Honor 400 review

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Introduction

The Honor 400 duo is globally available, and we've already checked out the Pro model. Now it's time for the vanilla Honor 400. Although the two phones share a lot of design elements, they are definitely not identical either in or out.

The Honor 400 is a much more angular device with more flat surfaces. The middle frame has nicely curved edges, but that's about it. Unlike the Pro model, with its curvy display, the Honor 400 is flat on both the front and the back. It is a pretty thin and light device, which is always appreciated. Its display is a definite standout feature. It gets very bright and is also HDR-certified.

Honor 400 5G specs at a glance:

• Body: 156.5x74.6x7.3mm, 184g; plastic frame and back; IP65 dust-tight and water resistant (low-pressure water jets), IP66 dust-tight and water resistant (high-pressure water jets), * market/region dependent availability.
• Display: 6.55" AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 3840Hz PWM, HDR, 5000 nits (peak), 1264x2736px resolution, 19.48:9 aspect ratio, 460ppi.
• Chipset: Qualcomm SM7550-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4 nm): Octa-core (1x2.63 GHz Cortex-A715 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510); Adreno 720.
• Memory: 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM.
• OS/Software: Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, MagicOS 9.
• Rear camera: Wide (main): 200 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.4", PDAF, OIS; Ultra wide angle: 12 MP, f/2.2, 112-degree, AF.
• Front camera: 50 MP, f/2.0, (wide).
• Video capture: Rear camera: 4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, OIS; Front camera: 4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS.
• Battery: 5300mAh (as reviewed); 66W wired, 44% in 15 min, 100% in 46 min (advertised).
• Connectivity: 5G; eSIM; Wi-Fi 6; BT 5.4, aptX HD; NFC; Infrared port.
• Misc: Fingerprint reader (under display, optical); stereo speakers.

Although the vanilla model is missing a telephoto camera, compared to its Pro sibling, its camera setup still looks quite promising on paper. Its 200MP main camera should have enough resolution for some good digital zooms. On top of that, there is an autofocusing ultrawide, which should be able to pull double duty for macros. And a 50MP selfie rounds off the list quite well.

The Honor 400 isn't exactly a performance powerhouse with its Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset. However, in a rather interesting move, Honor decided to invest a lot in AI for the Honor 400 family, which also includes the regular Honor 400. You get some interesting features like image outpainting and static image to video generation seemingly for free. These are powered by Google's potent AI models and seem to run exclusively in the cloud.

Rounding things off, the Honor 400 also offers a potent set of modern connectivity features. We'll make sure to go over these in the appropriate review sections.

Unboxing

Just like its Pro sibling, the Honor 200 ships in a relatively thin white cardboard box. It is a standard two-piece design and it is thick enough to protect the phone itself. We also didn't see any plastic inside.

What we also didn't see is a charger and case - these are now gone with this generation. The accessory package is as basic as it comes, only featuring a SIM ejector tool and a USB cable. Nothing more.