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Honor 400 Pro vs Google Pixel 9a

80 out of 100
Honor 400 Pro
VS
67 out of 100
Google Pixel 9a
Honor 400 Pro
Google Pixel 9a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Honor 400 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on May 22, 2025, against the Google Pixel 9a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 2 months 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 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • 70% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2243K versus 1321K)
  • Shows 21% longer battery life (24:36 vs 20:15 hours)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 23W)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Thinner bezels – 5.5% more screen real estate
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9a
  • Delivers 29% higher peak brightness (1915 against 1481 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • Weighs 19 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Honor 400 Pro and Google Pixel 9a crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
400 Pro
85*
Pixel 9a
70
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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
400 Pro
80*
Pixel 9a
67
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
48.3
(Average)
Value Index
62.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
400 Pro
vs
Pixel 9a

Display

Type AMOLED POLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2800 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 460 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1500 nits 2700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 5000 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 90% 84.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.2%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
400 Pro
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Pixel 9a
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
400 Pro
1481 nits
Pixel 9a +29%
1915 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 160.8 mm (6.33 inches) 154.7 mm (6.09 inches)
Width 76.1 mm (3 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Gray, Blue White, Black, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.61/5) Good (3.53/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
400 Pro +7%
90%
Pixel 9a
84.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor 400 Pro and Google Pixel 9a
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Google Tensor G4
Max clock 3000 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 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		 - 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 12 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 1536 896
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor 400 Pro and Google Pixel 9a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
400 Pro +26%
2109
Pixel 9a
1677
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
400 Pro +65%
6695
Pixel 9a
4067
Compute Score (GPU)
400 Pro +84%
14352
Pixel 9a
7784
Compute Score (GPU) 14352 7784
Single-core score 2109 1677
Multi-core score 6695 4067
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
400 Pro +70%
2243804
Pixel 9a
1321069
CPU 702885 445318
GPU 723128 410687
Memory 332058 175537
UX 485733 289527
Total score 2243804 1321069
Samples [24 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
400 Pro +41%
1492
Pixel 9a
1060
Stability 75% 81%
Graphics test 11 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 1492 1060
3DMark Solar Bay
400 Pro
7535
Pixel 9a
n/a
Graphics test 29 FPS -
Section 1 32 FPS -
Section 2 29 FPS -
Section 3 25 FPS -
Graphics score 7535 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
400 Pro +24%
16036
Pixel 9a
12890
Web score 17920 10570
Video editing 7685 7547
Photo editing 29553 21264
Data manipulation 14371 12988
Writing score 17125 16308
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor 400 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-09 (Lunka)AnTuTu 112094129
📘 2026-09-01 (Maska)AnTuTu 112163688
📘 2026-07-07 -> naufallAnTuTu 112162598
📘 2026-06-28 (f0NES1k)AnTuTu 112306681
📘 2026-06-10 (Zhan)AnTuTu 112206753
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Google Pixel 9a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-21 (Leif)AnTuTu 111590049
📘 2026-05-13 (kiriguap)AnTuTu 111182042
📘 2026-03-09 (d1ldo)AnTuTu 11943849
📘 2026-01-03 (Joy)AnTuTu 111487240
📘 2025-11-11 (VLAD)AnTuTu 111507185
Add View all (7)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM MagicOS 10 Stock Android
OS size - 14 GB
OS updates 6 years 7 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5300 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 23 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (93% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:38 hr 1:41 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:11 hr 08:20 hr
Watching video 14:23 hr 12:40 hr
Gaming 06:01 hr 06:06 hr
Standby 118 hr 91 hr
General battery life
400 Pro +21%
24:36 hr
Pixel 9a
20:15 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 16384 x 12288 8000 x 6000
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP3 Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
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 -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX712
Sensor size - 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
400 Pro
n/a
Pixel 9a
144
Video quality
400 Pro
n/a
Pixel 9a
100
Generic main camera score
400 Pro
n/a
Pixel 9a
128
Bokeh - 145
Zoom - 99
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 9a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.2
Focal length - 20 mm
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size - 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
400 Pro
n/a
Pixel 9a
88.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2025 March 2025
Release date May 2025 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $499
Successor - Honor 500 Pro - Google Pixel 10a
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.39 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 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 Pro is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
33 (73.3%)
12 (26.7%)
Total votes: 45

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