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Honor 500 vs 400 Pro

83 out of 100
Honor 500
VS
80 out of 100
Honor 400 Pro
Honor 500
Honor 400 Pro

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 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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  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
  • Comes with 2700 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 5300 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • The phone is 6 months newer
Reasons to consider the Honor 400 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
  • Reverse charging feature

Review

Evaluation of Honor 500 and 400 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Honor 500
83*
400 Pro
85*
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
Honor 500
83*
400 Pro
80*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
76.6
(Good)
Value Index
48.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

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)
Honor 500
n/a
400 Pro
1481 nits

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 198 g (6.98 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
Honor 500 +1%
91.1%
400 Pro
90%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor 500 and Honor 400 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 3210 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
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		 - 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 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 825 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 1150 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor 500 and Honor 400 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 500 +4%
2185
400 Pro
2109
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 500 +4%
6974
400 Pro
6695
Compute Score (GPU)
Honor 500
n/a
400 Pro
14352
Compute Score (GPU) - 14352
Single-core score 2185 2109
Multi-core score 6974 6695
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Honor 500 +4%
2344395
400 Pro
2243804
CPU 670547 702885
GPU 781383 723128
Memory 353250 332058
UX 539215 485733
Total score 2344395 2243804
Samples Less than 3 [24 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Honor 500
n/a
400 Pro
1492
Stability - 75%
Graphics test - 11 FPS
Graphics score - 1492
3DMark Solar Bay
Honor 500
n/a
400 Pro
7535
Graphics test - 29 FPS
Section 1 - 32 FPS
Section 2 - 29 FPS
Section 3 - 25 FPS
Graphics score - 7535
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Honor 500
n/a
400 Pro
16036
Web score - 17920
Video editing - 7685
Photo editing - 29553
Data manipulation - 14371
Writing score - 17125
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 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Lunka)AnTuTu 112094129
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Maska)AnTuTu 112163688
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-07 -> naufallAnTuTu 112162598
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-28 (f0NES1k)AnTuTu 112306681
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-10 (Zhan)AnTuTu 112206753
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Channels 4 4
Storage
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 No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes (93% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 0:38 hr
Battery cycles - 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 10:11 hr
Watching video - 14:23 hr
Gaming - 06:01 hr
Standby - 118 hr
General battery life
Honor 500
n/a
400 Pro
24:36 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 16384 x 12288 16384 x 12288
Zoom Digital 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) 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
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
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 68 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX856
Sensor size - 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
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
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 $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

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Honor 500. It has a better battery life and design.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
46 (79.3%)
12 (20.7%)
Total votes: 58

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