Honor unveiled two new models in the X60 series and they are more different than their X50 counterparts. There’s a Pro model with a brighter screen and more processing power (which also impacts camera capabilities).
The Honor It has 10-bit colors and can reach a peak brightness of 3,000 nits, which is controlled with 3,840Hz high-frequency PWM dimming. The display can handle wet fingers (the phone itself is waterproof but without an official IP rating).
X60 Pro with curved OLED display • X60 with flat LCD
The X60 Pro is still powered by the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, which is quite a downgrade from the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 used in the X50 Pro. In fact, the 6 Gen 1 is the same chip that was used in the vanilla X50. To be fair, it’s better than the chip inside the vanilla
Talking about it, both phones have 108MP cameras and 2MP depth sensors. These are 1/1.67” sensors with 9-to-1 binning (1.92μm effective pixel size) and in-sensor 3x zoom. There’s no optical stabilization, but the lens is quite sharp with an f/1.75 aperture.
Same 108MP camera on both
The Pro model has a pill-shaped punch hole, but it’s a big hole for a small camera – it has an 8MP sensor and extra hardware (Honor didn’t bother to explain what it does). Also, note that the Pro phone has an under-display fingerprint reader, while the vanilla X60 (being LCD) is using a side-mounted reader.
There are 8MP selfie cameras on both, but the Pro has a pill-shaped hole
The vanilla Honor X60 switches to a flat display, however, it is downgraded to LCD. It measures 6.8″ with a low 1,080 x 2,412px resolution (20.1:9) and achieves a low brightness of 850 nits (with DC dimming). However, it still runs at 120Hz.
The X60 selfie camera also has an 8MP sensor, but it remains alone in a circular punch hole. As far as the rear camera is concerned, it is the same as the Pro, except for the 4K video mode.
This is a limitation of the Dimensity 7025-Ultra chipset (2x A78 @ 2.5GHz + 6x A55 @ 2.0GHz, BXM-8-256 GPU). The two new X60 models can be configured with 8GB or 12GB of RAM and 128GB, 256GB or 512GB of storage. They launch with MagicOS 8.0, which is based on Android 14.
Up to 12GB RAM and 512GB storage • Drop and water resistant build
Another important difference between the Honor X60 and X60 Pro is the battery. The vanilla model has a larger 5,800mAh battery with relatively slow 35W charging.
The X60 Pro gets a big 6,600mAh battery and fast charging, 66W, to boot. This has a notable impact on video playback endurance compared to the vanilla X60 (25 hours vs 19 hours), but gaming endurance only gets a small bump (10 hours vs 9 hours). Of course, the X60 Pro has a higher resolution display and a more powerful chipset, which will suck more power.
X60 battery: 6,600mAh on the X60 Pro and 5,800mAh on the
The Pro model also features stereo speakers with Honor Histone 7.1 technology. When you want to sing really loud they can increase the volume up to 300%.
Powerful stereo speakers on the Honor X60 Pro
Connectivity is the same with one exception. Both are dual-SIM 5G phones with Wi-Fi 5 (ac). The vanilla model has a newer Bluetooth version (5.3 vs. 5.1 on the Pro), but both support the same audio codecs: AAC, LDAC, and aptX HD.
The exception is that the X60 Pro has two-way satellite texting via the Beidou constellation, which can be used when cell service is not available.
Honor X60 is now available in China on Honor’s online store. The base 8/128GB model is priced at CNY 1,200 (which converts to $170/€155/₹14,200). Here are the upgrade options: 8/256GB for CNY 1,400, 12/256GB for CNY 1,600, and 12/512GB for CNY 1,800. The X60 is available in three colors: black, green and silver.
Honor X60: Black • Green • Silver
The Honor X60 Pro costs more, but not by much. You can find it on Honor’s China store. The base 8/128GB model starts at CNY 1,500 (converted to other currencies, it’s $210/€195/₹17,700). There are other memory options as well: 8/256GB for CNY 1,700, 12/256GB for CNY 2,000 and finally, 12/512GB for CNY 2,300. The color options include black, green and silver with orange as an additional option. Note that different colors also have different textures.
Honor X60 Pro in: Orange • Black • Green • Silver