September 16, 2024
Honor 200 Pro Review: Honourable yet Expensive Camera Phone
The Honor 200 Pro offers an exciting package with a good blend of premium design and useful camera features. The wavy textured design language and sleek profile give a premium feel. The 6.78-inch AMOLED display also offers vibrant colours with some level of customisation. The performance is decent enough for daily usage, and it can also support some heavy 3D games. Th...

Honor has been making strides in the Indian smartphone market with its official return. In less than a year, the company has introduced several smartphones that offer unique features and capable cameras. Building on this hype, the brand introduced the Honor 200 Pro. The latest handset from Honor is targeted at the premium segment and comes with a price tag of Rs 57,999 for the sole variant with 12GB RAM and 512GB of internal storage.

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Honor 200 Pro portrait camera samples. (Tap to expand)

The integration works in Honor’s favour as you get some fantastic and well-detailed portrait shots from the phone. The 2.5x camera captures good-quality photos in both daylight and low-light conditions. The bokeh effect in the background looks natural, and the skin tone is not oversaturated.

The phone has three Harcourt modes: Harcourt Vibrant, Harcourt Colour, and Harcourt Classic. I liked the Harcourt Classic mode as it delivered some well-defined black-and-white portraits that look studio-level.

Honor 200 Pro daylight camera samples. (Tap to Expand)

The phone also delivers good daylight photography. I got detailed and punchy colours consistent throughout the testing period. The dynamic range is handled right, balancing the images’ overexposed parts.

Honor 200 Pro ultrawide camera samples. (Tap to Expand)

The ultrawide camera is not as consistent as the primary sensor. That said, it still manages to click balanced colours, but you can see some distortion along the edges, which sort of spoils the mood.

Honor 200 Pro low light camera samples. (Tap to Expand)

Coming to the low light performance of Honor 200 Pro, the primary sensor does a good job again. The noises are kept to a minimum, and the phone is able to preserve the colours when the light is low. The ultra-wide angle was again not up to the mark as the photos came out to be less detailed and full of noises.

Honor 200 Pro Battery: Decent Backup, No Fast Charger in Box

  • Battery Capacity – 5,200mAh (Dual-cell)
  • Wired Charging – 100W SuperCharge
  • Wireless Charging – 66W Wireless SuperCharge
  • Charger – 100W (Not Included)

The handset comes loaded with a 5,200mAh battery that delivers a good output. With casual to moderate usage, the phone lasted almost two days. Under heavy usage, the phone delivers almost a full day of battery backup.

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The Honor 200 Pro offers a decent battery life, though there is no charger in the box.

In our battery loop test, the phone lasted for 26 hours. It also supports 100W fast charging support, although the company is not offering any charger with the box, which is a real bummer. The phone also supports 66W wireless charging, but sadly, the brand currently does not sell the wireless charger in India. Regarding charging speeds, the phone was charged 33 percent in 15 minutes, 65 percent in 30 minutes, and fully charged in one hour.

Honor 200 Pro Verdict

The Honor 200 Pro seems to be the brand’s best attempt to capture the premium segment. The latest handset offers a premium design which looks sleek and unique. The display looks crisp, and you will definitely enjoy watching movies or playing games. The performance is satisfactory, and you will not face any trouble during your day-to-day usage. The cameras are the star of the show and capture some good results in both daylight and low-light conditions. The battery life is decent, though the software is still bloatware-ridden.

That said, the Honor 200 Pro targets fierce competition that includes iQOO 12 (Review), OnePlus 12 (Review), Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, and even Xiaomi 14 Civi (Review).