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Honor 90 Lite vs 400 Lite

43 out of 100
Honor 90 Lite
VS
58 out of 100
Honor 400 Lite
Honor 90 Lite
Honor 400 Lite

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Honor 90 Lite (with MediaTek Dimensity 6020) that was released on June 20, 2023, against the Honor 400 Lite, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra and came out 1 year and 9 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Honor 90 Lite
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor 400 Lite
  • Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • Comes with 730 mAh larger battery capacity: 5230 vs 4500 mAh
  • 20% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (635K versus 530K)
  • The phone is 1 year and 9 months newer
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Honor 90 Lite and 400 Lite crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
90 Lite
32*
400 Lite
59*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
90 Lite
58*
400 Lite
65*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
DeviceFacts Score
Final comparison evaluation
90 Lite
43*
400 Lite
58*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
4 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
16.7
(Bad)
Value Index
25.6
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
90 Lite
vs
400 Lite

Display

Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2388 pixels 1080 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.9:9 20.1:9
PPI 391 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 500 nits 3500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 161 mm (6.34 inches)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) 74.6 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.48 mm (0.29 inches) 7.3 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz)
Waterproof No IP65
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue Black, Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.63/5)
Drop resistance - Very good (B) Β· 180 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
90 Lite
89.6%
400 Lite
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor 90 Lite and Honor 400 Lite
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 6020 MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra
Max clock 2200 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 2 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek NPU 550
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 IMG BXM-8-256
GPU shading units 64 128
GPU clock 950 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~121.6 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor 90 Lite and Honor 400 Lite
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
90 Lite
724
400 Lite +32%
956
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
90 Lite
2032
400 Lite +13%
2303
Compute Score (GPU)
90 Lite +792%
1275
400 Lite
143
Compute Score (GPU) 1275 143
Single-core score 724 956
Multi-core score 2032 2303
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
90 Lite
530583
400 Lite +20%
635368
CPU 207365 236207
GPU 44155 56191
Memory 133108 182963
UX 145955 160007
Total score 530583 635368
Samples [3 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
90 Lite
134
400 Lite
n/a
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 134 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
90 Lite
8551
400 Lite +44%
12296
Web score 7468 14361
Video editing 5056 5525
Photo editing 16809 23703
Data manipulation 6808 10873
Writing score 10740 15057
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor 90 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 (maglev)AnTuTu 12603728
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (Adiddasbagels)AnTuTu 12651884
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-16 (Abdullah)AnTuTu 11530583
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-23 (tamas93tech)AnTuTu 11542327
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-08 (ShaqiL)AnTuTu 11527185
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Honor 400 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-06 (Rayylor)AnTuTu 12789683
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (kilobyte.tech)AnTuTu 12704537
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (Dud)AnTuTu 11658200
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 (Dud)AnTuTu 11635368
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 (Yoi)AnTuTu 11604873
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM MagicOS 7.1 MagicOS 10
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh 5230 mAh
Max charge power 35 W 35 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 35 min)
Full charging time 1:52 hr 1:25 hr
Battery cycles - 1400 cycles
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Main camera

Matrix 100 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 11584 x 8688 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) -
Lenses 1) Standard: 100 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 100 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Sensor - Samsung ISOCELL HM6
Sensor size - 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch)
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 -
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June 2023 April 2025
Release date June 2023 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $300 $299
Successor - Honor 400 Lite -
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 35 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 Lite is definitely a better buy.

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So, which phone would you choose?
2 (40%)
3 (60%)
Total votes: 5

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