Home Phone comparison Huawei Nova 5T and Honor 400 Lite - Which is better?

Huawei Nova 5T vs Honor 400 Lite

45 out 100
Huawei Nova 5T
VS
63 out 100
Honor 400 Lite
Huawei Nova 5T
Honor 400 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 5T Manufactured in November, 2019, with display 6.26 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Honor 400 Lite, Manufactured in April, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra. 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 Huawei Nova 5T
  • Higher pixel density: 412ppi
Reasons to choose Honor 400 Lite
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 161g vs 174g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5230mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 5T and Honor 400 Lite
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Nova 5T
vs
Honor 400 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.26 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20.1:9
Pixel density 412 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 3500 nits
HDR support No n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2 % 89.9 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova 5T
505 nits
Honor 400 Lite
n/a
sRGB gamut99.9 %n/a
Response time36.4 msn/a
Contrast1344:1n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Nova 5T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154.3 mm (6.07 in) 161 mm (6.34 in)
Width 74 mm (2.91 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz)
Water resistance No IP65
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal n/a
Colors - Blue
- Purple		 - Black
- Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 5T
84.2 %
Honor 400 Lite
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 5T and Honor 400 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 IMG BXM-8-256
GPU Cores 360 144
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 274 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 5T
928
Honor 400 Lite
956
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 5T
2923
Honor 400 Lite
2303
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)928956
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29232303
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a143
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Nova 5T], [Honor 400 Lite]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 5T
592373
Honor 400 Lite
497235
CPU189846161440
GPU15851878966
Memory115454116384
UX128555140445
NanoReview Score592373497235
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 5T
2477
Honor 400 Lite
n/a
Max Surface Temp.38.5 °Cn/a
Stability48 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2477n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Nova 5T]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Nova 5T
8733
Honor 400 Lite
n/a
Writing score10898n/a
Web score7002n/a
Video editing5744n/a
Data manipulation7905n/a
NanoReview Score8733n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 15
OS Size 13 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 12 MagicOS 9.0

Battery

Volume 3750 mAh 5230 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 35 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (50% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:25 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 117 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length28 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586Samsung ISOCELL HM6
Sensor size1/21/1.67
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.1n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6912x4624 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor BSI CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP 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 n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B2100))n/a
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 5T
81.1 dB
Honor 400 Lite
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced August, 2019 yr April, 2025 yr
Release Date November, 2019 yr April, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 250 299
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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