Home Phone comparison Realme C53 and Honor 400 - Which is better?

Realme C53 vs Honor 400

45 out 100
Realme C53
VS
73 out 100
Honor 400
Realme C53
Honor 400

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme C53 Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.74 with chipsetUnisoc Tiger T612, vs Honor 400, Manufactured in May, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. 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 Realme C53
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Lighter design: 182g vs 184g
Reasons to choose Honor 400
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5300mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Realme C53 and Honor 400
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:
Realme C53
vs
Honor 400

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.74 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1264x2736 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 390 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 560 nits n/a
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 85.5 % 90.2 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 167.3 mm (6.59 in) 156.5 mm (6.16 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.49 mm (0.29 in) 7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
Water resistance No IP66
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Plastic n/a
Colors - Black
- Gold		 - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme C53
85.5 %
Honor 400
90.2 %

Performance

Testing Realme C53 and Honor 400 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Unisoc Tiger T612 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Max Frequency 1800 MHz 2630 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.8 (Cortex-A75)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715))
- 1/2.63 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor n/a Yes
Graphics Mali-G57 MP1 Adreno 720
GPU Cores 32 512
GPU Frequency 614 MHz 975 MHz
FLOPS 78.6 GFLOPS 998.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme C53
422
Honor 400
1142
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme C53
1511
Honor 400
3180
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4221142
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15113180
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a4046
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme C53], [Honor 400]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme C53
252974
Honor 400
854878
CPU87315267068
GPU28466234936
Memory67524193158
UX69669159716
NanoReview Score252974854878
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme C53
424
Honor 400
n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Realme C53]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme C53
7942
Honor 400
n/a
Writing score9931n/a
Web score7098n/a
Video editing4571n/a
Data manipulation5649n/a
NanoReview Score7942n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 15
UI Skin Realme UI T MagicOS 9

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5300 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (27% in 30 min) Yes (44% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:09 h 0:57 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Wide-angle lens n/a 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor sizen/a1/1.4
Pixel sizen/a0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Stabilizationn/aDigital

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.1
Sensor CMOS n/a
Pixel size n/a 0.64 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 720p 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 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
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* No Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900n/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/3/5/8n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B38/B40/B41)n/a
LTE category7n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Budget Mid-range
Announced May, 2023 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date May, 2023 yr May, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 180 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 499
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 33 W Yes 66 W
* 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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