Home Phone comparison Honor 400 and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air - Which is better?

Honor 400 vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

73 out 100
Honor 400
VS
91 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Honor 400
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 400 Manufactured in May, 2025, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air, Manufactured in January, 2026 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor 400
  • Larger display: 6.55in
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 184g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4

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
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 400 and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
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 comparison
Smartphones:
Honor 400
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.55 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1264x2736 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.5 mm (6.16 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Water resistance IP66 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 400
90.2 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Honor 400 and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 2630 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715))
- 1/2.63 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715))		 - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Adreno 720 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 512 1536
GPU Frequency 975 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 400
1142
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 400
3180
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11423366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)318010603
Geekbench Compute (GPU)404624660
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 400], [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 400
854878
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
CPU2670681263745
GPU2349361443960
Memory193158494242
UX1597161088452
NanoReview Score8548784290399

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 15 Android 16
UI Skin MagicOS 9 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 5300 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 80 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes n/a
Fast Charging Yes (44% in 15 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:57 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.2x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3n/a
Sensor size1/1.41/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size0.56 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/2.6
Focal lengthn/a74 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/1.2 (0.83)
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor size n/a 1/2.93 (0.34)
Pixel size 0.64 μm 0.6 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

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 6.0
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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2025 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date May, 2025 yr January, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 499 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 8 Pro Air the clear winner in this comparison.

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