For years, the rule of smartphone physics was simple: If you wanted a battery bigger than 6,000mAh, you had to buy a “rugged” phone that looked like a power tool and weighed as much as a brick. Well, HONOR just broke that rule.
The company has officially launched the HONOR Power2 in China, and the numbers on the spec sheet look like a typo. It packs a staggering 10,080mAh battery, but the unit is only 7.98mm thick and weighs 216 grams.
To put that in perspective, that is roughly the same thickness as most standard flagship phones you can buy today, but with double the battery capacity. It’s an engineering flex made possible by second-generation silicon-carbon anode technology, which allows for significantly higher energy density than standard lithium-ion cells.
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The rest of the handset is an odd but intriguing mix of flagship durability and midrange compromises.
The HONOR Power2 is built to take a beating. The chassis carries an IP68, IP69, and IP69K rating. That means it can survive submersion, high-pressure water jets, and high-temperature steam cleaning. If you are the type of person who accidentally drops their device in a pot of boiling soup (don’t ask), the Power2 should theoretically survive.
HONOR is also debuting MediaTek’s new Dimensity 8500 Elite chipset here. It’s an octa-core processor built on a 4nm process, featuring ARM’s Cortex-A725 cores. Early benchmarks suggest it hits over 2.4 million on Antutu, which puts it comfortably in high-performance territory, even if it isn’t snatching the absolute crown from the top-tier Qualcomm Snapdragons of the world.
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The display is a 6.79-inch AMOLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness that the brand claims hits 8,000 nits. Though you can tell where HONOR cut corners to keep the price down and the battery big: the cameras. While the main shooter is a respectable 50-megapixel sensor with optical image stabilization, it is paired with a 5-megapixel ultrawide camera.
Beyond the big cell, the HONOR Power2’s utility is genuinely impressive. It supports 27-watt reverse wired charging — fast enough to actually rescue a friend’s dying device rather than just keeping it on life support — and debuts the company’s “Hongyan” Gen 2 antenna technology for significantly better connectivity. It all comes wrapped in a chassis available in Midnight Black, Snowfield White, and a Sunrise Orange that looks similar to the Apple iPhone 17 Pro, as you can see below.
HONOR Power2 side by side with the Apple iPhone 17 Pro
Pricing and availability
The HONOR Power2 is rolling out in China first, with sales starting Jan. 9.
- 12GB RAM + 256GB storage: 2,699 Chinese yuan (roughly $387 or 22,872 Philippine pesos)
- 12GB RAM + 512GB storage: 2,999 yuan ($429 or 25,414 Philippine pesos)
There is no official word yet on a global release. But considering how popular HONOR’s durable phones (like the X9 series) are in the local market, bringing a smartphone that solves many consumers’ biggest complaint — battery life — we certainly hope so.
HONOR Power2 specs
- 6.79-inch AMOLED display, 1.5K resolution, 120Hz refresh rate
- 4nm MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Elite 5G processor
- Mali-G720 MC8 GPU
- 12GB LPDDR5X RAM
- 256GB/512GB UFS 4.1 storage
- Dual 50-megapixel main, 5-megapixel ultrawide rear cameras
- 16-megapixel front camera
- Under-display fingerprint reader
- 10,080mAh battery with 80-watt fast charging
- IP66/IP68/IP69K rating
- MagicOS 10 based on Android 16
- Color options: Phantom Black, Snowfield White, Rising Sun Orange
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