Samsung Galaxy A26 5G vs Honor 400 Pro
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80
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A26 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on March 2, 2025, against the Honor 400 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 3 months after. 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 Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Honor 400 Pro
- 2.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2243K versus 768K)
- Has 3x more RAM: 12GB versus 4GB
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Delivers 89% higher peak brightness (1472 against 777 nits)
- Shows 26% longer battery life (24:36 vs 19:28 hours)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 25W)
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- 19% higher pixel density (460 vs 385 PPI)
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 | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1280 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 385 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 1500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 5000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7% | 90% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | 240 Hz | - |
| Response time | 2 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 inches) | 160.8 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) | 76.1 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 205 g (7.23 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Pink | Black, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.22/5) | Good (3.61/5) |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 269 drops | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 160 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 949 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3046 | 14352 |
| Single-core score | 1015 | 2109 |
| Multi-core score | 2899 | 6695 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 320350 | 702885 |
| GPU | 83203 | 723128 |
| Memory | 129434 | 332058 |
| UX | 230611 | 485733 |
| Total score | 768287 | 2243804 |
| Samples | [27 tests] | [24 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 75% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | 274 | 1492 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 29 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 32 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 29 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 7535 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11515 | 17920 |
| Video editing | 7315 | 7685 |
| Photo editing | 24850 | 29553 |
| Data manipulation | 10288 | 14371 |
| Writing score | 17482 | 17125 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-07 (bes) | AnTuTu 12 | 872304 |
| 📘 2026-10-04 (Subzero) | AnTuTu 12 | 919003 |
| 📘 2026-10-03 (twisee) | AnTuTu 11 | 793564 |
| 📘 2026-09-29 (Saveloy) | AnTuTu 12 | 717743 |
| 📘 2026-09-26 (maks🇰🇿) | AnTuTu 12 | 871135 |
Honor 400 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-09 (Lunka) | AnTuTu 11 | 2094129 |
| 📘 2026-09-01 (Maska) | AnTuTu 11 | 2163688 |
| 📘 2026-07-07 -> naufall | AnTuTu 11 | 2162598 |
| 📘 2026-06-28 (f0NES1k) | AnTuTu 11 | 2306681 |
| 📘 2026-06-10 (Zhan) | AnTuTu 11 | 2206753 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | 21.7 GB | - |
| OS updates | 6 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (51% in 30 min) | Yes (93% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:26 hr | 0:38 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 06:42 hr | 10:11 hr |
| Watching video | 12:14 hr | 14:23 hr |
| Gaming | 05:11 hr | 06:01 hr |
| Standby | 100 hr | 118 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 16384 x 12288 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | 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 | 480 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 68 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX856 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4HA | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.1 |
| Sensor | Hynix Hi-1339 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.3 | 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, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | - | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2025 | May 2025 |
| Release date | March 2025 | May 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $190 | $799 |
| Successor | - | - Honor 500 Pro |
| SAR (head) | 0.41 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.96 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 W |
*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 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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