Home Phone comparison Honor 400 Lite and Huawei Nova 14 Pro - Which is better?

Honor 400 Lite vs Huawei Nova 14 Pro

63 out 100
Honor 400 Lite
VS
74 out 100
Huawei Nova 14 Pro
Honor 400 Lite
Huawei Nova 14 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 400 Lite Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra, vs Huawei Nova 14 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8020. 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
  • Lighter design: 161g vs 207g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 14 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 447ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5230mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor 400 Lite and Huawei Nova 14 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
Huawei Nova 14 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1224x2776 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.1:9 20:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 3500 nits n/a
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 90.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161 mm (6.34 in) 163.4 mm (6.43 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 75 mm (2.95 in)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 7.68 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 207 g (7.3 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP65
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 400 Lite
89.9 %
Huawei Nova 14 Pro
90.6 %

Performance

Testing Honor 400 Lite and Huawei Nova 14 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra HiSilicon Kirin 8020
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2285 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/1.3 ()
- 3/2.05 ()
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Da Vinci
Graphics IMG BXM-8-256 Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 144 1024
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 274 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 400 Lite
956
Huawei Nova 14 Pro
1350
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 400 Lite
2303
Huawei Nova 14 Pro
3570
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9561350
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)23033570
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1432393
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 400 Lite], [Huawei Nova 14 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 400 Lite
497235
Huawei Nova 14 Pro
965150
CPU161440297642
GPU78966283904
Memory116384202771
UX140445180833
NanoReview Score497235965150

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 15
UI Skin MagicOS 9.0 HarmonyOS 5.0

Battery

Volume 5230 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 35 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (50% in 17 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:40 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Wide-angle lens n/a 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HM6n/a
Sensor size1/1.67n/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a69 mm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Sensor n/a PureCel
Sensor size n/a 1/2.5
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

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 5.2
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
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April, 2025 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2025 yr May, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 299 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 100 W

Note

Huawei Nova 14 Pro:

Kunlun Glass is only available on the 512 GB model . The 256 GB version uses standard glass.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Nova 14 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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