Honor 400 Lite VS Huawei Nova 14

The Honor 400 Lite has a water resistance rating of none, while the Huawei Nova 14 is water resistant, offering a higher level of protection. The Honor 400 Lite weighs 171 g, which is lighter than the Huawei Nova 14's weight of 192 g. The thickness of the two phones is quite similar, with the Honor 400 Lite measuring 7.3 mm and the Nova 14 slightly thinner at 7.2 mm.

Both phones are the same height at 161 mm, but the Huawei Nova 14 is slightly wider at 75.5 mm compared to the Honor 400 Lite’s 74.6 mm. In terms of volume, the two are almost identical: the Honor 400 Lite has a volume of 87.67738 cm³, while the Huawei Nova 14's volume is marginally larger at 87.90012 cm³.

Neither device features a rugged build or folding capability. Regarding ingress protection, the Honor 400 Lite has an IP64 rating, while the Huawei Nova 14 boasts a higher IP65 rating, indicating better protection against dust and water ingress.

Both the Honor 400 Lite and Huawei Nova 14 feature OLED/AMOLED displays, offering vibrant colors and deep blacks. The screen size of both phones is identical at 6.7 inches. In terms of pixel density, the Honor 400 Lite has 394 ppi, while the Huawei Nova 14 has a slightly higher 395 ppi, though the difference is minimal.

For resolution, the Honor 400 Lite comes with a 1080 x 2412 px display, while the Huawei Nova 14's resolution is 1084 x 2412 px, making the Nova 14's screen just slightly sharper. Both phones have a 120Hz refresh rate, ensuring smooth and fluid scrolling and gameplay.

Regarding extra features, the Honor 400 Lite supports Always-On Display, but it does not have branded damage-resistant glass, HDR10 support, or Dolby Vision. The Huawei Nova 14, on the other hand, has branded damage-resistant glass, supports HDR10 for improved color and contrast, and also features Always-On Display. Neither phone supports HDR10+ or has a secondary screen, and both have touch screens.

The Honor 400 Lite comes with 256GB of internal storage, while the Huawei Nova 14 offers a larger 512GB of storage. Both devices feature 12GB of RAM. In terms of AnTuTu benchmark performance, the Honor 400 Lite scores 465629, while the Huawei Nova 14 achieves a higher score of 521000, indicating a performance difference between the two.

The Honor 400 Lite is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7025 chipset, while the Huawei Nova 14 uses the HiSilicon Kirin 8000 chipset. The Honor 400 Lite's CPU consists of 2 cores running at 2.5 GHz and 6 cores at 2 GHz, whereas the Huawei Nova 14 has a more varied configuration with 1 core at 2.2 GHz, 3 cores at 1.5 GHz, and 4 cores at 2 GHz.

Both devices have integrated LTE, support 64-bit processing, and use big.LITTLE technology for power efficiency. The Honor 400 Lite has a faster RAM speed of 2750 MHz compared to the Huawei Nova 14's 2200 MHz. Additionally, the Honor 400 Lite's chipset is built on a 6 nm process, while the Huawei Nova 14's chipset is on a 5 nm process, indicating a slightly more advanced semiconductor technology in the Nova 14. Both phones support multithreading and have integrated graphics. The maximum supported memory for both is 16GB, and the Honor 400 Lite uses DDR5 RAM, while the Huawei Nova 14 uses DDR4 RAM.

The Honor 400 Lite has a dual-lens main camera setup with 108 MP and 2 MP sensors, while the Huawei Nova 14 features a more advanced triple-lens system with 50 MP, 12 MP, and 8 MP sensors. The Honor 400 Lite's main camera has an aperture of f/2.2 and f/1.8, whereas the Huawei Nova 14’s apertures are f/1.9, f/2.4, and f/2.2, providing a slightly wider range of light intake for different conditions.

Both devices have phase-detection autofocus, continuous autofocus when recording movies, and support for slow-motion video. The Honor 400 Lite can record video at 1080 x 30 fps, while the Huawei Nova 14 offers a higher resolution 2160 x 30 fps for video recording. Both phones also feature a built-in HDR mode, manual exposure, flash, and a CMOS sensor for the main camera. However, the Huawei Nova 14 has a more advanced optical zoom of 3x, while the Honor 400 Lite offers no optical zoom.

On the front, the Honor 400 Lite comes with a 16 MP camera with an aperture of f/2.5, while the Huawei Nova 14 has a significantly higher 50 MP front camera with an aperture of f/2.4. Both phones support features like manual white balance, timelapse, and in-camera panorama creation. The Honor 400 Lite does not have optical image stabilization, while the Huawei Nova 14 includes this feature for better video and photo stability. Additionally, the Huawei Nova 14 has laser autofocus, which the Honor 400 Lite lacks.

The Honor 400 Lite and Huawei Nova 14 share nearly identical operating system features. Both devices include camera/microphone privacy options, dark mode, battery health check, customizable notifications, and support for split screen. They also both feature sharing intents, a child lock, widgets support, voice commands, and the ability to track the device's current position.

Additionally, both phones support multi-user systems, allowing different users to have personalized experiences on the same device. Neither device can be used as a PC, and both do not receive direct OS updates. These features are all consistent across both models.

In summary, the operating system functionality and features are essentially the same for both the Honor 400 Lite and Huawei Nova 14, with no differences in the listed capabilities.

The Honor 400 Lite is equipped with a 5230 mAh battery, while the Huawei Nova 14 has a slightly larger 5500 mAh battery. Both phones support fast charging, with the Honor 400 Lite charging at 35W and the Huawei Nova 14 supporting a much higher 100W charging speed. Neither device supports wireless charging.

Both phones come with a charger included in the box and feature non-removable rechargeable batteries. Additionally, both devices have a battery level indicator to monitor charge status, and neither phone offers a removable battery.

In summary, the Huawei Nova 14 offers a larger battery capacity and significantly faster charging speed compared to the Honor 400 Lite, although both devices share similar other features in terms of battery functionality.

Both the Honor 400 Lite and Huawei Nova 14 lack a 3.5 mm audio jack, so you’ll need to use wireless headphones or adapters for wired audio connections. The Honor 400 Lite does not have stereo speakers, while the Huawei Nova 14 features stereo speakers for enhanced sound quality.

In terms of audio codec support, the Honor 400 Lite does not support any advanced Bluetooth audio technologies like aptX, LDAC, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, or aptX Lossless. On the other hand, the Huawei Nova 14 supports aptX, which enables higher-quality audio over Bluetooth, as well as LDAC for high-resolution audio streaming.

Neither device has a built-in radio, so if you’re looking for FM radio functionality, neither model will meet that need.

Both the Honor 400 Lite and Huawei Nova 14 support 5G connectivity, enabling faster network speeds. The Honor 400 Lite features Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), while the Huawei Nova 14 offers a wider range with Wi-Fi 4, Wi-Fi 5, and Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), providing a more advanced Wi-Fi standard for potentially better network performance.

In terms of Bluetooth, the Honor 400 Lite has Bluetooth 5.3, while the Huawei Nova 14 is equipped with Bluetooth 5.2. Both phones have NFC, USB Type-C, and fingerprint scanners, and neither has an external memory slot. The Honor 400 Lite has a USB version 2, while the Huawei Nova 14 also uses USB 2.

Both devices include similar features like GPS, a compass, and an accelerometer. The Huawei Nova 14 adds an infrared sensor and gyroscope, which the Honor 400 Lite lacks. Neither phone supports motion or optical tracking, has a barometer, HDMI output, a built-in projector, or an iris scanner. Additionally, both devices do not have emergency SOS via satellite or crash detection features.

Both the Honor 400 Lite and Huawei Nova 14 are equipped with a video light, making them suitable for capturing better-lit photos and videos in low-light conditions. Neither device features sapphire glass displays, curved displays, or e-paper displays.

In summary, the Honor 400 Lite and Huawei Nova 14 have identical specifications in this group, offering the same video light and lacking features like sapphire glass, curved displays, and e-paper displays.