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Honor 500 vs Honor 400

83 out of 100
Honor 500
VS
69 out of 100
Honor 400
Honor 500
Honor 400

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.55-inch Honor 500 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4) that was released on November 24, 2025, against the Honor 400, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 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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  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 500
  • 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2344K versus 1087K)
  • Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 6000 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 92% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2185 and 1136 points
  • The phone is 6 months newer
Reasons to consider the Honor 400
  • Reverse charging feature

Review

Evaluation of Honor 500 and Honor 400 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
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
76.6
(Good)
Value Index
53.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Honor 500
vs
Honor 400

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1264 x 2736 pixels 1264 x 2736 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
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6000 nits 5000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Aluminosilicate Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1% 90.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
Honor 500
n/a
Honor 400
1540 nits

Design and build

Height 155.8 mm (6.13 inches) 156.5 mm (6.16 inches)
Width 74.2 mm (2.92 inches) 74.6 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.75 mm (0.31 inches) 7.3 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP66
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Blue, Pink Black, Silver, Gold, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.63/5)
Drop resistance - Very good (B) Β· 180 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 500 +1%
91.1%
Honor 400
90.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor 500 and Honor 400
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Max clock 3210 MHz 2630 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 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 8 MB 3 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 825 Adreno 720
GPU shading units 1024 512
GPU clock 1150 MHz 975 MHz
FLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS ~998.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor 500 and Honor 400
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 500 +92%
2185
Honor 400
1136
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 500 +124%
6974
Honor 400
3107
Compute Score (GPU)
Honor 500
n/a
Honor 400
4060
Compute Score (GPU) - 4060
Single-core score 2185 1136
Multi-core score 6974 3107
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Honor 500 +116%
2344395
Honor 400
1087525
CPU 670547 403084
GPU 781383 207834
Memory 353250 216538
UX 539215 260069
Total score 2344395 1087525
Samples Less than 3 [32 tests]
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#186th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor 500
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Babaiko)AnTuTu 122425275
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Honor 400
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-11 (Baclaven)AnTuTu 11947758
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-15 (Iulitic211Rg)AnTuTu 111102591
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-04 (TheOdin)AnTuTu 111098513
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-08 (brozzlex)AnTuTu 111089031
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-02 (ElijaHaH)Geekbench 6 GPU3475
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type - UFS 3.1
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 6000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 80 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes (80% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 0:41 hr
Battery cycles - 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 09:20 hr
Watching video - 12:17 hr
Gaming - 05:43 hr
Standby - 121 hr
General battery life
Honor 500
n/a
Honor 400
23:16 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 16384 x 12288 16384 x 12288
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
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) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
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‰ˆ 0.71 inch) 1/1.4" (β‰ˆ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 0.56 micron 0.56 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS 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 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 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
Network
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) $380 $499
Successor - - Honor 500
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 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
89 (84%)
17 (16%)
Total votes: 106

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