{"id":11542,"date":"2024-06-20T15:35:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T15:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=11542"},"modified":"2024-06-20T15:35:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T15:35:49","slug":"honor-200-pro-review-midrange-mixed-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=11542","title":{"rendered":"Honor 200 Pro Review: Midrange Mixed Bag"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Honor\u2019s 200 Pro<\/span> is an upper-midranger or maybe a lesser flagship. It has a lovely screen, good battery life, fast charging, a versatile camera, and the AI features of Honor\u2019s flagship, Magic 6 Pro<\/a>. Compromises are minimal. Sure, the processor is a step down from the flagship tier, it\u2019s slightly less water resistant, the camera isn\u2019t quite as good, and the 200 Pro misses out on secure face unlock, but it offers a pretty similar experience at a much more affordable price (\u00a3700 in the UK or 800 euros in Europe). It is not officially sold in the US.<\/p>\n

Honor focused on the portrait prowess of the 200 Pro in the unveiling, talking up its partnership with Paris-based Studio Harcourt<\/a> (a famous portrait studio). But, like many of the 200 Pro’s AI features, this stuff feels a bit gimmicky. The real reason to look at the 200 Pro is the hardware you get for the price. Just be aware that Honor\u2019s software can be jarring, and the design is not for everyone.<\/p>\n

Classic or Old<\/h2>\n

While the Honor 200 Pro feels like a classy phone, the design gives me grandmother vibes. I acknowledge this might just be me, but something about the cameo brooch-shaped camera module (supposedly inspired by Gaudi’s “Casa Mil\u00e1”<\/a>) and the pale green (Ocean Cyan), swirly, mother-of-pearl finish has me picturing Grandma fishing it out of her handbag. There\u2019s nothing wrong<\/em> with the design, and I feel bad dunking on an attempt to do something different with the camera module, but it\u2019s just not for me.<\/p>\n

The 200 Pro is light, slim, and curves front and back into the aluminum frame. It’s very comfortable to hold. But I have grown tired of curved screens and the inevitable accidental touches. I have no other complaints about the 6.78-inch AMOLED screen. The 2,700 x 1,224-pixel resolution is plenty sharp, the refresh rate goes up to 120 Hz<\/a>, and it’s bright enough to read outdoors (Honor claims 4,000 nits of peak brightness, but that sounds optimistic). The sound quality of the stereo speakers is also impressive.<\/p>\n

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