Honor 400 Lite vs Huawei Nova 15 Max
Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 400 Lite Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra, vs Huawei Nova 15 Max, Manufactured in May, 2026with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Honor 400 Lite
- Lighter design: 161g vs 232g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15 Max
- Larger display: 6.84in
- Higher pixel density: 444ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 8500mAh vs 5230mAh
- Infrared port
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
n/a |
Review
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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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.84 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2412 pixels | 1272x2756 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20.1:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 394 ppi | 444 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 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 % | 90.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 161 mm (6.34 in) | 163.3 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 in) | 78 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 in) | 7.98 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 161 g (5.68 oz) | 232 g (8.18 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP65 | IP65 |
| Back panel | n/a | Plastic |
| Frame | n/a | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Green |
- Black - Gold - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
| Max Frequency | 2500 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.5 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/1.84 (A55) - 3/2.19 (1xA77 L) - 1/2.4 (1xA77 H) |
| Process | TSMC | SMIC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | IMG BXM-8-256 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 144 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 950 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 274 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 956 | 960 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2303 | 2601 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 143 | n/a |
| CPU | 161440 | 302738 |
| GPU | 78966 | 104021 |
| Memory | 116384 | 191983 |
| UX | 140445 | 209391 |
| NanoReview Score | 497235 | 808133 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | n/a |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 12 |
| UI Skin | MagicOS 9.0 | 14.2 |
Battery
| Volume | 5230 mAh | 8500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 35 W | 40 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 12000x9000 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 108 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP |
Standard: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HM6 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.67 | 1/1.56 (0.64) |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Matrix | 5 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | n/a | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
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, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2025 yr | May, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 299 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 499 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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