I’m an iPhone stan, but the Honor 600 is making me seriously consider switching — here’s why
I’m an iPhone stan, but the Honor 600 is making me seriously consider switching — here’s why
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Publish Date: 2026-05-08 11:00:00
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I’ve been using iPhones ever since the 3GS, and an Apple ecosystem has grown around me — from the M5 MacBook Pro to my Apple Watch Ultra 2. But as my iPhone 15 Pro is on its last legs (as a content creator, I’ve really put it through its paces), it’s time to upgrade and I’m stumped.
Normally, my inner voice would be saying “just get an iPhone” to silence the blue bubble FOMO, but the Honor 600 stands as one of the few Android devices that actually plays nice with the ecosystem instead of fighting it.
And this isn’t just in software, the aesthetics are seriously premium, you’re getting a giant battery, mesmerizing OLED display, AI smarts in (mostly) all the right places and a banger camera system.
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I do have some gripes (more on them later), but for £549 — £50 less than the iPhone 17e — you’d be hard pressed to find a better direct foe to Apple’s lineage.
The anti-Android aesthetic
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It all starts with the Honor 600 being a serious looker and real premium feel in the hand — slim and lightweight at 6.7 ounces with unibody cold-carving process creating that sleek aluminum frame around the body.
But the real attention to detail comes in two ways. First, that super skinny bezel at 0.98mm (actually the thinnest in the industry right now) really does make the front basically look like its all display, while giving your thumb plenty of real estate to navigate while one-handed.
Then there’s the translucent composite fiber back. Touching it, you’d think it’s glass. But I promise you it’s not, and it actually makes the phone much more durable too. Throw in IP68, IP69 and IP69K water and dust resistance, alongside being SGS 5-star rated for drop and crush resistance, and this is ideal for clumsy hands like mine.
Living in both worlds
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So…
