Honor 400 vs 200 Lite
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.55-inch Honor 400 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3) that was released on May 22, 2025, against the Honor 200 Lite, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6080 and came out 1 year and 1 month 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
- Water-resistant body (IP66 classification)
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1087K versus 552K)
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4500 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 35W)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- 17% higher pixel density (460 vs 394 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
Reasons to consider the Honor 200 Lite
- Weighs 18 grams less
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.55 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1264 x 2736 pixels | 1080 x 2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20.1:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 5000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 89.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 156.5 mm (6.16 inches) | 161.05 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) | 74.55 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) | 6.78 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 184 g (6.49 oz) | 166 g (5.86 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP66 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue | Black, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Good (3.63/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 180 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 6080 |
| Max clock | 2630 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 720 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 975 MHz | 1068 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~998.4 GFLOPS | ~136.7 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4060 | - |
| Single-core score | 1136 | 773 |
| Multi-core score | 3107 | 2076 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 403084 | 209812 |
| GPU | 207834 | 48790 |
| Memory | 216538 | 148929 |
| UX | 260069 | 144599 |
| Total score | 1087525 | 552130 |
| Samples | [32 tests] | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 150 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 9119 |
| Video editing | - | 4847 |
| Photo editing | - | 17079 |
| Data manipulation | - | 7005 |
| Writing score | - | 10618 |
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 |
Honor 200 Lite
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-27 (Dadaba) | AnTuTu 11 | 587520 |
| 📘 2026-01-16 (Klogu) | AnTuTu 11 | 540456 |
| 📘 2025-11-10 (Duic) | AnTuTu 11 | 552130 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS updates | 6 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 35 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (80% in 30 min) | Yes (80% in 51 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:41 hr | 1:52 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 09:20 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:17 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:43 hr | - |
| Standby | 121 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16384 x 12288 | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 45 |
| Preview | - | 50 |
| Zoom | - | 64 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Honor 200 Lite from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.1 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2025 | April 2024 |
| Release date | May 2025 | May 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $329 |
| Successor | - Honor 500 | - Honor 400 Lite |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor 400 is definitely a better buy.
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