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Honor 600 Lite 5G vs Honor 400

68 out of 100
Honor 600 Lite 5G
VS
69 out of 100
Honor 400
Honor 600 Lite 5G
Honor 400

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Honor 600 Lite 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7100 Elite) that was released on March 5, 2026, against the Honor 400, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 10 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 600 Lite 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • The phone is 10 months newer
Reasons to consider the Honor 400
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
  • 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1087K versus 836K)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
  • 15% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1136 and 989 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Honor 600 Lite 5G 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
119.6
(Excellent)
Value Index
53.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
600 Lite 5G
vs
Honor 400

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.6 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2600 pixels 1264 x 2736 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 434 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6500 nits 5000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Aluminosilicate glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 90.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
600 Lite 5G
n/a
Honor 400
1557 nits

Design and build

Height 157.43 mm (6.2 inches) 156.5 mm (6.16 inches)
Width 75.35 mm (2.97 inches) 74.6 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.34 mm (0.29 inches) 7.3 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
Waterproof IP66 IP66
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Gold, Gray, Green Black, Silver, Gold, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.08/5) Good (3.63/5)
Drop resistance Very good (B) Β· 180 drops Very good (B) Β· 180 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
600 Lite 5G
90.2%
Honor 400
90.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor 600 Lite 5G and Honor 400
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7100 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Max clock 2400 MHz 2630 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 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 - 3 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) - Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G610 MP2 Adreno 720
GPU shading units 128 512
GPU clock 1000 MHz 975 MHz
FLOPS ~256 GFLOPS ~998.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor 600 Lite 5G and Honor 400
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
600 Lite 5G
989
Honor 400 +15%
1136
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
600 Lite 5G
3024
Honor 400 +3%
3107
Compute Score (GPU)
600 Lite 5G
2397
Honor 400 +69%
4060
Compute Score (GPU) 2397 4060
Single-core score 989 1136
Multi-core score 3024 3107
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
600 Lite 5G
836870
Honor 400 +30%
1087525
CPU 314020 403084
GPU 92197 207834
Memory 216974 216538
UX 213679 260069
Total score 836870 1087525
Samples [2 tests] [32 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 278 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 13237 -
Video editing 5282 -
Photo editing 21172 -
Data manipulation 11093 -
Writing score 15833 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor 600 Lite 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-23 (Jaq)AnTuTu 11836870
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-07 (Jaq)AnTuTu 11835566
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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 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 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 5 years 6 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 6520 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 80 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (80% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:45 hr 0:41 hr
Battery cycles 2000 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
600 Lite 5G
n/a
Honor 400
23:16 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 16384 x 12288
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Angle of widest lens - 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Sensor - Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch) 1/1.4" (β‰ˆ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.56 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 3456 x 4608 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2026 May 2025
Release date March 2026 May 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $300 $499
Successor - - Honor 500
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, performance, and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Honor 400. But if the battery life, connectivity, and design are more of a priority – go for the Honor 600 Lite 5G.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
5 (7.5%)
62 (92.5%)
Total votes: 67

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