Honor has just announced the Honor 200 Pro in its home market of China. The high-end smartphone arrives as the direct successor to the Honor 100 Pro. But is it actually an upgrade over last year’s model? Or is it simply a minor refresh, let’s find out.
1. Honor 200 Pro vs Honor 100 Pro: Newer Flagship Chip & Bigger Battery
The Chinese brand’s next gen model gets an upgraded processor with the Honor 200 Pro. Honor launched the 100 Pro with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, but the 200 Pro model features the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset. This processor is a slightly underclocked version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and was built for affordable flagship phones. For under 500 US Dollars, it falls in the “flagship killer” category.
Another aspect that saw a mild upgrade is the battery pack. A 5,000mAh cell powers this Honor 100 Pro, but the Honor 200 Pro gets a 5,200mAh battery pack. Although, both offer the same 100W wired and 50W wireless fast charging along with 5W reverse wireless charging.
2. Hard to tell them apart
Honor 100 Pro launched with a large oval camera module on the rear with a curved lining at the back. The Honor 200 Pro basically features the exact same design with slight changes in the back panel and the camera module. Even on the front both devices are practically identical. Both models sport a 6.78-inch OLED display that offers HDR, 120Hz refresh rate, and 1 billion colors. Although, the Honor 200 Pro offers 4000 nits of peak brightness, over the 100 Pro’s 2600 nits peak brightness.
3. Improved Cameras?
The Honor 100 Pro arrived with a triple camera setup on the rear, which consisted of a 50-megapixel primary camera along with a 12-megapixel ultra-wide lens and a 32-megapixel telephoto shooter with 2.5x optical zoom. While the main and ultra-wide angle lens have the same resolution, the telephoto sensor has been upgraded to a 50-megapixel Sony IMX856 sensor.
This supports OIS (Optical Image Stabilization), 2.5x optical zoom, and up to 50x digital zoom. So you’re zoomed shots should offer more details in higher magnification. Both devices house a 50-megapixel dual selfie camera setup on the front.
4. Pricing & Colors
Honor’s newer model is priced quite similar to the previous gen 100 Pro. However, it didn’t completely avoid the generation price hike. The Honor 200 Pro starts from 3,499 Yuan (roughly 483 US Dollars), which is 100 Yuan higher than the 100 Pro’s 3,399 Yuan starting price (roughly 475 US Dollars).
The latter was announced in Glass Black, Moon Shadow White, Monet Purple, and Butterfly Blue color options, while the former comes in Sky Blue, Coral Pink, Moonlight White, and Velvet Black colors. All in all, it seems like a decent successor but doesn’t really bring any drastic changes or improvements. It offers a newer chip and improved cameras while retaining the core design philosophy. So the Honor 200 Pro is a proper next-gen smartphone.
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