Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and Honor 400 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Honor 400 Pro

43 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
VS
84 out 100
Honor 400 Pro
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
Honor 400 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro Manufactured in October, 2019, with display 6.53 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G90T, vs Honor 400 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
  • Lighter design: 200g 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 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Redmi Note 8 Pro
vs
Honor 400 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.53 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1280x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 640 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10 n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 84.9 % 90 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
637 nits
Honor 400 Pro
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 160.8 mm (6.33 in)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance IP52 n/a
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes rear Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84.9 %
Honor 400 Pro
90 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and Honor 400 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G90T Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2050 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 2.0 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G76 MP4 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 144 1536
GPU Frequency 800 MHz n/a
FLOPS 230.4 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
602
Honor 400 Pro
2110
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1684
Honor 400 Pro
6408
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)6022110
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)16846408
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a14352
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 400 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
368990
Honor 400 Pro
1939360
CPU120779468854
GPU78652775461
Memory72733370578
UX96826324467
NanoReview Score3689901939360
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1321
Honor 400 Pro
n/a
Stability87 %n/a
Graphics Test7 fpsn/a
Graphics Score1321n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
8104
Honor 400 Pro
n/a
Writing score8202n/a
Web score6022n/a
Video editing5662n/a
Data manipulation7000n/a
NanoReview Score8104n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardMicroSDn/a

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) Android 15
OS Size 10.3 GB n/a
UI Skin MIUI 12.5 MagicOS 9

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 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 (30% in 30 min) Yes (51% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 2:00 h 0:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
21:15
Honor 400 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing07:29 hn/a
Video Playback12:01 hn/a
Games05:02 hn/a
Standby Mode115 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels n/a
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No n/a
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 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
Matrix64 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KGW1Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size1/1.71/1.4
Pixel size0.8 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/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
87
Honor 400 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
78
Honor 400 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84
Honor 400 Pro
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3880 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.1
Sensor Samsung S5K3T1 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.1 n/a
Pixel size 0.9 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, HID, 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 Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B40/B41)
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
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
82.2 dB
Honor 400 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced August, 2019 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2019 yr May, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 220 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 799
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 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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