Honor X80 Pro Max leak: 11,000mAh battery and Wi-Fi 7 for around $300
Honor is preparing a budget phone with an 11,000mAh battery — the largest ever confirmed for a mainstream handset — priced at around $300. Leaked specs, first reported by GSMArena, also reveal it will be the first device running Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 chip. The catch: the Honor X80 Pro Max is headed to China first, with no confirmed US or UK launch date.
The battery claim
11,000mAh is a genuinely striking number. For comparison, the OnePlus 13 packs 6,000mAh, and even gaming-focused phones like the RedMagic 10 Pro cap out around that range. The X80 Pro Max pairs that cell with 90W wired charging, so a full top-up should take well under an hour. There is no wireless charging.
The rest of the hardware is straightforward for the price. A 6.8-inch flat OLED with a 1.5K (2788×1280) resolution, ultra-thin bezels, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage, and MagicOS 10 built on Android 16. The single rear camera is a 50MP sensor. Honor also claims full water resistance and drop resistance, though no specific MIL-STD or IP rating has been cited in any leak.
The design is two-tone vegan leather — ivory white with an orange accent stripe along the bottom edge — and the module housing that lone camera is round, keeping the back clean.
Live images leaked by Experience More show the Honor X80 Pro Max's ultra-thin bezels and two-tone vegan leather back.
The chip story
The Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 is the bigger structural news here. Qualcomm confirmed Honor as one of the first adopters, per Android Headlines, and the chip brings Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0 to the $300–500 tier for the first time. App launches are reportedly 20% faster than the previous generation. The trade-off, noted by Notebookcheck, is a downgrade to USB 2.0 speeds. That puts pressure on Samsung's Galaxy A56 and Google's Pixel 10a, both competing in the same price band.
Availability
Honor's X series has a patchy track record outside China. The UK Honor Store currently lists no X80 or X80 Pro model, and there is no confirmed EU or US rollout for the Pro Max variant. Realme, Redmi, and Oppo are also expected to launch Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 devices in the second half of 2026, so the chip's benefits will eventually reach global buyers through other brands even if Honor doesn't follow through internationally.
At around $300 with specs that embarrass most phones at the price, the X80 Pro Max is worth watching — but holding out for a global release is a gamble with no clear timeline.
