Nothing Phone 4b vs HONOR 600: Which Camera Phone Actually Wins?

Nothing Phone 4b vs HONOR 600 is the head-to-head Filipino content creators can’t stop asking about right now, because the two hottest camera phones under ₱30,000 could not be more different. The Nothing Phone (4b) bets on a clean dual-camera setup and a design nobody else is doing. The HONOR 600 bets everything on one giant 200MP sensor. Both just landed in the Philippines this year, and both want the same buyer: someone who films more than they call.

“Camera-focused” doesn’t mean the same thing on these two phones. One is built for versatility. The other is built for one killer shot type. Pick wrong and you’ll spend the next two years fighting your phone instead of shooting with it.

Spec Sheet — Nothing Phone (4b)

Spec Sheet — HONOR 600

The camera fight: versatility vs. one big sensor

This is where the two phones stop looking like they belong in the same conversation.

Nothing Phone (4b) runs a 50MP main sensor with OIS, paired with an 8MP ultrawide. Nothing didn't chase megapixels here. The OIS on the main lens keeps handheld video steadier, and 4K recording holds up in daylight and decent indoor light. The ultrawide gives you the option to switch framing without walking backward, useful if you're filming a product demo or a room tour and need the wider angle in the same shoot. The 16MP front camera is fine for talking-head clips and quick selfie video, though it won't match a dedicated vlogging phone for low-light selfie clarity.

HONOR 600 goes all-in on a single 200MP main sensor, a 1/1.4-inch chip that's large for this price bracket, also stabilized with OIS. HONOR built the whole camera stack around portraits and low-light stills. Sixteen-in-one pixel binning pulls in more light per shot, and the AI processing leans hard into skin tones and night photography. There's no telephoto lens on the base 600 (that's reserved for the 600 Pro), so you lose reach if you shoot from a distance. But for anyone whose content lives or dies on portrait shots, thumbnail faces, or close-up product detail, that 200MP sensor resolves detail the Nothing Phone (4b) can't match. The 12MP ultrawide doubles as a macro camera too, so tight product shots are covered.

Front camera is another split. HONOR 600 packs a 50MP selfie shooter against Nothing's 16MP. If you do selfie-facing vlogs, reaction content, or Instagram Reels shot handheld with the front lens, HONOR's camera pulls ahead by a wide margin here.

Video specs matter just as much as stills for a creator audience. Both phones shoot 4K, but HONOR's larger sensor and heavier AI processing give it the edge in mixed and low light, where Nothing's smaller sensor starts to show noise sooner. Where Nothing claws back ground is consistency. The dual-camera setup means less software correction and more predictable footage across different lighting, which some editors actually prefer over an AI-heavy pipeline that can shift color and skin tone shot to shot.

Storage headroom for on-device editing favors HONOR too, with configurations up to 512GB against Nothing's 256GB ceiling. If you're stacking 4K clips before offloading to a laptop, that extra room buys you time.

Quick comparison table

Verdict: buy this if...

Get the Nothing Phone (4b) if you're the kind of creator who shoots a mix of content types and wants a phone that stays out of the way. The ultrawide gives you framing flexibility, the OIS keeps handheld footage steady, and you're saving ₱2,000 to ₱4,000 that can go straight into a mic or a gimbal. It's also the pick if you care about design as much as specs. The Glyph Bar and unibody build make the phone fun to hold and shoot with, not just another slab.

Get the HONOR 600 if your content is portrait-heavy, selfie-heavy, or low-light-heavy. Food vlogging, beauty content, night market walkthroughs, product close-ups. Anywhere the shot lives or dies on skin tone and detail, that 200MP sensor and 50MP front camera earn their price gap. The bigger battery and faster 80W charging also matter if you're out shooting all day and can't afford a dead phone mid-shoot.

Neither phone is the wrong choice. They're just built for different shoots.

Tech Patrol Insight

This matchup says something bigger about where midrange phones in the Philippines are heading in 2026. Brands aren't just competing on chipset numbers anymore, they're building entire camera systems around a specific creator behavior. HONOR is chasing the portrait-and-selfie crowd that lives on TikTok and Instagram Reels. Nothing is chasing the creator who values a consistent, editable shot over one flashy hero photo. Neither approach is generic, and that's the shift worth watching: sub-₱30K phones now ship with the kind of camera-first product philosophy that used to be reserved for flagships.

Final Thoughts

You don't need a ₱60,000 flagship to shoot content that performs. You need the right camera bias for what you actually post. Know your content before you know your specs, and the ₱20K-30K bracket in the Philippines has never had two more distinct answers to choose from.

Where to buy

Nothing Phone (4b): Shopee · Lazada

HONOR 600: Shopee · Lazada

Know which camera fits your content better now? Drop your pick in the comments, and check out TechPatrol's full mobile devices coverage for more phones worth your ₱20K-40K budget.

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