Huawei P40 Lite vs Honor 400 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Lite Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.4 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 810, vs Honor 400 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Lite
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 205g
Reasons to choose Honor 400 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P40 Lite and Honor 400 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
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type LTPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.4 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2310 pixels 1280x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.2:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 398 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 450 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10 n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 83.6 % 90 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P40 Lite
513 nits
Honor 400 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut98.8 %n/a
Response time38.4 msn/a
Contrast976:1n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.2 mm (6.27 in) 160.8 mm (6.33 in)
Width 76.3 mm (3 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance No n/a
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P40 Lite
83.6 %
Honor 400 Pro
90 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P40 Lite and Honor 400 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2270 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6/1.9 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process n/a TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G52 MP6 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 144 1536
GPU Frequency 820 MHz n/a
FLOPS 236.2 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P40 Lite
753
Honor 400 Pro
2110
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P40 Lite
1923
Honor 400 Pro
6408
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)7532110
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)19236408
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a14352
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P40 Lite
429415
Honor 400 Pro
1939360
CPU140335468854
GPU91897775461
Memory93192370578
UX103991324467
NanoReview Score4294151939360
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P40 Lite
1421
Honor 400 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.38.6 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test8 fpsn/a
Graphics Score1421n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P40 Lite
8141
Honor 400 Pro
n/a
Writing score9369n/a
Web score5888n/a
Video editing5736n/a
Data manipulation7519n/a
NanoReview Score8141n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNano Memoryn/a

Software

OS Android 10.0 Android 15
OS Size 14.6 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 12 MagicOS 9

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No n/a
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (51% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:10 h 0:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P40 Lite
24:00
Honor 400 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing09:55 hn/a
Video Playback14:27 hn/a
Games05:21 hn/a
Standby Mode114 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels n/a
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No n/a
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX586 Exmor RSSamsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size1/2.01/1.4
Pixel size1.6 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.1
Sensor BSI CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/3.1 n/a
Pixel size 1 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 5.4
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
- Beidou
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeActiveDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category12n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2020 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr May, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 265 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 799
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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