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

Honor 400 vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

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Honor 400
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Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Honor 400
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 400 Manufactured in May, 2025, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max, 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
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 184g vs 221g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5300mAh vs 4729mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor 400 and Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
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
vs
iPhone 17 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.55 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1264x2736 pixels 1320x2868 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 92.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.5 mm (6.16 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 77.4 mm (3.05 in)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
Water resistance IP66 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 400
90.2 %
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
92.6 %

Performance

Testing Honor 400 and Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Apple A19 Pro
Max Frequency 2630 MHz 4300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) n/a
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715))
- 1/2.63 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715))		 n/a
Process TSMC n/a
Transistor Size 4 nm n/a
Neural Processor Yes n/a
Graphics Adreno 720 n/a
GPU Cores 512 n/a
GPU Frequency 975 MHz n/a
FLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 400
1142
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
3780
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 400
3180
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
10772
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11423780
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)318010772
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4046n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 400]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 400
854878
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
2112459
CPU267068510033
GPU234936791934
Memory193158367847
UX159716442645
NanoReview Score8548782112459

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 26
UI Skin MagicOS 9 n/a

Battery

Volume 5300 mAh 4729 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 30 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (44% in 15 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:57 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 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
Matrix200 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3n/a
Sensor size1/1.41/1.28
Pixel size0.56 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a120 mm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.1 f/1.9
Pixel size 0.64 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4 5.4
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
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2025 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date May, 2025 yr September, 2025 yr
MSRP ($) 499 1199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor 400 the clear winner in this comparison.

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