Honor 100 is the pioneer of SD 7 Gen 3, 100 Pro goes up to SD8 Gen 2

Honor concluded a busy day of smartphone announcements where we also saw Oppo unveil two Reno11 smartphones and Red Magic unveil the 9 Pro duo.

Honor kicked off its 100 series with two phones: Honor 100 as the first Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 phone and Honor 100 Pro. Both phones feature 100W charging and a custom C1 RF chip for better calls even in situations more difficult.

Honor 100

The Basic 100 is a 7.8mm thin device with a 6.7” OLED display with 1220p resolution and an under-panel fingerprint scanner. The new Qualcomm chipset has a CPU with one Cortex-A715 core that runs up to 3.15 GHz, three more at 2.4 GHz, and the four Cortex-A510 units for efficiency at 1.8 GHz.

There are only two cameras on the back: a 50MP main camera with a Sony IMX906 sensor with f/1.95 aperture and OIS and a 12MP ultrawide camera with 112-degree FoV. The selfie camera has another 50MP sensor and an f/2.1 lens on the front.

The C1 chip determines the best cell tower to connect to, and when Wi-Fi connectivity is available, the phone can easily switch between networks. Honor promises that the 100 series phones will have smoother calls during high-speed train rides, while Internet and video will work smoothly in the subway and elevators.

There is a 5,000mAh battery inside the Honor 100 and the company will provide the necessary adapter in the retail package. Other highlights include NFC, Honor Histen sound, and MagicOS 7.2 on top of Android 13.

Honor 100

Prices for the Honor 100 start at CNY 2,499 ($350/€320) for a 12/256 GB version. There are four color options available: black, white, blue or purple and the phone can already be ordered on the Honor China website.

Honor 100 Pro

The 100 Pro has a larger 6.78-inch OLED screen and a more powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. While Honor has retained the 50MP main camera and 12MP ultrawide camera, there is also a third 32MP camera which, according to the company, can achieve “50x zoom”.

It’s unclear what part of this is optical zoom, but most of the increase happens digitally because we don’t see any kind of periscope lens. However, it does feature OIS.

The Honor 100 Pro has the same 5,000mAh battery with 100W charging as its sibling, but here we also have support for 66W wireless charging which could take the phone from 0 to 100% in 42 minutes.

To prevent the phone from overheating, Honor has packed a VC cooling solution with a total area of ​​4,674 square mm into a component that is only 0.35 mm thin, which is 30% lighter than standard copper VC. The rest of the specs are the same as the non-Pro model: Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 6, C1 chip for better RF, and MagicOS 7.2.

Honor 100 Pro

Honor 100 Pro is already on sale in four colors: black, white, blue and purple, with the last two having a clean design with faux leather on the back. Prices start from CNY 3,399 ($480/€440) for the 12/256 GB option and can go up to CNY 4,399 ($620/€565) for the variant with 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage, but It is limited to Purple and White versions only.