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Honor 400 Lite vs 200 Lite

58 out of 100
Honor 400 Lite
VS
48 out of 100
Honor 200 Lite
Honor 400 Lite
Honor 200 Lite

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Honor 400 Lite (with MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra) that was released on April 3, 2025, against the Honor 200 Lite, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6080 and came out 1 year before. 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 Lite
  • Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Comes with 730 mAh larger battery capacity: 5230 vs 4500 mAh
  • 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (635K versus 552K)
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • 24% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 956 and 773 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Honor 400 Lite and 200 Lite 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
400 Lite
65*
200 Lite
60*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
400 Lite
58*
200 Lite
48*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
25.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
31.1
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels 1080 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.1:9 20.1:9
PPI 394 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 3500 nits 600 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3

Design and build

Height 161 mm (6.34 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 161 g (5.68 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
Waterproof IP65 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Green Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Repairability Good (3.63/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) Β· 180 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
400 Lite
89.9%
200 Lite
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor 400 Lite and Honor 200 Lite
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra MediaTek Dimensity 6080
Max clock 2500 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache - 2 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 550 Yes
GPU
Graphics IMG BXM-8-256 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 128 64
GPU clock 950 MHz 1068 MHz
FLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS ~136.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor 400 Lite and Honor 200 Lite
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
400 Lite +24%
956
200 Lite
773
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
400 Lite +11%
2303
200 Lite
2076
Compute Score (GPU)
400 Lite
143
200 Lite
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 143 -
Single-core score 956 773
Multi-core score 2303 2076
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
400 Lite +15%
635368
200 Lite
552130
CPU 236207 209812
GPU 56191 48790
Memory 182963 148929
UX 160007 144599
Total score 635368 552130
Samples [6 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
400 Lite
n/a
200 Lite
150
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 150
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
400 Lite +36%
12296
200 Lite
9020
Web score 14361 9119
Video editing 5525 4847
Photo editing 23703 17079
Data manipulation 10873 7005
Writing score 15057 10618
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor 400 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
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
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-20 (ElJavi)AnTuTu 11707759
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Honor 200 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (Dadaba)AnTuTu 11587520
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-16 (Klogu)AnTuTu 11540456
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-10 (Duic)AnTuTu 11552130
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 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 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM MagicOS 10 MagicOS 10
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 3 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5230 mAh 4500 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 (50% in 35 min) Yes (80% in 51 min)
Full charging time 1:25 hr 1:52 hr
Battery cycles 1400 cycles -
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 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

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 16 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.1
Sensor 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 5.1
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, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
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 Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April 2025 April 2024
Release date April 2025 May 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $329
Successor - - Honor 400 Lite
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included 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.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
73 (78.5%)
20 (21.5%)
Total votes: 93

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