Honor 500 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Name: Honor 500 Pro
Brand: Honor
Rating: 72 (1 reviews)

Verdict

Honor 500 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra tie on the OH Rank at a score of 72. Honor 500 Pro wins on Performance and Battery; Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra wins on Selfie and Video. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is 3.9mm wider than Honor 500 Pro. Honor 500 Pro is the more recent release, from Nov 27, 2025.

Score Breakdown

Honor 500 Pro

74.2mm (2.92in) · Nov 27, 2025 · Rank #64

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

78.1mm (3.07in) · Feb 2023 · Rank #74

Performance /15

Battery /15

Screen /15

IP Protection /15

Main Camera /15

Selfie /5

Video /5

SD Memory /5

Software /5

Desktop Replacement /5

TOTAL

Honor 500 Pro

74.2mm (2.92in) · Nov 27, 2025 · Rank #64

9+13+13+12+12+4+4+0+5+0 = 72

* TOP Battery Endurance* TOP Software

EDITORIAL: Honor 500 Pro midranger is actually a paired-down flagship: the 1-year old Snapdragon 8 Elite processor and camera setup and performance (now with periscope telephoto) take it out of the "midrange" territory while excellent build and feature rich MagicOS confirm this to be a proper flagship-killer phone. Too bad this is a China-only phone...

PROs

great build, fast 8 Elite with UFS 3.1 performance, 48hr endurance from a massive 8000mAh Si-C battery (in a 74mm body!) with sub-90min 80W (50W wireless) charging, >1600nits bright 460ppi AMOLED screen with HDR10+, IP69 protection, excellent imaging from a 200MP OIS PDAF main + 50MP OIS PDAF periscope telephoto + 12MP PDAF AF ultrawide setup, excellent 50MP selfie, very good videos, loaded and very useful MagicOS with 6 years of OS updates

CONs

China-only, relatively slow to charge (flagship Honor phones charge at 100W or 120W), no expandable memory, desktop replacement functionality or even video out, slow USB-C 2.0 port with OTG

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

78.1mm (3.07in) · Feb 2023 · Rank #74

7+8+13+12+12+5+5+0+5+5 = 72

* BEST phone Spring Summer 2023

EDITORIAL: A fantastic value considering that it differs from S24 Ultra by a small, incremental downgrade in processing speed, screen reflection and minor photo deficiencies. And it is smaller (easier to use) than the S24 Ultra. Samsung still promises 4 more years of OS updates making this one of the best options if you donât want to spend much.

PROs

fast SD 8 Gen 2 with UFS4.0 performance, 500ppi screen, great cameras: 200MP main + 2 x 10MP tele + 12MP ultrawide all with PDAF and a 12MP selfie with PDAF too!, Samsungâs mature and feature rich software and a full-blown best-on-the-market desktop replacement functionality

CONs

big 234gr phone, less than 24-hour battery life, no memory expansion and Samsungâs persistent effort to lock you into their ecosystem (updated Apr 13, 2025)