Honor 500 Pro vs 400 Pro
90
out of 100
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80
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.55-inch Honor 500 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on November 24, 2025, against the Honor 400 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 6 months before. 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 Honor 500 Pro
- Comes with 2700 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 5300 mAh
- 44% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3233K versus 2243K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- 50% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3155 and 2109 points
- The phone is 6 months newer
Reasons to consider the Honor 400 Pro
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
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 | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.55 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1264 x 2736 pixels | 1280 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6000 nits | 5000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Aluminosilicate | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.1% | 90% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 155.8 mm (6.13 inches) | 160.8 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 74.2 mm (2.92 inches) | 76.1 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.75 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) | 205 g (7.23 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue, Pink | Black, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.61/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 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 | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24091 | 14352 |
| Single-core score | 3155 | 2109 |
| Multi-core score | 9430 | 6695 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1090319 | 702885 |
| GPU | 1124612 | 723128 |
| Memory | 339026 | 332058 |
| UX | 679587 | 485733 |
| Total score | 3233535 | 2243804 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [24 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 75% |
| Graphics test | - | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 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 | - | 17920 |
| Video editing | - | 7685 |
| Photo editing | - | 29553 |
| Data manipulation | - | 14371 |
| Writing score | - | 17125 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (59th and 199th place)
Recent User Tests
Honor 500 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-25 (Amin7r) | AnTuTu | 3155685 |
| π 2026-01-09 (e) | AnTuTu | 3233535 |
Honor 400 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (Lunka) | AnTuTu | 2094129 |
| π 2026-09-01 (Maska) | AnTuTu | 2163688 |
| π 2026-07-07 -> naufall | AnTuTu | 2162598 |
| π 2026-06-28 (f0NES1k) | AnTuTu | 2306681 |
| π 2026-06-10 (Zhan) | AnTuTu | 2206753 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | - | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS updates | - | 6 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8000 mAh | 5300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (93% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:38 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 10:11 hr |
| Watching video | - | 14:23 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:01 hr |
| Standby | - | 118 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16384 x 12288 | 16384 x 12288 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | 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 | 117Β° | 112Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (β 0.71 inch) | 1/1.4" (β 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 68 mm | 68 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX856 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" (β 0.4 inch) | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 mm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.1 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 6.0 | 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, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | - | 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 |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | November 2025 | May 2025 |
| Release date | November 2025 | May 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $505 | $799 |
| Successor | - | - Honor 500 Pro |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | 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 500 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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