Honor 60 Review – We have another flagship smartphone from the Honor brand. Honor 60 smartphone will be another premium device. The phone comes with multiple color options, a taller screen plus an amazing look, and smooth performance.
This branded smartphone was first announced on December 1, 2021. After 9 days (on December 10), the phone became available in the China market. The Honor 60 is the Lite version of the Honor 60 Pro smartphone that we’ve already covered in our review. So let’s start with a detailed review of the Honor 60 smartphone.
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Honor 60 Review
Highlights
- Honor 60 is a light and thin smartphone of the premium 5G category, which comes with an OLED panel and a 6.67-inch screen.
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G chipset and an Octa-core processor, integrated with Adreno graphics card, are reliable for good performance.
- The Android 11 OS in addition to having Magic UI 5.0 that will please you with many custom features.
- The triple camera with the 108MP main camera and the 32MP selfie camera lens will make the photo and video more attractive when captured through it.
- Along with, the 4800 mAh battery holder and the 66W fast charging take on the responsibility of keeping you plugged in all day.
Design and Display
For Honor 60, the range of color options is huge. You can choose from Black, Green, Blue or even Pink. For professionals black and blue will definitely be a perfect choice, and for normal users, the other two colors perfectly match the smartphone design.
This premium smartphone is packaged in an 8mm slim body that weighs just 179 grams. You will feel the beauty of the ultimate light phone by holding your palms. It is very practical to talk on duty for hours, easily transporting during travel time without any pain.
Now scroll through the display section. So you get a big screen of 6.67 inches with this Honor 60 smartphone. The display is built in an OLED panel, which offers 1B colors and is HDR10 certified. The color and contrast for videos, games, etc will be commendable, you will go into a totally cinematic world with the quality videos that the Honor 60 display can reproduce.
The screen has a 120 Hz refresh rate so you can enjoy crisp images, a fast browsing speed, and much more. This is very suitable for gamers for a fast and smooth experience. The screen is almost frameless, and the small camera at the top center is adding extra beauty to the screen.
The screen has a screen-to-body ratio of 90.8% and offers a resolution of up to 1080 x 2400 pixels. Basically, there is no compromise on the quality of photos, videos, or gameplay. Also, a PPI density of 395 is very good for keeping your screen properly visible, even in sunlight when you’re outdoors.
Memory and Internal
The Android 11 is found in the Honor 60 in terms of operating software. For lots of custom features and smooth navigation facilities, you get Magic UI 5.0 customization. one thing to note, as there is no Google-Play service preinstalled, you need to do this manually.
Let’s go to the performance part. The device is configured with the latest 6 nm Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G chipset. You will enjoy the 5G connection speed with this smartphone. The device has an Octa-core processor of 4×2.4 GHz. Thus, the device is able to capture and process your commands in a short space of time.
The graphics card (GPU) belongs to Adreno 642L. For gamers, this is good news. You will play many light games as well as advanced games without any problems. There will be no latency and no heating issues either.
This Honor 60 model has a minimum RAM size of 8GB and a maximum of 12GB. Definitely, with such a large RAM, users can experience faster multitasking. Speaking of storage, you’ll get a maximum of 128GB and 256GB storage. By the way, there is no dedicated or shared SIM card slot. Although this phone has a Dual SIM slot.
Camera
The Honor 60 smartphone has triple lenses on the back. The main camera lens is about 108 MP, which is supported by an 8 MP ultrawide lense as well as a 2 MP macro lens (which helps to capture micro details in the object).
With these good lenses, you can capture the beauty of the outside world in a very professional way and store it as a good memory. The main camera is also compatible with dual-LED flash, HDR, and panorama. So you can easily capture good photos and videos during the day as well as during low light.
The main camera can record 4K videos at 30fps, for 1080 videos, the frame rate can reach 60 fps. The camera features a gyro-EIS, which makes your videos steady when you record while hiking or cycling.
For the selfie part, you have a 32MP wide lens and can record videos at 30fps with 1080p quality. Interestingly, the front camera also has the EIS-gyro sensor. Without a doubt, you can capture high-quality portraits as well as enhance your appearance and beauty during a video call. There are lots of AI features too. By trying them out, you can take your photography skills to another level.
Battery and Others
The Honor 60 smartphone has a huge battery that is 4800 mAh. But as the device is based on 6nm technology and has an advanced CPU, you can enjoy it all day on a single charge. In addition, the 66W fast charger can take the battery from zero to 100 percent in just 30 minutes.
Along with this, the Honor 60 supports reverse charging, at a speed of up to 5W. So charging your headphones on the go is very easy, or you can even keep another smartphone alive if you have the correct charging cable.
For security features, the Honor 60 has a fingerprint sensor under the display, in addition to the face lock feature. Among other sensors are an accelerometer, proximity, and compass.
There are also varieties of associated features. The Honor 60 phone support NFC, 5G, and USB Type-C 2.0 charging ports. However, this model does not support a 3.5mm connector. The price tag of the Honor 60 smartphone will cost around $494 (Rs. 37,000 in India) approx.
Honor 60 Specifications Detail
Down below you can see the full specifications of the Honor 60 smartphone.
| Specifications | Honor 60 |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Announced | December 2021 |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| Dimensions | 6.35 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches |
| Weight | 179 grams |
| Size | 6.67 inches |
| Display | OLED 1B colors 120Hz HDR10 20:9 ratio ~395 PPI density |
| Protection | No |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| OS | Android 11, Magic UI 5.0 no Google Play Services |
| Chipset | 6nm – Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G |
| CPU | Octa-core 4×2.4 GHz Kryo 670 4×1.9 GHz Kryo 670 |
| GPU | Adreno 642L |
| Card slot | No |
| RAM | 8GB, 12GB |
| Internal | 128GB, 256GB |
| Camera | 108 MP (wide), PDAF 8 MP (112Ëš ultrawide) 2 MP (macro) Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Max – 4K@30fps, gyro-EIS |
| Selfie | 32 MP (wide) Max – 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 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-Ion 4800 mAh Fast charging 66W Reverse charging 5W |
| Colors | Black, Green, Blue, Pink |
| Expected Price | $499 (Rs 38,999) Approx. |
Conclusion
There are many praiseworthy features in the Honor 60 smartphone. The camera, large OLED display promising 1B colors, fast processor, HDR10 certification and huge battery are something that can make this phone attractive. You get smooth gameplay, 4K videos, and modern features like 5G and NFC. The phone supports the latest 5G network connection and a faster screen refresh rate.
These are the features that make this model a premium smartphone. However, this phone does not support Google Play, a 3.5mm jack, it is also not IP certified and Gorilla Glass protection. If you’re looking for an alternative option you can take a look at the Xiaomi 11T smartphone. If you want to buy a smartphone, we also offer a free phone buying guide from our specialist according to your need.
