This isn't NASCAR, it's PhoNASCAR – small RC cars get smartphone batteries to power them and race against each other.
It's not about sheer speed or explosive torque; this is an endurance test – the car whose battery depletes last wins.
Honor comes on top.
Spoiler alert! Oh, no…
I spoiled the surprise, but the short movie that's been shot and edited in honor (pun intended) of Honor's new battery is remarkable and it's worth watching.
Honor's marketing team has gotten the green light (another "pun intended" moment, sorry, I can't help it) for a crazy project once again. Last time around, the Honor Magic V6 foldable was used as a safety line by a man on a zipline.
Here's the new project:
Video by Honor
The two-minute clip starts by pretending we're about to watch a true-blood, high-octane car race thriller, but instead of Matt Damon and Christian Bale, we're introduced to three RC cars that are barely bigger than a chihuahua.
What's the deal?
Each car packs a different battery cell under the hood and all three come from smartphones. Two are from the world's most popular phones today, while the third is made by Honor:
The whole thing is about praising the new Honor 600 Pro phone and its outstanding battery. But before you go "Duh, of course a 7,000 mAh cell will outlast a ~4,300 mAh one", that's not the point.
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The point is, "Hey, we have a phone that's priced under $800 that comes with a far larger battery than what Apple and Samsung offer". No, Honor didn't actually say that, but I'm conveying the point of the clip to you.
So, the car with the iPhone 17 Pro's battery died first and shortly after – the Samsung-powered one.
The RC car with the 7,000 mAh cell from the Honor 600 Pro goes on and on. A true champion.
Important public service announcement: only the China-exclusive model of the Honor 600 Pro packs a 7,000 mAh cell. The variant that's meant for the European market comes with a 6,400 mAh cell.
But that's plenty already.
It's important to remember that phones have complex software optimization systems that can squeeze really impressive times out of a cell. There are heat management systems, too.
Why does it look like the iPhone?
The new 600 series looks like a certain Apple phone. | Image by Honor
The iPhone 17 Pro's iconic camera plateau is being "borrowed" (I'm being polite here) by the company for their Honor 600 Pro model.
Moreover, the orange hue on the new phone doesn't even try to pretend like it's not copying Apple. I think Chinese companies can do better than that, but the iPhone's worldwide popularity simply can't be ignored all the time.
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Sebastian is one of PhoneArena’s senior opinionators. A veteran news writer with almost 20 years of experience in media and technology, he not only covers all the hot news about Galaxies and iPhones, but often provides hot takes on industry trends. He’s fascinated with camera-focused flagships from the likes of Oppo and Vivo, as well as foldable phones.
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