Honor 500 Price South Africa 2025 & Specs

Brand

Honor

Model

500

Release Date

2025, September

Colors

Midnight Black, Meteor Silver, Desert Gold, Tidal Blue

Networks

2G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G

LTE

5G

SA/NSA

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Body

Dimensions

-

Weight

-

Body Material

-

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Nano-SIM + eSIM

IP66 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets)

Main Dual

200 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.4", PDAF, OIS

12 MP, f/2.2, 112˚ (ultrawide), AF

Features

Video

4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, OIS

Selfie Single

50 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

Features

HDR

Video

4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, OIS

Display

Type

AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR, 5000 nits (peak)

Size

6.55 inches

Resolution

1264 x 2736 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

Protection

-

Platform

OS

Android 16, HyperOS 9.5

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (1x2.63 GHz Cortex-A715 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510)

GPU

Adreno 780

Sound

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm Jack

No

Memory

RAM

8GB / 12GB

ROM

256GB / 512GB

Card slot

No

Battery

Type

Si/C 8000 mAh

Charging

Fast charging 100W

Wireless charging 80W

Features

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, ultrasound proximity

Comms

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Positioning

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS

USB

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

NFC

Yes