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Honor 300 Pro vs Apple iPhone 16

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Honor 300 Pro vs Apple iPhone 16

89 out of 100
Honor 300 Pro
VS
88 out of 100
Apple iPhone 16
Honor 300 Pro
Apple iPhone 16

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Honor 300 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on December 2, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 16, which is powered by Apple A18 and came out 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Honor 300 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Comes with 1739 mAh larger battery capacity: 5300 vs 3561 mAh
  • Has a 0.68 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 30W)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • 31% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2186K versus 1673K)
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • 54% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3283 and 2133 points
  • Weighs 29 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Honor 300 Pro and Apple iPhone 16 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
300 Pro
vs
iPhone 16

Display

TypeAMOLEDOLED
Size6.78 inches6.1 inches
Resolution1224 x 2700 pixels1179 x 2556 pixels
Aspect ratio19.85:919.5:9
PPI437 ppi460 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYesNo
Max rated brightness1200 nits2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR4000 nits1600 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protectionTempered glassCeramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio90.4%86.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.7%
PWM - 60 Hz
Response time - 3 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
300 Pro
n/a
iPhone 16
1720 nits

Design and build

Height163.8 mm (6.45 inches)147.6 mm (5.81 inches)
Width75.3 mm (2.96 inches)71.6 mm (2.82 inches)
Thickness8.2 mm (0.32 inches)7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight199 g (7.02 oz)170 g (6 oz)
WaterproofIP65IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamber -
Rear material - Glass
Frame materialPlasticMetal
ColorsWhite, Black, GreenWhite, Black, Blue, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayNo
Screen-to-body ratio
300 Pro+5%
90.4%
iPhone 16
86.4%

Performance

Tests of Honor 300 Pro and Apple iPhone 16 in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Apple A18
Max clock3000 MHz4040 MHz
CPU cores8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)6 (2 + 4)
Architecture- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4		- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest
L3 cache12 MB -
ManufacturingTSMCTSMC
Lithography process4 nanometers3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonNeural Engine
GraphicsAdreno 750Apple A18 GPU
GPU shading units1536640
GPU clock903 MHz1490 MHz
FLOPS~2774 GFLOPS~1907 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
300 Pro
2133
iPhone 16+54%
3283
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
300 Pro
6655
iPhone 16+22%
8094
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
300 Pro+31%
2186467
iPhone 16
1673813
CPU478540441992
GPU896091699959
Memory433332173158
UX378504358704
Total score21864671673813
SamplesLess then 3[2 tests]

Memory

RAM
RAM size12, 16 GB8 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5LPDDR5X
Channels44
Storage
Storage size256, 512 GB128, 256, 512 GB
Storage type - NVMe
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 15 iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2)
ROMMagicOS 9 -
OS size - 16 GB

Battery

Capacity5300 mAh3561 mAh
Max charge power100 W30 W
Battery typeSilicon-Carbon (Si/C)Li-Ion
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (80 W)Yes (15 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes
Fast chargingYes (59% in 15 min)Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full charging time0:41 hr1:42 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 13:44 hr
Watching video - 18:09 hr
Gaming - 05:56 hr
Standby - 130 hr
General battery life
300 Pro
n/a
iPhone 16
29:45 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels48 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61448000 x 6000
ZoomOptical, 3xDigital
FlashDual LEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingNoNo
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion240 FPS (1080p)240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens112°120°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.6
Focal length - 26 mm
SensorOmnivision OVH9000 -
Sensor size1/1.56"1/1.56"
Pixel size1 micron1 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution50 MP -
Aperturef/2.4 -
StabilizationOptical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 80
Preview - 84
Zoom - 116
Samples - Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels50 megapixels12 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61444032 x 3024
Aperturef/2.1f/1.9
Focal length - 23 mm
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size - 1/3.6"
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 30 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)YesYes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version5.35.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version22
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortNoYes
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portYesNo
Network
Number of SIM*2 -
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
Multi SIM modeStandby -
eSIM support*NoYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby Atmos - Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedDecember 2024September 2024
Release dateDecember 2024September 2024
Launch price$470$799
SAR (head) - 1.24 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.41 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled chargerYes, 100 WNot included
Further details
Notes on iPhone 16:
    - The US model is eSIM-only, while the international version offers both a physical SIM slot and eSIM support.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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