Home Phone comparison Huawei P40 and Honor 400 Lite - Which is better?

Huawei P40 vs Honor 400 Lite

58 out 100
Huawei P40
VS
63 out 100
Honor 400 Lite
Huawei P40
Honor 400 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.1 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, 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 P40
  • Higher pixel density: 422ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor 400 Lite
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 161g vs 175g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5230mAh vs 3800mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P40 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei P40
vs
Honor 400 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20.1:9
Pixel density 422 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 Yes HDR10 n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 86.3 % 89.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P40
586 nits
Honor 400 Lite
n/a
sRGB gamut129.7 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)245 Hzn/a
Response time7 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P40]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 148.9 mm (5.86 in) 161 mm (6.34 in)
Width 71.1 mm (2.8 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP65
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal n/a
Colors - Black
- Silver		 - Black
- Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P40
86.3 %
Honor 400 Lite
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P40 and Honor 400 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra
Max Frequency 2860 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Yes
Graphics Mali-G76 MP16 IMG BXM-8-256
GPU Cores 576 144
GPU Frequency 600 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS 274 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P40
1105
Honor 400 Lite
956
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P40
3114
Honor 400 Lite
2303
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1105956
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31142303
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a143
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 400 Lite]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P40
714339
Honor 400 Lite
497235
CPU223187161440
GPU21258078966
Memory140763116384
UX137809140445
NanoReview Score714339497235
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P40
3276
Honor 400 Lite
n/a
Max Surface Temp.44.1 °Cn/a
Stability44 %n/a
Graphics Test19 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3276n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P40]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 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 3.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 Android 15
OS Size 13 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 11 MagicOS 9.0

Battery

Volume 3800 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 Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:30 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P40
19:23
Honor 400 Lite
n/a
Web Browsing07:55 hn/a
Video Playback12:38 hn/a
Games04:47 hn/a
Standby Mode87 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length23 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX700Samsung ISOCELL HM6
Sensor size1/1.281/1.67
Pixel size1.22 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length80 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length17 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6464x4864 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.1 5.3
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)n/a
LTE category21n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P40
79.6 dB
Honor 400 Lite
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2020 yr April, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr April, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 680 299
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- 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.

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