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Honor X8c vs Honor 400

55 out of 100
Honor X8c
VS
69 out of 100
Honor 400
Honor X8c
Honor 400

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Honor X8c (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 685) that was released on January 14, 2025, against the Honor 400, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 4 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 400
  • 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1087K versus 466K)
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Water-resistant body (IP66 classification)
  • 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
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • 17% higher pixel density (460 vs 394 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Honor X8c and Honor 400 crucial features
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)

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Currency
6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
24.7
(Mediocre)
Value Index
53.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Honor X8c
vs
Honor 400

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels 1264 x 2736 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 394 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 2800 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 5000 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 90.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
Honor X8c
n/a
Honor 400
1541 nits

Design and build

Height 161.05 mm (6.34 inches) 156.5 mm (6.16 inches)
Width 74.55 mm (2.94 inches) 74.6 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.12 mm (0.28 inches) 7.3 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP66
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Eco-leather Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green, Purple Black, Silver, Gold, Blue
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
Honor X8c
90.2%
Honor 400
90.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor X8c and Honor 400
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Max clock 2800 MHz 2630 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73		 - 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)
L3 cache - 3 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Adreno 720
GPU shading units 128 512
GPU clock 1260 MHz 975 MHz
FLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS ~998.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor X8c and Honor 400
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X8c
470
Honor 400 +142%
1136
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X8c
1543
Honor 400 +101%
3107
Compute Score (GPU)
Honor X8c
383
Honor 400 +960%
4060
Compute Score (GPU) 383 4060
Single-core score 470 1136
Multi-core score 1543 3107
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Honor X8c
466230
Honor 400 +133%
1087525
CPU 165771 403084
GPU 30064 207834
Memory 144285 216538
UX 126110 260069
Total score 466230 1087525
Samples [11 tests] [32 tests]
PCMark 3.0
Honor X8c
9568
Honor 400
n/a
Web score 11041 -
Video editing 4791 -
Photo editing 15853 -
Data manipulation 8227 -
Writing score 11625 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor X8c
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Breno)Geekbench 7 CPU496 / 1737
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Breno)AnTuTu 12598375
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 (Bine)AnTuTu 11426739
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-13 (OverPice)AnTuTu 11513120
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-05 (Omar)AnTuTu 11509519
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Honor 400
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 (Bro)AnTuTu 12956529
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (Baclaven)AnTuTu 11947758
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-15 (Iulitic211Rg)AnTuTu 111102591
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 (TheOdin)AnTuTu 111098513
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-08 (brozzlex)AnTuTu 111089031
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM MagicOS 9.0 MagicOS 10
OS updates 2 years 6 years
Security updates 3 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 35 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging - Yes
Fast charging Yes (85% in 40 min) Yes (80% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 0:41 hr
Battery cycles - 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 09:20 hr
Watching video - 12:17 hr
Gaming - 05:43 hr
Standby - 121 hr
General battery life
Honor X8c
n/a
Honor 400
23:16 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 16384 x 12288
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion No -
Angle of widest lens - 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/2.1 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HM6 Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch) 1/1.4" (β‰ˆ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.56 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 5.4
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, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No Yes
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 No Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2025 May 2025
Release date January 2025 May 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $305 $499
Successor - Honor X8d - Honor 500
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 35 W Yes, 100 W
Further details
Notes on Honor X8c:
    - The ABR-LX1/ABR-LX2 models come with an older version Bluetooth 5.0.
*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.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
2 (15.4%)
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Total votes: 13

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