Home Phone comparison Honor 400 Lite and Apple iPhone 17 Pro - Which is better?

Honor 400 Lite vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro

63 out 100
Honor 400 Lite
VS
92 out 100
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
Honor 400 Lite
Apple iPhone 17 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 400 Lite Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra, vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetApple A19 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor 400 Lite
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Lighter design: 161g vs 206g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5230mAh vs 4252mAh
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 17 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 400 Lite and Apple iPhone 17 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor 400 Lite
vs
Apple iPhone 17 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1206x2622 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.1:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 3500 nits 3000 nits
HDR support n/a Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161 mm (6.34 in) 150 mm (5.91 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 8.75 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP68
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Green		 - Silver
- Blue
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 400 Lite
89.9 %
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Honor 400 Lite and Apple iPhone 17 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra Apple A19 Pro
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 4300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A78)		 4/2.51 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes Neural Engine
Graphics IMG BXM-8-256 n/a
GPU Cores 144 n/a
GPU Frequency 950 MHz n/a
FLOPS 274 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 400 Lite
956
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
3720
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 400 Lite
2303
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
10805
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9563720
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)230310805
Geekbench Compute (GPU)143n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 400 Lite]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 400 Lite
497235
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
2146722
CPU161440519980
GPU78966787998
Memory116384391721
UX140445447023
NanoReview Score4972352146722

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 26
UI Skin MagicOS 9.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5230 mAh 4252 mAh
Max Charging Power 35 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (25 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (50% in 20 min)

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 4x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HM6n/a
Sensor size1/1.671/1.28
Pixel sizen/a1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a120 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 24 MP
Aperture f/2.5 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.3 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced April, 2025 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2025 yr September, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 299 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1099
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included No No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 17 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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