Honor has a habit of doing things its own way, and the Honor 700 Pro is the clearest example yet. The company has officially shown off a phone with a second screen built into the camera plateau — and then told us almost nothing else about it.
That is the honest state of play days before the expected November 13 launch in China. Honor has confirmed the design, the colors, the memory configurations, and the existence of the rear display. Everything else — the chipset, the battery, the cameras, the price — is still tipped, leaked, or guessed.
So this is a different kind of review. Think of it as a detailed briefing on what is real, what is rumored, and what you should actually care about if you are waiting for the Philippine release.
What Honor Has Actually Confirmed
Let us start with the firm ground. Honor officially revealed the Honor 700 series — the 700, 700 Pro, and 700S — with a rear display inside the camera plateau on all three models. That is not a Pro-only gimmick; it is the lineup’s defining feature.
The company also confirmed four colors across the range: Cold White, Clear Sky, Blue Tone, and Pink Mist. The memory configurations are public too: the 700 Pro comes in 12GB+256GB, 12GB+512GB, and 16GB+512GB.
Pre-orders are live in China, and Honor is sweetening the deal with a 365-day replace-not-repair promise plus one year of front-screen and rear-screen insurance. That last part tells you the company knows a rear screen is a durability question.
Honor 700 Pro: Confirmed vs Unconfirmed
| Spec | Status | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Launch date | Teaser-confirmed | November 13, 2026 in China, per Honor’s Weibo teaser |
| Rear display | Confirmed | Square secondary screen inside the camera plateau, all three models |
| Colors | Confirmed | Cold White, Clear Sky, Blue Tone, Pink Mist |
| Memory (Pro) | Confirmed | 12GB+256GB, 12GB+512GB, 16GB+512GB |
| Chipset | Tipped | Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (Pro), Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (base) |
| Main display | Tipped | 6.57-inch flat 1.5K OLED |
| Rear display size | Tipped | About 1.72 inches |
| Main camera | Tipped | 200MP |
| Telephoto | Tipped | 50MP periscope (Pro), clip-on 200mm extender |
| Battery | Tipped | Around 9,000mAh |
| Charging | Partially confirmed | Up to 80W wired (3C); 50W wireless and reverse (Pro, tipped) |
| Durability | Unconfirmed | No IP rating announced |
| Software | Unconfirmed | MagicOS version and update commitment unknown |
| Price | Unconfirmed | No official pricing; PH estimate around PHP 51,948 |
Design & Build Quality
The redesign is the story here. The 700 series moves away from the Number lineup’s older look and puts a square secondary display inside a large rear camera island, next to a dual-lens setup. Honor’s own posters show the rear panel handling time widgets, playful animations, and a live preview for selfies taken with the main cameras.
The rear screen is tipped to measure about 1.72 inches — roughly a large postage stamp — and it is the kind of feature that either becomes genuinely useful or becomes a battery-draining novelty. Honor has not said how it handles always-on behavior, and that is a real question.
Build materials, weight, dimensions, and durability rating are all unconfirmed. For a phone at this level, the absence of an IP rating announcement this close to launch is unusual, and worth watching.
Display
The main display is tipped at 6.57 inches, flat, with a 1.5K resolution and ultra-narrow equal bezels. Flat is the right call for a phone that will spend time on a desk and in a pocket, and the equal-bezel look is a step up from the old Number series.
Refresh rate, peak brightness, and panel protection are all unconfirmed. If the Pro follows recent Honor flagships, expect a 120Hz LTPO panel, but nothing is official.
The rear display is the more interesting question. A 1.72-inch square screen inside the camera island is small by design, and its value depends entirely on how well Honor implements it. The company has shown selfie framing, widgets, and notifications, and leaker Digital Chat Station adds mini games and a heart-rate and blood-oxygen readout — though Honor has not confirmed the health features.
Performance
Here is where the rumors get messy. The Honor 700 Pro is tipped to run Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, which would make it a genuine flagship. The base Honor 700 is tipped for the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4.
Early reader reaction on GSMArena is already skeptical, with one comment arguing the rear screen is not worth the trade-offs. That is a reader comment, not a fact, and Honor has not confirmed any of it. Treat the chipset as tipped, not settled.
What is more certain is the memory: 12GB or 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage, which is flagship-tier regardless of which chip lands inside.
Camera
The camera story is the second reason to pay attention. The series is rumored to use a 200-megapixel main camera, and the 700 Pro is tipped to add a 50-megapixel periscope telephoto lens. Both the 700 and 700 Pro may support a clip-on 200mm telephoto extender.
A 200MP main sensor plus a periscope telephoto would put the Pro in the same conversation as the Honor Magic9 and the Xiaomi 18 Pro, both of which we have reviewed on Bleuken. The extender accessory is the wild card — if it works well, it is a genuine differentiator; if it is a gimmick, it is a marketing slide.
Sensor size, aperture, and video capabilities are all unconfirmed. Do not judge the camera until Honor publishes the full spec sheet.
Battery & Charging
Battery capacity for the lineup is said to reach around 9,000mAh, which would be one of the largest cells in any Honor phone. For context, the Honor X9e Pro 5G we reviewed carries an 11,000mAh battery, and the Honor Win2 packs 10,100mAh with a built-in cooling fan. Honor clearly is not shy about big batteries.
All three 700 series models cleared China’s 3C certification with adapters rated up to 80W wired charging. The Pro is rumored to add 50W wireless charging and reverse wireless charging. If true, that is a strong charging package — but 80W is no longer class-leading, and the Motorola Edge 70 Max already offers 90W with a 7,100mAh cell.
Software
Software is the biggest unknown. Honor has not said which version of MagicOS the 700 series will run, nor has it announced an update commitment. For a phone expected to launch in the Philippines, that matters — HONOR’s Number series has historically been a strong seller locally, and buyers keep these phones for years.
The good news: HONOR is not Huawei. Phones sold globally run MagicOS with full Google Mobile Services, so GCash, Maya, and the local banking apps should work out of the box on a Philippine unit. The China version, as usual, will not have Google apps — a reminder to buy from an authorized local seller.
Pros and Cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Rear display on all three models is a genuine differentiator | Almost every spec is still unconfirmed days from launch |
| Tipped 9,000mAh battery would be class-leading endurance | 80W wired charging trails the 90W rivals |
| 200MP main plus 50MP periscope telephoto is a strong camera story | Rear screen’s battery cost and durability are unknown |
| 12GB or 16GB RAM and up to 512GB storage | Clip-on 200mm teleconverter could be a gimmick |
| Four colors and a full redesign of the Number lineup | No official IP rating or build details yet |
| 365-day replace-not-repair and screen insurance during pre-order | Philippine pricing and availability still unannounced |
Should You Buy This?
Buy it if
- You want a big-battery Honor with a genuinely new feature and you can wait for the full spec sheet.
- You shoot a lot of selfies and like the idea of a rear display for framing.
- You are choosing between the 700 and 700 Pro and the periscope telephoto turns out to be real.
Skip it if
- You need a phone now — the Pro is not officially priced or available outside China yet.
- You are skeptical of secondary screens and would rather have a lower price.
- You want a confirmed update commitment before spending flagship money.
Final Verdict
The Honor 700 Pro is the most interesting Honor phone in years, and also the least verifiable. The rear display is real, the redesign is real, and the memory configurations are real. Everything else — the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, the 9,000mAh battery, the 200MP camera, the 80W charging — is still a well-sourced rumor.
That is not a reason to dismiss it. It is a reason to wait for the November 13 launch, or at least for Honor’s full spec sheet, before you decide. If the tipped specs hold, the 700 Pro is a flagship-tier phone with a 9,000mAh battery, a periscope telephoto, and a second screen that could actually be useful. If they do not, it is an expensive experiment in novelty.
For Philippine buyers, the decision is even simpler: wait for the local launch and the local price. HONOR’s Number series has a strong track record here, and the 700 Pro’s combination of a big battery, a periscope camera, and full Google support would make it an easy recommendation — once the specs stop being rumors.