The Honor 400 range is official, but what’s the difference between the regular Honor 400 and the top-end Honor 400 Pro?
While the two phones look similar – and actually share some key specs – there are a few key differences that might sway your vote one way or the other. The Honor 400 Pro is £300 more expensive than the regular Honor 400, after all.
With that in mind, here are some of the biggest differences (and a handful of similarities) between the Honor 400 and Honor 400 Pro to help you decide which is best for your needs.
Pricing and availability
The Honor 400 starts at a surprisingly affordable £399, especially with a healthy 256GB of storage to boot.
The Honor 400 Pro, on the other hand, starts at a slightly more premium £699 with the same 256GB of storage. Both phones are on sale right now in the UK and Europe following the reveal, both on contract and SIM-free.
Both have a 200MP main camera – but the Pro has a telephoto lens
Regardless of the model you opt for, you’ll get an impressive 200MP main camera backed by a relatively large 1/1.4-inch sensor. Combined, the camera shouldn’t have much issue capturing detailed shots with plenty of light, and it should perform equally well in low-light conditions when paired with OIS capabilities.
Both phones also feature a 12MP ultrawide lens for those scenic vistas, but the 400 Pro goes a step further with a dedicated 50MP 3x telephoto lens.
However, given that the 200MP main camera has plenty of pixels for digital zoom, the difference in actual use might not be as dramatic as you might think – but we’ll have to confirm for ourselves before we say for sure.
The Honor 400 Pro has a faster processor
The Honor 400 Pro might not have the latest top-end flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, but it does come close with the 2024 flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
This is the same chipset that powered some of the best phones of last year, including the OnePlus 12 and Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, and similar performance is expected here – especially when paired with 12GB of RAM.
The regular Honor 400, at a cheaper price point, comes with the more affordable Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and an equally healthy 12GB of RAM to boot. It likely won’t be able to compete with the 400 Pro in benchmark tests, but it could give mid-rangers like the Samsung Galaxy A56 a run for their money.
The Honor 400 is more compact
With a 6.5-inch screen, the Honor 400 is the more compact of the two smartphones – but it’s not just a smaller screen that makes the 400 more pocketable. It’s also thinner than the 400 Pro at 7.3mm compared to 8.1mm, and at 184g, it’s lighter than the 205g alternative too.
The Honor 400 Pro’s 6.7-inch screen makes for a form factor similar to that of the likes of the OnePlus 13R – though with the same 460ppi pixel density as its smaller sibling, there’s very little in terms of overall difference in quality.
Both panels also offer the same 120Hz refresh rate, 5000nit peak brightness and support for PWM dimming to reduce eyestrain over longer periods of use, particularly in dim environments.
Both have flagship-level AI smarts
Both the Honor 400 and 400 Pro offer the same flagship-level AI smarts – it’s one of the key reasons for opting for them over other mid-rangers.
In fact, the smartphones offer the same AI smarts as the flagship Honor Magic 7 Pro, along with an exclusive new Google-powered feature not available on any other smartphone.
It’s called Image to Video and does what it says on the tin; it adds motion to otherwise static photos using AI. It’ll likely come to other phones very soon, but for now, it’s exclusive to the Honor handsets.
Elsewhere, expect AI features including AI translation, AI writing tools, AI transcription and summarisation, AI outpainting and even AI Deepfake detection. For the price – especially the cheaper Honor 400 – that’s an impressive offering.
Both offer a large battery – but the Pro has faster charging
Both the Honor 400 and 400 Pro offer the same massive 6000mAh silicon-carbon battery – but due to EU shipping restrictions, the version available in the UK and EU has a smaller 5300mAh cell. That said, this should still be plenty enough to get most users through an average day of use.
The difference instead comes in charge speeds; the Honor 400 caps out at a respectable 66W, while the 400 Pro caps out at 100W. Honor claims that this translates to a full charge in 39 minutes and 46 minutes respectively, though you’ll need to source your own Honor-compatible fast charger as it doesn’t come in the box.
Early thoughts
Both the Honor 400 and 400 Pro are capable phones with great screens, premium camera hardware and flagship-level AI smarts – but the 400 Pro takes it a little further with better performance, a dedicated telephoto lens and faster charging.
Still, considering the £300 price difference, it could well be that the more affordable Honor 400 is the one to go for. That said, we’ll reserve our final verdict until we’ve spent more time with the two devices, and will update this article in due course.
