Samsung Galaxy A54 5G vs Honor 400
56
out of 100
VS
69
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy A54 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on March 14, 2023, against the Honor 400, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 2 years and 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 A54 5G
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Honor 400
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
- Delivers 58% higher peak brightness (1541 against 974 nits)
- 40% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1087K versus 779K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 25W)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Thinner bezels – 7.4% more screen real estate
- The phone is 2 years and 3 months newer
- 14% higher pixel density (460 vs 403 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | 6.4 inches | 6.55 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1264 x 2736 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 5000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.8% | 90.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | - |
| PWM | 253 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) | 156.5 mm (6.16 inches) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 184 g (6.49 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP66 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue |
| 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 | Samsung Exynos 1380 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2630 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 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 | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Adreno 720 |
| GPU shading units | 160 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 949 MHz | 975 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS | ~998.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3003 | 4060 |
| Single-core score | 1009 | 1136 |
| Multi-core score | 2865 | 3107 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 320379 | 403084 |
| GPU | 91502 | 207834 |
| Memory | 118771 | 216538 |
| UX | 248788 | 260069 |
| Total score | 779380 | 1087525 |
| Samples | [28 tests] | [32 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 278 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 808 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11039 | - |
| Video editing | 7267 | - |
| Photo editing | 25604 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9921 | - |
| Writing score | 15745 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-05 -> Danielfikri98_ | AnTuTu 12 | 843108 |
| 📘 2026-09-08 (Chillorgil) | AnTuTu 12 | 856948 |
| 📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltails | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1027 / 3015 |
| 📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltails | AnTuTu 11 | 811942 |
| 📘 2026-05-27 (Matheus) | AnTuTu 11 | 779380 |
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | 28 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (80% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:03 hr | 0:41 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:04 hr | 09:20 hr |
| Watching video | 14:16 hr | 12:17 hr |
| Gaming | 05:24 hr | 05:43 hr |
| Standby | 106 hr | 121 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 16384 x 12288 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 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 | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3L6 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | - |
| Preview | 53 | - |
| Zoom | 79 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.3 | 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2023 | May 2025 |
| Release date | March 2023 | May 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $490 | $499 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | - Honor 500 |
| SAR (head) | 0.69 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.34 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 W |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A54 5G:
- Only phones with model numbers SM-A546B and SM-A546E support eSIM.
*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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