Honor 400 vs Google Pixel 8
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.55-inch Honor 400 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3) that was released on May 22, 2025, against the Google Pixel 8, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 1 year and 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Honor 400
- Comes with 1425 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4575 mAh
- Shows 18% longer battery life (23:16 vs 19:39 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 27W)
- Has a 0.35 inch larger screen size
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- The phone is 1 year and 8 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8
- Handles wireless charging up to 18W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1443K versus 1087K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- 52% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1722 and 1136 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.55 inches | 6.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1264 x 2736 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 428 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 5000 nits | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.2% |
| PWM | - | 170 Hz |
| Response time | - | 3 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Honor 400
6.55″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
Pixel 8
6.2″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 156.5 mm (6.16 inches) | 150.5 mm (5.93 inches) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) | 70.8 mm (2.79 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 184 g (6.49 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP66 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue | Black, Gray, Rose gold |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.63/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 180 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 | Google Tensor G3 |
| Max clock | 2630 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715) - 1 core at 2.63 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715) |
- 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 720 | Immortalis-G715s MC10 |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 975 MHz | 890 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~998.4 GFLOPS | ~1594.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4060 | - |
| Single-core score | 1136 | 1722 |
| Multi-core score | 3107 | 4458 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 403084 | 535125 |
| GPU | 207834 | 387735 |
| Memory | 216538 | 186665 |
| UX | 260069 | 333906 |
| Total score | 1087525 | 1443431 |
| Samples | [32 tests] | [10 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 73% |
| Graphics test | - | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 971 |
Recent User Tests
Honor 400
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-11 (Bro) | AnTuTu 12 | 956529 |
| 📘 2026-08-11 (Baclaven) | AnTuTu 11 | 947758 |
| 📘 2026-07-15 (Iulitic211Rg) | AnTuTu 11 | 1102591 |
| 📘 2026-07-04 (TheOdin) | AnTuTu 11 | 1098513 |
| 📘 2026-06-08 (brozzlex) | AnTuTu 11 | 1089031 |
Google Pixel 8
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-malik) | AnTuTu 11 | 1515235 |
| 📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-baloch) | AnTuTu 11 | 1515235 |
| 📘 2026-05-04 (reazz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1356451 |
| 📘 2026-04-29 -> tonymenny | AnTuTu 11 | 1446448 |
| 📘 2026-03-16 (Quan) | AnTuTu 11 | 1479583 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | Stock Android |
| OS size | - | 14 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 4575 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 27 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (18 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (80% in 30 min) | Yes (56% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:41 hr | 1:16 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 09:20 hr | 08:08 hr |
| Watching video | 12:17 hr | 14:06 hr |
| Gaming | 05:43 hr | 04:49 hr |
| Standby | 121 hr | 81 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16384 x 12288 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | 126° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 | Samsung GNV |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX386 Exmor RS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.25 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 70 |
| Preview | - | 64 |
| Zoom | - | 129 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 10.5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 21 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2025 | October 2023 |
| Release date | May 2025 | October 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $699 |
| Successor | - Honor 500 | - Google Pixel 10 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Honor 400. But if the performance, gaming, and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 8.
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