xiaomi 17T Pro lasted over 3 hours
longer at 20 hours and 45 minutes. The
same goes with our video loop test,
passing over 28 hours with Honor and
over 30 hours with Xiaomi. When it’s
time to charge, Honor supports 80 watts
of wired charging, while Xiaomi gets
slightly faster at 100 watts. Both have
50 watts wireless charging support, but
only 600 Pro has bypass charging
support, which you have to manually
enable through the game manager. That
said, battery life really depends on how
you use your device. For us, though,
having a useful feature such as bypass
charging is a plus, especially if you’re
most likely going to have a long gaming
session, then the Honor 600 Pro is
better in this regard, because it will
have a more optimal battery health in
the long run. So, in this round, I’ll
give it to Honor. Now, software is
another major difference. While both run
Android 16 out of the box, the Honor 600
Pro and the Xiaomi 17T Pro come with
Magic OS 10 and Hyper OS 3,
respectively. Both clearly take
inspiration from iOS, but it seems
Xiaomi is not dealing with all the
liquid glass stuff since HyperOS 3
generally still looks like HyperOS 2
with those bland-looking blur effect.
Meanwhile, Magic OS 10 has much better
glass blur effect across the system. It
even has liquid glass-inspired app icons
that add to the overall consistency of
the UI. Moreover, Honor is also
promising a longer software support of
six major OS upgrades and six years of
security patches. While Xiaomi does
offer the same length of security
patches at six years, it will only get
five major OS upgrades, so there’s that.
What I didn’t appreciate about a
supposedly premium smartphone is that
the Xiaomi 17T Pro comes with a
substantial amount of bloatware
pre-installed such as Netflix,
booking.com, and several more. I also
like that Magic OS is more feature-rich
with stuff like Magic Portal and AI
Memories, which makes use of the
additional physical button on the right.
Connectivity-wise, both cover the
essentials including 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi
7, Bluetooth 6, NFC, GPS, and an IR
blaster. So, in this round, Honor
secures another point. With all that
said and done, let’s now answer the
question, which one should you get?
Based on the outcome of this comparison,
that would be the Honor 600 Pro priced
at 49,999
pesos for the 12 gig plus 512 gig
variant. It brings a more consistent
photography experience, a better-looking
interface powered by Magic OS 10, and a
few addition that helps it remain usable
for a long time such as bypass charging,
and a longer software You can’t go wrong
with choosing the Honor 600 Pro. Perhaps
a significantly lower price is the
Xiaomi 17T Pro’s biggest advantage over
the competition. It only starts at
45,999
pesos, and you may already get the 512
gig variant at 47,999
pesos, which is still way less than the
Honor’s retail pricing. For the price,
it offers better video recording
capabilities, longer battery life, and
relatively cooler your
Plus, that periscope telephoto offers
far more flexibility for shooting
subjects at long distance. Ultimately,
the choice is all yours. If you’re
looking for a phone that does mobile
photography more consistently, go for
the Honor 600 Pro. But, if your focus is
taking videos for less, then the Xiaomi
17T Pro will do.
So, there you have it. What do you think
of this comparison? Are you team Honor
or team Xiaomi at least in this
comparison? Share your thoughts in the
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Bye.
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Ever wondered which phone will steal the show in the premium mid‑range arena? In this video, we pit the Honor 600 Pro against the Xiaomi 17T Pro to see which one truly deserves your wallet. We dive into design, camera prowess, build quality and everyday usability—without giving away the verdict right away. If you’re a Filipino tech enthusiast craving a phone that looks good, feels solid and snaps killer photos, keep reading. Trust us, you’ll want to hit play before making your decision!
What You’ll See in This Video
- **Design & Colors**: Honor 600 Pro sports a bold orange finish that feels reminiscent of the iPhone 17 Pro, while Xiaomi 17T Pro comes in a sleek deep‑blue hue. Both phones boast color‑matched camera rings and buttons, but the Honor’s oblong third lens adds a quirky twist.
- **Camera Focus**: Both phones prioritize top‑tier photography. The Honor’s larger, rounded camera module offers a slightly more ergonomic grip, whereas Xiaomi keeps it minimalist with a smaller square setup.
- **Build & Durability**: Honor 600 Pro is IP66, 69 and 69K rated with a five‑star SGS drop‑resistance certification—ideal for the Philippines’ humid and rainy climate. Xiaomi 17T Pro’s durability is solid but not as heavily emphasized.
- **Size & Ergonomics**: The Honor’s smaller size and rounded corners make it feel more comfortable in hand, giving it a slight edge over Xiaomi’s slightly bulkier design.
Curious to see which phone wins the battle? Click play now and let us walk you through every detail, so you can decide which one fits your lifestyle best.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Which phone is available in the Philippines?
A: Both Honor 600 Pro and Xiaomi 17T Pro are slated to hit major Philippine retailers in the coming weeks.
Q: How much will they cost?
A: Pricing starts at roughly PHP 35,000 for the Honor and PHP 33,000 for the Xiaomi.
Q: Which phone offers better camera performance?
A: Both are excellent, but the Honor’s larger sensor may edge out in low‑light scenarios.
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