Honor 60 Pro Review – The Honor 60 Pro smartphone is another masterpiece by Honor. This is a premium smartphone from Honor and has an attractive design and smooth functionality. The Honor 60 Pro smartphone was announced on December 1st, 2021. Without a doubt, the device was launched in its home country China.
The Honor 60 Pro smartphone comes with a lite version called the Honor 60 and both are quite similar. The Pro version is designed and built with some notable specs, a slim body along a bigger RAM and ROM size. To know more let’s start the detailed review of the Honor 60 Pro smartphone.
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Honor 60 Pro Review
Highlights
- It is a thin and light premium 5G smartphone that comes with an OLED screen that is about 6.78 inches tall.
- Integrated Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G + chipset with 2.5GHz Octa-Core processor and Adreno graphics card enhances smooth functionality.
- The base OS of the Honor 60 Pro smartphone comes with Android 11, with the support of Magic UI 5.0 UI, which is capable of supporting various custom functions.
- A 108MP main camera plus a 50MP selfie camera is something that can give new look to photography.
- Also, a huge Li-Po 4800 mAh battery powered the device and a 66W fast charger is just mind-blowing.
Design and Display
The new Honor 60 Pro is the redesigned version of the last year’s Honor 50 Pro smartphone. All the features of the Honor 60 Pro smartphone are integrated into an 8.2 mm thick body (192 grams). I’m sure it will feel different when I hold it in my hand. The color option is also noteworthy. You can choose from four different colors: Black, Green, Blue, and Pink.
Let’s see the display screen. The Honor 60 Pro has a 6.78-inch screen, built on an OLED panel, that offers 1 billion colors. There will be no compromise on colors and contrasts, no matter if you play games or watch web series on NetFlix. The color screen will make your entertainment time more beautiful. The screen is certified for HDR10+, which supports up to 4000 nits. So there will be a brighter and more readable screen when you are outdoors on a sunny day.
The screen refresh rate is 120 Hz, and the screen-to-body ratio is almost 100% (90.9%). You can imagine there will be a faster browsing experience, gameplay, video streaming, etc. the huge screen-to-body ratio will add extra visual experience to it. Speaking of resolution, the display can support images and videos of 1200 x 2652 pixels and have a PPI density of 429.
Memory and Internal
Android 11 is the founding operating system of Honor 60 Pro. Additionally, it is supported by Magic UI 5.0. Users will get a number of customizable features due to this advanced operating system software. However, the phone does not come with Google Play Services pre-installed.
To offer smooth performance the phone has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ chipset that supports 5G, as well as the graphics card, which belongs to the Adreno 642L. For higher processing speed, the Honor 60 Pro features an Octa-Core processor – one is a Cortex-A78 at 2.5GHz, three are Cortex-A78 at 1x 2.4GHz and the remaining four are Cortex-A55 gives at 1.8 GHz speed. For gamers, there is a huge scope for creativity, you can play any high definition game out there, without any warm-up or lag issues.
The Honor 60 Pro phone configured two RAM size variants – one is 8GB RAM and the other 12GB RAM, both variants come with 256GB of internal storage. This huge RAM gives a huge performance on daily uses. The phone has no micro SD card slot, but it does have a Dual SIM card slot support. However, 256 GB storage is more than enough to store videos, photos, or files these days.
Camera
The Honor 60 Pro is the best camera phone. It has a triple camera on the back, the primary camera is a 108 MP main camera. In addition, the rear camera has an ultrawide 50MP camera lens which can give a 122-degree view under one frame. In addition, a 2 MP macro camera will help you capture sharp details within the object of interest, such as the petals of a flower, the wings of an insect, etc. Literally, the Honor 60 Pro camera has the scope to take you to the level of a professional photographer.
Coming back to the front of the device, here you have a gigantic 50 MP ultrawide selfie camera. You can capture anything with great precision with this camera, apart from your own portraits. And the good part is that both the Honor 60 Pro’s rear and front cameras have the EIS-gyro sensor, which makes your videos stable.
Both side cameras can record 4K videos at a frame rate of 30fps as well as 1080p videos at a frame rate of up to 60fps. The rear camera is supported by dual-LED flash, so you can easily capture photos and videos even in low light. Without a doubt, the photos and videos during the day will be cinematic quality.
Battery and Others
Honor 60 Pro has a Li-Po 4800 mAh battery that’s enough to keep you plugged in throughout the day. Speaking of charging time, it can charge your device from zero to 50 percent in just 15 minutes, thanks to a 66W fast charger support. Furthermore, the reverse charging facility is also there, which can transmit power at a conversion rate of 5W. This feature is particularly useful for charging your headphones or even smartphones if you have the correct USB cable.
To observe other external features, this smartphone has stereo speakers, supports 5.2 Bluetooth, 5G support, Ultra HD display, and the best camera. For security, the device has a fingerprint sensor under the screen as well as a face lock feature. However, the device does not support a 3.5mm connector and also does not support NFC. Let’s get to the price side, the Honor 60 Pro will cost around $652 (Rs. 49,000 in India) approx.
Honor 60 Pro Specifications Detail
Down below you can see the full specifications of the Honor 60 Pro smartphone.
| Specifications | Honor 60 Pro |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Announced | December 2021 |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| Dimensions | 6.45 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches |
| Weight | 192 grams |
| Size | 6.78 inches |
| Display | OLED 1B colors 120Hz HDR10+ ~429 PPI density |
| Protection | No |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2652 pixels |
| OS | Android 11, Magic UI 5.0 no Google Play Services |
| Chipset | 6nm – Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G |
| CPU | Octa-core 1×2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 3×2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| GPU | Adreno 642L |
| Card slot | No |
| RAM | 8GB, 12GB |
| Internal | 256GB |
| Camera | 108 MP (wide), PDAF 50 MP (122Ëš ultrawide) 2MP (macro) Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Max – 4K@30fps, gyro-EIS |
| Selfie | 50 MP (ultrawide) Max – 4K@30fps, gyro-EIS |
| Loudspeaker | Yes (stereo speakers) |
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Infrared port | No |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
| Sensors | Under-display fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Battery | Li-Po 4800 mAh Fast charging 66W Reverse charging 5W |
| Colors | Black, Green, Blue, Pink |
| Expected Price | $652 (Rs. 49,000 in India) approx. |
Conclusion
The Honor 60 Pro smartphone shines with a world-class camera, UHD screen, and faster performance chipset. It can capture steady videos, high-resolution photos and will keep you connected all day long. The Honor 60 Pro is a decent choice for smooth gaming as it comes with a 120Hz refresh rate. If these features are what you were looking for, you can definitely go for the Honor 60 Pro smartphone.
Don’t forget you will miss the google play service, micro sd card slot, gorilla glass protection, wireless charging and etc which you can easily get in another brand in the same or less price range. If you are looking for an alternative option you can definitely check the Oppo K9s smartphone but it all depends on your need and budget.
