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Honor 200 Pro

Honor 200 Pro
R10,000
SKU: 4523
Brand: Honor
Category: Mobiles
Available
  • CPU: Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520)
  • RAM: 12GB/16GB
  • Storage: 256GB/512GB/1TB
  • Display: OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR, 4000 nits (peak)
  • Camera: 50MP
  • OS: Android 14, MagicOS 8

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

7.3
  • Display 7 / 10
  • Camera 7 / 10
  • Performance 7 / 10
  • Battery 8 / 10

PROS

  1. OLED display, 120Hz refresh rate.
  2. Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with 12/16GB RAM.
  3. Triple rear camera dual 50MP and 12MP.
  4. Dual selfie camera 50MP and 2 MP.
  5. 5200mAh battery with 100W chraging.

CONS

  1. FM Radio was unavailable.

The Honor 200 Pro has officially landed in the South African market, stepping forward as a formidable “flagship killer.” Starting from roughly ZAR 10,000, it targets mobile photographers, content creators, and power users who want top-tier processing speeds and studio-quality camera features without crossing over into ultra-luxury price categories.

While ZAR 10,000 serves as the general nationwide baseline for this high-performance device, your final checkout total will fluctuate based on store-specific promotions, regional distribution costs, or whether you choose an upfront cash purchase over a monthly network contract upgrade.

Where to Buy It in South Africa

Honor has secured widespread retail availability for the 200 Pro, ensuring you can find it across digital platforms, physical department stores, and major mobile networks nationwide:

  • Online Storefronts & Tech Specialists: Takealot, Hi Online, Cellucity, and 4U.

  • Major Retail & Department Chains: Makro, Game, HiFi Corp, and Foschini.

  • Everyday Value & Apparel Outlets: Mr Price, PEP, and Ackermans.

  • Mobile Network Providers (Premium Contract Plans): MTN and Chatz Connect.

Why the Honor 200 Pro Shakes Up the R10,000 Tier

For around R10,000, Honor has packed the 200 Pro with cutting-edge internal hardware and software innovations that push it right into elite performance territory:

  • Studio Harcourt Portrait Camera System: Co-engineered with the legendary Parisian Studio Harcourt, the rear camera array is anchored by a 50MP main camera utilizing a custom 1/1.3-inch H9000 sensor with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). Crucially, it features a dedicated 50MP telephoto portrait lens (with a Sony sensor) and specialized AI portrait algorithms, allowing you to capture professional, studio-level lighting and depth right from your phone.

  • Flagship-Grade Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Processor: Driving the device is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset. This high-end processor effortlessly handles heavy 3D mobile gaming, AI background processes, and multi-window multitasking while optimizing internal power consumption.

  • Stunning Quad-Curved Eye-Comfort Display: The front face carries a gorgeous 6.78-inch 1.5K AMOLED display with a fluid 120Hz refresh rate. It incorporates industry-leading 3840Hz risk-free PWM dimming to eliminate screen flicker, drastically reducing eye strain during extended scrolling blocks.

  • Blistering 100W Wired & 66W Wireless Charging: To easily conquer load-shedding anxiety, the device houses a 5,200mAh silicon-carbon battery. It supports lightning-fast 100W wired charging, which can juice up your battery to 100% in roughly 35 minutes. It also includes flagship-grade 66W wireless charging capabilities.

Shopping Tip: Because the Honor 200 Pro leans heavily into premium creator performance, it is a highly attractive option on cellular upgrade plans. Check contract deals with MTN or Chatz Connect, as they frequently wrap the handset into highly competitive 24 or 36-month packages bundled with substantial monthly data allocations or free promotional wearable tech.

Full Specifications

General

Brand Honor
Model Honor 200 Pro
Announced 27 May, 2024
Released 31 May, 2024
Status Available
Price ZAR 10,000

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones. Bar
Dimensions 163.3 x 75.2 x 8.2 mm (6.43 x 2.96 x 0.32 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz)
Protection Dust and water resistant
Colors Moonlight White, Black, Ocean Cyan, Pink

Network

2G Network
3G Network
4G Network
5G Network
SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR, 4000 nits (peak)
Size 6.78 inches, 111.5 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1224 x 2700 pixels (~437 ppi density)

Media

Audio Playback
Video Playback
FM Radio No
Ring Tones
Loudspeaker

Camera

Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality. 50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.3", 1.2µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 112˚ (ultrawide), AF
Camera Features HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera 50 MP, f/2.1, (wide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Camera Features HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. Android 14
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. MagicOS 8

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. Qualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. Adreno 735
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. 12GB/16GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored. 256GB/512GB/1TB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. No
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, ultrasound proximity

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Positioning GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky. GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS (B1I+B1c)
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. 100W wired, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 41 min (advertised)
Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device. 66W wireless, 64% in 30 min (advertised)
5W reverse wired
Reverse wireless

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