Samsung Galaxy A26 5G vs Honor 400 Lite

55 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
VS
58 out of 100
Honor 400 Lite

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A26 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on March 2, 2025, against the Honor 400 Lite, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra and came out 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (768K versus 635K)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Honor 400 Lite
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (35W versus 25W)
  • Weighs 39 grams less
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A26 5G and Honor 400 Lite 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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4 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
101.7
(Excellent)
Value Index
25.6
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20.1:9
PPI 385 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 800 nits 3500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 86.7% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% -
PWM 240 Hz -
Response time 2 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
772 nits
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164 mm (6.46 inches) 161 mm (6.34 inches)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) 74.6 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) 7.3 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP65
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green, Pink Black, Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.22/5) Good (3.63/5)
Drop resistance Very good (B) Β· 269 drops Very good (B) Β· 180 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
400 Lite +4%
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A26 5G and Honor 400 Lite
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1380 MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra
Max clock 2400 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek NPU 550
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP5 IMG BXM-8-256
GPU shading units 160 128
GPU clock 949 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A26 5G and Honor 400 Lite
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1015
956
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2899
2303
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy A26 5G +2030%
3046
143
Compute Score (GPU) 3046 143
Single-core score 1015 956
Multi-core score 2899 2303
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
768287
635368
CPU 320350 236207
GPU 83203 56191
Memory 129434 182963
UX 230611 160007
Total score 768287 635368
Samples [27 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 274 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
13227
12296
Web score 11515 14361
Video editing 7315 5525
Photo editing 24850 23703
Data manipulation 10288 10873
Writing score 17482 15057

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Subzero)AnTuTu 12919003
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 (twisee)AnTuTu 11793564
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (Saveloy)AnTuTu 12717743
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (maksπŸ‡°πŸ‡Ώ)AnTuTu 12871135
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-29 -> Jm2retAnTuTu 11781013
Honor 400 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (kilobyte.tech)AnTuTu 12704537
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (Dud)AnTuTu 11658200
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-21 (Dud)AnTuTu 11635368
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 (Yoi)AnTuTu 11604873
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-20 (ElJavi)AnTuTu 11707759

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8.5 MagicOS 10
OS size 21.7 GB -
OS updates 6 years 2 years
Security updates 6 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5230 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 35 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (51% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 35 min)
Full charging time 1:26 hr 1:25 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles 1400 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:42 hr -
Watching video 12:14 hr -
Gaming 05:11 hr -
Standby 100 hr -
General battery life
19:28 hr
n/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) -
Angle of widest lens 120Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 27 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 Samsung ISOCELL HM6
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Samsung S5K4HA -
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 -
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Sensor Hynix Hi-1339 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
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 GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot Yes No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio - No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
92.1 dB
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2025 April 2025
Release date March 2025 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $190 $299
SAR (head) 0.41 W/kg -
SAR (body) 0.96 W/kg -
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Honor 400 Lite. But if the performance, gaming, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A26 5G.

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