The HONOR 600S is on sale in the Philippines from ₱18,999, from a brand that has climbed to fourth place in the local smartphone market.
HONOR Philippines launched the HONOR 600S on October 1, a cheaper addition to the HONOR 600 series that arrived in May. The 6GB + 128GB model costs ₱18,999. The 8GB + 256GB model has a suggested retail price of ₱22,999, with a launch promo price of ₱19,999. Ahead of the launch, the company had confirmed 5G, an 8,100mAh battery, and its AI Image to Video 2.0 feature, which turns a still photo into a short animated clip.
HONOR Philippines vice president Stephen Cheng said the goal was to bring the series’ AI and connectivity features to a wider audience, making them “accessible to even more users.” That is a practical pitch at a moment when phone prices in the country are climbing, and it comes from a brand that has spent the past four years working its way into the top of the local market.
Philippine Price and Availability
Pre-orders ran October 1 to 9 at the promo prices, and a First Day Sale followed on October 10. The phone is sold at authorized HONOR stores nationwide, Globe stores, and HONOR’s official Lazada, Shopee and TikTok Shop stores. The 6GB + 128GB model is sold only through those online stores during its first month on sale. The 600S comes in Misty Purple, Desert Gold and Velvet Black.
That puts the 600S ₱6,000 to ₱10,000 below the HONOR 600, which starts at ₱28,999 in the Philippines, depending on configuration.
What the Spec Sheet Says
The Philippine units carry the same hardware HONOR announced at the phone’s Hong Kong launch. It runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4, an entry-to-midrange chip, with a 6.87-inch LCD screen at HD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate for smoother scrolling. The 8,100mAh battery charges at 45 watts, and HONOR claims it keeps more than 80 percent of its capacity after five years under lab testing. The main camera is 50 megapixels.
The durability claims stand out most. The phone carries IP68, IP69 and IP69K ratings, the international codes for dust and water resistance; IP69K is the strictest of the three, covering high-pressure, high-temperature water jets. HONOR also rates it for drops of up to 2.5 meters. It ships with Android 16 and HONOR’s MagicOS 10.
From Huawei Spinoff to Fourth Place
HONOR began as Huawei’s budget line and was spun off as an independent company in late 2020, after United States sanctions cut Huawei off from Google’s services and key suppliers. It relaunched in the Philippines as a standalone brand in 2022.
The climb since then has been steep. According to market research firm Omdia, HONOR took 10 percent of Philippine smartphone shipments in the first quarter of 2026, enough to enter the country’s top five brands for the first time. In the second quarter it held that 10 percent share and moved up to fourth, level with OPPO in share but ranked ahead of it. Transsion, the company behind TECNO, Infinix and itel, still leads with 33 percent, followed by Xiaomi at 22 percent and Samsung at 16 percent.
Much of that growth has come from the midrange. HONOR has said, citing its own sales data, that the X9c 5G was the best-selling phone in the country’s ₱15,000 to ₱20,000 bracket in 2025. Its follow-up, the X9d 5G, carried the brand’s campaigns through early 2026.
Why the Timing Matters
The 600S arrives in a market that is getting more expensive. Rising memory costs have pushed brands to raise prices and trim their cheapest models, and the five biggest vendors now account for 91 percent of Philippine shipments. A phone pitched as the accessible entry to a flagship-adjacent series fits that squeeze. For reference, the 600S sells for HK$1,999 in Hong Kong. In the Philippines, both the 6GB + 128GB model and the 8GB + 256GB promo price land under ₱20,000, the same bracket where HONOR says the X9c 5G sold best last year. Whether the 600S holds that ground against Xiaomi and Samsung is the open question.
Updated October 11 with Philippine pricing and availability, and October 13 with the Philippine specifications.
Launch: October 1, 2026 (Philippines)
Price: 6GB + 128GB, ₱18,999; 8GB + 256GB, ₱22,999 SRP or ₱19,999 launch promo
Where to buy: Authorized HONOR stores, Globe stores, and HONOR’s official Lazada, Shopee and TikTok Shop stores
Colors: Misty Purple, Desert Gold, Velvet Black
Specs: Snapdragon 4 Gen 4; 6.87-inch 120Hz HD+ LCD; 8,100mAh battery with 45W charging; 50MP main camera; IP68/IP69/IP69K; 2.5m drop rating; 5G; Android 16 with MagicOS 10; AI Image to Video 2.0