Honor 400 Lite VS Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

The Honor 400 Lite and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite differ in terms of water resistance, weight, and dimensions. The Honor 400 Lite has no water resistance, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite is water resistant, with an IP54 rating. In terms of weight, the Honor 400 Lite is lighter at 171 g, compared to the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite’s 199 g. As for thickness, the Honor 400 Lite is slimmer at 7.3 mm, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite is slightly thicker at 8.3 mm.

Both phones have similar height, with the Honor 400 Lite at 161 mm and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite at 164 mm. The width of the Honor 400 Lite is 74.6 mm, which is narrower than the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite’s 78 mm. This makes the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite a bit wider, but the differences in height and width are relatively small.

In terms of volume, the Honor 400 Lite is smaller at 87.68 cm³ compared to the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite’s 106.17 cm³. Both phones are not designed with rugged builds, and neither can be folded.

The Honor 400 Lite and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite both feature OLED/AMOLED displays with a 120Hz refresh rate, ensuring smooth visuals. The screen sizes are similar, with the Honor 400 Lite offering a 6.7″ display, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite has a slightly larger 6.77″ screen. The pixel density is close as well, with the Honor 400 Lite at 394 ppi and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite at 388 ppi, offering very similar sharpness.

The Honor 400 Lite has a resolution of 1080 x 2412 px, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite’s resolution is 1080 x 2392 px. Both displays have a full HD+ resolution, but the Honor 400 Lite offers a slightly higher pixel count. When it comes to brightness, the Honor 400 Lite reaches a much higher typical brightness of 3500 nits, compared to the 800 nits of the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite, making the former much brighter.

Neither device features branded damage-resistant glass, supports HDR10+ or Dolby Vision, or has a secondary screen. Both phones do, however, support Always-On Display and include a touch screen.

In terms of performance, the Honor 400 Lite and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite both offer solid specifications. Both phones feature 256GB of internal storage, but the Honor 400 Lite comes with 12GB of RAM, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite has 8GB of RAM. The Honor 400 Lite uses the MediaTek Dimensity 7025 chipset, whereas the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite is equipped with the slightly more advanced MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro. This results in differences in their CPU configurations, with the Honor 400 Lite’s 2 x 2.5 GHz and 6 x 2 GHz cores versus the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite’s 4 x 2.5 GHz and 4 x 2 GHz cores.

The Geekbench 6 multi-core scores also differ, with the Honor 400 Lite achieving 2291 and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite scoring 2932, indicating a higher multi-core performance on the latter. Similarly, the single-core scores show the Honor 400 Lite at 884, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite performs better with 1026. As for the GPU, the Honor 400 Lite uses the IMG BXM-8-256 GPU with a clock speed of 900 MHz, whereas the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite is equipped with the Mali G615 MC2 GPU, clocked at 1047 MHz.

Other specifications are largely aligned between the two devices, with both supporting 64-bit processing, DirectX 12, integrated graphics, and big.LITTLE technology. The RAM speed of the Honor 400 Lite is 2750 MHz, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite has a significantly higher RAM speed of 6400 MHz. The Honor 400 Lite uses a 6 nm semiconductor, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite benefits from a more advanced 4 nm semiconductor. Both phones support a maximum RAM of 16GB and use DDR5 memory.

The Honor 400 Lite and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite both feature dual-lens main cameras, though with different configurations. The Honor 400 Lite offers a 108 MP main sensor and a 2 MP secondary lens, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite has a 50 MP main sensor paired with an 8 MP secondary lens. Both devices have similar wide apertures, with the Honor 400 Lite at f/2.2 and f/1.8 for the secondary lens, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite’s lenses are f/2.2 and f/1.9.

Both phones support features like phase-detection autofocus for photos, continuous autofocus for video, slow-motion recording, and HDR modes. The Honor 400 Lite records video at 1080p at 30 fps, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite offers 4K video recording at 30 fps. Both phones have the same 16 MP front camera with a wide aperture of f/2.5, and neither has a front-facing LED flash.

Additional features like manual exposure, manual focus, and the ability to create panoramas in-camera are available on both phones. The Honor 400 Lite lacks optical image stabilization (OIS), while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite includes it. Both devices can shoot time-lapse videos, but neither supports HDR10 recording or Dolby Vision recording, nor do they have 3D photo/video capabilities.

Both the Honor 400 Lite and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite run on Android 15, offering a similar set of features aimed at enhancing user experience and privacy. Both phones include clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera/microphone privacy options, and the ability to block app tracking. Neither device supports Mail Privacy Protection, and neither blocks cross-site tracking.

When it comes to customization, both devices support theme customization, dynamic theming, and customizable notifications. They also feature on-device machine learning, notification permissions, and a media picker. Users can offload apps, and both phones allow playing games while downloading. Other shared features include dark mode, Wi-Fi password sharing (which is not supported), battery health check, extra dim mode, Live Text, full-page screenshots, split-screen support, and PiP functionality.

There are some features that are identical across both phones, such as support for widgets, offline voice recognition, voice commands, tracking the device’s current position, and multi-user system capabilities. Neither device offers direct OS updates or Quick Start, and both can be used as a PC. Additionally, both phones have sharing intents and a child lock feature, along with being free and open-source.

The Honor 400 Lite and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite both offer solid battery performance, but with slight differences in capacity and charging speed. The Honor 400 Lite has a larger 5230 mAh battery compared to the 5000 mAh battery in the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite. Both phones feature non-removable rechargeable batteries and include a battery level indicator.

Both devices support fast charging, but the Honor 400 Lite supports a faster charging speed of 35W, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite charges at 33W. The Honor 400 Lite comes with a charger included in the box, whereas the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite does not.

Neither phone offers wireless charging, and both phones lack a removable battery. However, both devices have the same rechargeable battery technology and can be charged using their respective fast charging capabilities.

Both the Honor 400 Lite and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite have very similar audio specifications. Neither device features a 3.5 mm audio jack, so both rely on wireless or USB-C audio solutions. Both phones also lack stereo speakers, which means neither provides true stereo sound from the built-in speakers.

Neither device supports any of the advanced aptX audio codecs, such as aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, or aptX Lossless, nor do they support LDAC for high-quality Bluetooth audio streaming. Additionally, both phones lack a built-in radio.

In summary, the audio capabilities of both phones are quite limited, with no 3.5 mm jack, no stereo speakers, and no advanced audio codec support on either device.

Both the Honor 400 Lite and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite support 5G connectivity and come with dual SIM card slots. The Honor 400 Lite supports Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite additionally supports Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), offering slightly better Wi-Fi capabilities. The Bluetooth version is 5.3 on the Honor 400 Lite, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite features the newer Bluetooth 5.4.

Both phones have a USB Type-C port with USB 2.0 support and include NFC. The download speeds are slightly higher on the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite at 3270 MBits/s, compared to the Honor 400 Lite’s 2770 MBits/s. Neither device supports an external memory slot, but the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite does, providing additional flexibility in storage options.

Both phones come with a fingerprint scanner, GPS, and a compass. They also share similar features, such as an accelerometer, cellular module, Galileo support, and the absence of a barometer, infrared sensor, and HDMI output. Neither phone includes advanced facial recognition or an iris scanner. The Honor 400 Lite lacks support for motion and optical tracking, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite shares the same lack of these features.

Both the Honor 400 Lite and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite feature a video light, making them capable of providing additional lighting for video recording. Neither device is equipped with sapphire glass displays, curved displays, or e-paper displays, as all these features are marked as absent for both phones.

In summary, the two phones are identical in the miscellaneous features category, offering a video light but lacking advanced display technologies like sapphire glass, curved screens, or e-paper displays.

There are no further distinguishing features in this category between the Honor 400 Lite and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite.