A recent leak by tipster Digital Chat Station revealed that Honor will announce the Honor 500 and GT 2 series before the end of this year in China. In a new development, two new Honor phones have surfaced in the database of China’s 3C certification platform. These appear to be the upcoming Honor 500 and 500 Pro.
Honor 500 Series 3C Certified
The above screenshot reportedly shows that two upcoming Honor phones with model codes MEP-AN00 and MEY-AN00 passed 3C approval. Known as “Merry” and “MerryP” internally, they pair with an 80W charger.
Tech bloggers in China guess these are the Honor 500 and 500 Pro. With the 3C certification done, expect the series to debut in November in China.
Digital Chat Station saw Honor 500 series prototypes in black, silver, pink, and blue. A fresh leak states the Honor 500 Pro packs a 6.5-inch 1.5K OLED screen, Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, and a triple rear camera. It includes a 200-megapixel main sensor, an ultra-wide lens, and a 64-megapixel periscope telephoto from OV64.
The base Honor 500 might get a 6.5-inch 1.5K OLED display and a 200-megapixel dual-camera rear setup. Details on its processor remain unknown.
The Honor 500 lineup will compete with Vivo’s S50 series and Oppo’s Reno 15 series. Digital Chat Station just shared the main specs for the Reno 15 and 15 Pro. Rumors have not yet spilled solid info on the Vivo S50.
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