{"id":1653,"date":"2025-05-22T15:05:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikevandermeulen.com\/?p=1653"},"modified":"2025-06-17T11:03:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T11:03:27","slug":"honor-400-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mikevandermeulen.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/22\/honor-400-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Honor 400 \u2013 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Honor 400 series has been officially launched and consists of the Honor 400<\/a> and the Honor 400 Pro. We at Cool Smartphone Towers have been lucky enough to have been given an Honor 400<\/a> device before launch. So I have been spending some time with the phone and have been able to form the following opinions, which we’ll now feature in the review below.<\/span>
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Design<\/u><\/span><\/span>
\nFirst, let’s start with the design. This was covered in great depth during my unboxing post and unboxing video<\/a>. But if you have not seen this, then I would encourage you to check the video and the post<\/a> out before continuing to read on.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The design of the Honor 400<\/a> is subtle but a significant change from the previous Honor 200 series. The reason for me saying that is that they have gone with a more boxy design on the 400 over the previous curved edges design on the 200. They have also changed the camera island on the back from an oval to a more rhombic shape.<\/p>\n

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There is also a significant screen size difference. The 200 series had a 6.7″ screen with curved edges, and the 400 has a screen size of 6.55″ with completely flat, squared-off edges.<\/p>\n

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\nThe phone feels quite utilitarian and blocky, which is by no means a bad thing. However, the svelte and pebble-like rounded feeling of the predecessor is no longer present.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Another feature that I instantly found to be missing, which is somewhat perplexing as it was found on the 400 Lite phone previously reviewed on CoolSmartphone.com, is the occlusion of any camera action button, which was to be found on the right-hand side in the lower third of the edge of the phone. I don’t know what the reasoning behind this is, but I can only imagine that the camera shortcut button was intended on the 400 Lite series to test its functionality and adoption before they implemented it on the higher-tier devices.
\nIn terms of durability and ruggedness, the phone is IP65 rated, so it will cope with some dust and debris, and it will also cope with light splashing. I would not recommend using this phone submerged. Then again, I would also not recommend using any phone submerged. But it is good to see a mid-tier device getting the IP ratings that used to be exclusively for higher-end devices. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThe body consists of a metal frame with Gorilla Glass both front and back, I believe. The front is Gorilla Glass Victus, and the back is a form of Gorilla Glass. The back of the phone has a matte finish to the glass, which does aid in the grip slightly, and it is as slim as you would expect from a candy bar design in 2025.<\/span>
\nIn terms of colours, there will be 3 colour variants, Desert Gold, Meteor Silver (exclusive to Honor.com)and Midnight Black, which is the one I have on review. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Hardware and performance<\/u><\/span><\/span>
\nThe phone features the Snapdragon 7 Gen, which is a powerful chip and will cope with most things average users will throw at the phone. It only comes with 8 gigabytes of RAM. However, there are two storage variants of 256 GB or 512 GB, depending on your desired storage and potentially colour variant. <\/span>
\nHidden underneath the frame is where we will find a <\/span>5300mAh silicon-carbon battery with up to 66W HONOR Wired SuperCharge. My review unit did not come with a charger in the box. So I cannot confirm what speed of charger you will get. I expect it will be one of the lower-powered varieties, and they will offer a 66-watt-capable charger for free as a gift with purchase. This is based upon previous Honor sales. <\/span>
\nThere is one missing feature concerning charging, and that is the ability to wirelessly charge, which is sadly missing from the phone. I would have liked to have seen this, but there has to be something to distinguish this and the 400 Pro. <\/span>
\nAnother area of distinction between the 400 Pro and the 400 is the cameras. I won’t dive into this too much as I will save this for the camera section, but the 400 only has a dual camera setup featuring a 200 megapixel camera and a 12 megapixel ultra-wide camera, whereas the 400 Pro features a triple camera setup featuring the same cameras with the addition of a telephoto lens. I have found the cameras to be satisfactory for the price point, but more on that in the camera section.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Not sure why it looks green here, it is Black, I promise<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

As previously mentioned, the phone will charge via supercharger, and this is all taken care of via the USB Type-C 2.0 port on the base of the unit. This does not support display out, but does support reverse wired charging at 5 watts. This can be useful for powering headphones, etc., while on the go. <\/span>
\nThe phone features multiple bands over the full mobile spectrum, including up to 5G, and it features Wi-Fi 802.11 a\/b\/g\/n\/ac<\/span>. It also supports Bluetooth 5.3 and all the associated codecs that you could think of. I have had no problem pairing this to wireless headphones from both Google and OnePlus, and also to my Pixel Watch 3. Call quality has been very good, as has been data reception when travelling around the UK. I have rarely experienced a time when I have no service, which is great to see, particularly as there are no visible antenna lines on the exterior casing. The antennas must be positioned in a way that the RF escapes through the back of the phone.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThe loudspeakers are crisp and clear, up until around about 80% volume, after which They do start to get a little muddy, but most of my experience using this has been with wireless headphones, where, as mentioned, I have had no problem with pairing or listening to music, videos, podcasts, etc. <\/span>
\nIn terms of gaming, those of you who read my articles often will know I am not the biggest gamer. However, I have put this through my usual gaming tests of Grand Mountain Adventure 2 and Asphalt Unite. I have found that in both games, I was not lacking performance at all, and unlike the Honor 400 Lite, I did not experience the laggy bug when initially starting to play on Grand Mountain Adventure 2. This is not surprising, as previously mentioned, the Snapdragon 7 Gen. chip on board is plenty powerful enough.<\/span>
\nSoftware<\/u><\/span><\/span>
\nThe software on the Honor 400 is very similar to that on the 400 Lite that I have previously reviewed. There is little to distinguish the two. Of course, both the phones have… Google’s AI is built into the phone’s core. However, with the 400, Honor and Google have co-launched a new feature called AI Photo to Video, which allows you to take a photo and use AI to create a very short five-second video clip or moving picture for use in sharing on social media, etc. I have tested this with stock photos provided by Honor and also with my photos, and in both scenarios, it works very, very well. Is it a feature I will use often? Probably not. But given that this phone is intended for a market of potentially younger users, and also the 400 series in general is intended for that market. It is a nice feature to have on board.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a demo of how it works<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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