Honor 600 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy M17e
Verdict
The Honor 600 Lite scores higher in 6 of 6 sections (display, design & durability, camera, performance, connectivity & features and battery), while the Samsung Galaxy M17e is not clearly ahead in any section.
The biggest difference is display: 90 vs 49 points.
- Honor 600 Lite leads in 22 fields
- Galaxy M17e leads in 2 fields
- 13 ties
37 scored fields compared
Score by section
| Section scores | Honor 600 Lite | Galaxy M17e |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||
| Performance | 57 | 36 |
| Camera | 36 | 10 |
| Battery | 71 | 54 |
| Display | 90 | 49 |
| Design & durability | 79 | 51 |
| Connectivity & features | 64 | 44 |
Full specifications
Performance
- Chipset performance index
- Honor 600 Lite: 44/100(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: 30/100
- Chipset
- Honor 600 Lite: Dimensity 7100 Elite
- Galaxy M17e: Dimensity 6300
- RAM (max)
- Honor 600 Lite: 12 GB(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: 6 GB
- Storage (max)
- Honor 600 Lite: 256 GB(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: 128 GB
- Process node
- Honor 600 Lite: 6 nm
- Galaxy M17e: 6 nm
Camera
- Main camera resolution
- Honor 600 Lite: 108 MP(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: 50 MP
- Main sensor size
- Honor 600 Lite: 1/1.67″
- Galaxy M17e: Unknown
- Optical stabilization (OIS)
- Honor 600 Lite: No
- Galaxy M17e: No
- Ultra-wide camera
- Honor 600 Lite: Yes(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: No
- Telephoto camera
- Honor 600 Lite: No
- Galaxy M17e: No
- Periscope lens
- Honor 600 Lite: No
- Galaxy M17e: No
- Optical zoom
- Honor 600 Lite: No
- Galaxy M17e: No
- Video recording
- Honor 600 Lite: 1080p
- Galaxy M17e: 1080p
- Front camera
- Honor 600 Lite: 16 MP(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: 8 MP
- Front camera 4K video
- Honor 600 Lite: No
- Galaxy M17e: No
Battery
- Battery capacity
- Honor 600 Lite: 6520 mAh(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: 6000 mAh
- Wired charging
- Honor 600 Lite: 45 W(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: 25 W
- Wireless charging
- Honor 600 Lite: No
- Galaxy M17e: No
- Reverse charging
- Honor 600 Lite: Yes(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: No
- Reverse charging type
- Honor 600 Lite: Wired
- Galaxy M17e: No
Display
- Screen size
- Honor 600 Lite: 6.6″
- Galaxy M17e: 6.7″
- Panel type
- Honor 600 Lite: OLED(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: LCD
- Refresh rate
- Honor 600 Lite: 120 Hz
- Galaxy M17e: 120 Hz
- Pixel density
- Honor 600 Lite: 434 ppi(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: 262 ppi
- Peak brightness
- Honor 600 Lite: 6500 nits(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: 800 nits
- Resolution
- Honor 600 Lite: 1200x2600
- Galaxy M17e: 720x1600
- Screen protection
- Honor 600 Lite: Aluminosilicate glass
- Galaxy M17e: Unknown
Design & durability
- Weight
- Honor 600 Lite: 180 g(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: 199 g
- Thickness
- Honor 600 Lite: 7.3 mm(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: 8.2 mm
- Dust & water resistance
- Honor 600 Lite: IP65–IP67(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: IP5x (splash resistant)
- Back material
- Honor 600 Lite: Glass(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: Plastic
- Frame material
- Honor 600 Lite: Aluminum(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: Plastic
Connectivity & features
- 5G
- Honor 600 Lite: Yes
- Galaxy M17e: Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Honor 600 Lite: Wi-Fi 5
- Galaxy M17e: Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- Honor 600 Lite: 6.0(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: 5.3
- USB speed
- Honor 600 Lite: USB 2.0
- Galaxy M17e: USB 2.0
- USB port
- Honor 600 Lite: USB-C 2.0
- Galaxy M17e: USB-C 2.0
- DisplayPort output
- Honor 600 Lite: No
- Galaxy M17e: No
- NFC
- Honor 600 Lite: Yes(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: No
- eSIM
- Honor 600 Lite: Yes(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: No
- Ultra-wideband (UWB)
- Honor 600 Lite: No
- Galaxy M17e: No
- Satellite connectivity
- Honor 600 Lite: No
- Galaxy M17e: No
- Stereo speakers
- Honor 600 Lite: Yes(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: No
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Honor 600 Lite: No
- Galaxy M17e: Yes(Better)
- Fingerprint reader
- Honor 600 Lite: Under display (optical)(Better)
- Galaxy M17e: Side-mounted
- 3D face unlock
- Honor 600 Lite: No
- Galaxy M17e: No
- Infrared blaster
- Honor 600 Lite: No
- Galaxy M17e: No
- FM radio
- Honor 600 Lite: Unknown
- Galaxy M17e: Yes
- microSD slot
- Honor 600 Lite: No
- Galaxy M17e: Yes(Better)
- Card slot
- Honor 600 Lite: No
- Galaxy M17e: microSD (shared SIM slot)
General
- Operating system
- Honor 600 Lite: Android 16
- Galaxy M17e: Android 16
- OS updates (major versions)
- Honor 600 Lite: 6
- Galaxy M17e: 6
- Launch price
- Honor 600 Lite: $ 298.75
- Galaxy M17e: ₹ 16,999
- Year
- Honor 600 Lite: 2026
- Galaxy M17e: 2026
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| — | Honor 600 Lite | Galaxy M17e |
|---|---|---|
| Network | ||
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | LTE | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 |
| 5G bands | SA/NSA | 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 26, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | 2026, March 05 | 2026, March 17 |
| Status | Available. Released 2026, March 05 | Available. Released 2026, March 17 |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | 157.4 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm (6.20 x 2.97 x 0.29 in) | 167.4 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm (6.59 x 3.05 x 0.32 in) |
| Weight | 180 g (6.35 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Build | Glass front, aluminum frame, glass back | Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame |
| SIM | · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM IP66 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets) | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes) |
| Display | ||
| Type | AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 3840Hz PWM, 800 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM), 6500 nits (peak) | PLS LCD, 120Hz, 650 nits (typ), 800 nits (HBM) |
| Size | 6.6 inches, 106.9 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2600 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~434 ppi density) | 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~262 ppi density) |
| Protection | Aluminosilicate glass | – |
| Platform | ||
| OS | Android 16, up to 6 major OS updates, MagicOS 10 | Android 16, up to 6 major OS updates, One UI 8 |
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 7100 Elite (6 nm) | Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) | Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | Mali-G610 MC2 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| Memory | ||
| Card slot | No | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
| Internal | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM | 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM |
| Main Camera | ||
| Dual | 108 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.67", PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) | 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF Auxiliary lens |
| Features | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30/60fps |
| Selfie camera | ||
| Single | 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide) | 8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | No | Yes |
| Comms | ||
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | 6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5.0 | 5.3, A2DP, LE |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) | No |
| Radio | Unspecified | FM radio |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| Features | ||
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, compass, proximity (ultrasonic) | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Li-Po 6520 mAh | Li-Ion 6000 mAh |
| Charging | 45W wired 6W reverse wired | 25W wired |
| Misc | ||
| Colors | Velvet Gray, Desert Gold, Velvet Black, Vital Green | Blitz Blue, Vibe Violet |
| Models | LNA-NX1 | SM-M076B, SM-M076B/DS |
| Price | $ 298.75 / € 339.00 / £ 259.00 | ₹ 16,999 |
| SAR | – | 1.12 W/kg (head) |
| SAR EU | – | 1.23 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body) |