If high -level smartphones always make buyers salize, in France, the average budget was in 2023 around 487 euros for a new device. Far from 1,000 euros often necessary to pay the latter. Therefore, towards the middle of the range is that the eyes turn very often and the manufacturers have understood it.
For several years, this segment of the smartphone market is advancing to the giant, updating with the less clear innovations, which we saw display at the top of the range (120 Hz OLED screen, cutting photo, orderly design …). Started by Google in Pixel years ago, but promoted by Samsung and its Galaxy S24 in 2024 before being widespread, AI begins to reach devices of around 500-600 euros. Samsung has implemented several AI functions in its galaxy to rank, but not in the Galaxy AI package reserved for its flagship products. Now is the turn of honor to establish its smartphones of productivity, creativity and retouching of medium range photos.
Honor 400 is part of this new trend, but does not want to be happy to use in a simple decoration. The manufacturer wanted to make his newcomer a complete smartphone, strong in photo, autonomy and design, the three key points of a search.
The 200 MPX photo to shine
And Honor 400 is already highlighted for its elegant design with its straight edges and rounded angles, its colorful chassis (available in black or gold). It remains in your hand without being heavy (184 g), made solid with a matt polycarbonate support that has the merit of not capturing its digital footprints. It is also in the back that we find what differentiates it from the competition: a photographic module with two large sensors and a flash embedded in a vertical parallelogram.
In the front, there is an excellent quality OLED slab of 6.55 inches of 120 Hz of excellent quality and very well calibrated. It is good to see a video, read content on the screen in all circumstances thanks to its excellent brightness (up to 5,000 nits). It also benefits from all the advanced functions of the brand in terms of sight protection (circadian rhythm monitoring, blue light protection, etc.). And even against the evil of transport with a screen capacity to understand that it is in motion and to compensate for tremors (relief of the movement frame). It is IP65 certified to resist dust and with compatible splashes.
Under the hood, there is the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, a very good versatile device of medium range. It ensures everything it does, standard like multitasking, admits functions of AI and is able to improve global autonomy. Nothing dominated, but from the solid that prevents honor 400 from pulling the tongue when asked. At stake, he has the merit of not heating too much.
For less than 500 euros, we have an elegant and powerful smartphone that is a maximum photo in the average range. Because Honor 400 wants to rub shoulders with Google Pixel 9A, Samsung Galaxy A56, Nothing Phone (2) or other Xiaomi 14T. To achieve this, it is based on a main sensor of 200 MPX (high resolution mode to activate). More than the impressive figure, it is its will that interests: it promises a better image quality, a faster capture and a certain versatility, and the results are there.
Honor 400 has all its promises in the photos. The photos are brilliant, detailed, with a good colorimetric representation, even if it tends to illuminate the scenes a little early in daylight. It will be perfect for quality portraits (well helped by AI for a more natural treatment and the Harcourt Studio filters available as for the honor 200 pro – not available in selfie mode).
With a lot of light, without being catastrophic, it is not a miracle and provides good shots, sometimes overexposed or something artificial due to the intervention of AI. We can reproach your slightly slow trigger (count shown) with very low light. It will be fashionable not to move a tab to avoid the blurred result or not forget to change to “night shot” for a better result.
Its zoom up to 4x without loss (digital zoom up to 30x) is quite effective. Its optical and electronic stabilization is remarkable, especially to move videos that save a certain vagueness. The main sensor is accompanied by an ultra angle of 12 MPX that will also be used in the macro. In the front, the 50 MPX Selfie Chamber will delight gender lovers with a good representation and loyalty of skin tones without exaggeration.
A wide range of AI functions for work and creativity
The AI is obviously to put (but deactivable), either for an excellent detection of scenes with adequate configurations, for the Super Zoom that is capable of rebuilding the image of distant (until now reserved for the Magic7 Pro), the elimination of the air that flashes or makes a classic retake (magic, anti-fructification, rejustration, extraction of an object …).).).).).).).).) It is also possible to restore old photos.
For the most creative, there are also different tools, such as the possibility of creating customizable instantaneous films, animated photo collage or transforming a photo into an animated video with the image image of the video based on Google I see 2. You get 5 short seconds. It is a fun device that will have most of the time, and perhaps will give ideas to the most inventive ones. Functions that often bring Google and Gemini, the IA assistant, which here has a button dedicated to the right of being released.
The other point that is begs in favor of Honor 400 is its long -lasting autonomy quite liked (we overcome the day) with battery management according to the activity. It is quickly recharged and can recover 44% autonomy in 15 minutes (100% in 46 minutes). But you will need a quick 66W charger not supplied.
Good and versatile photo, with a beautiful design, excellent autonomy and notable power for all activities, especially those in photo and productivity (rewriting, correction, text summary, transcription, live translation, Defake detection in AI in video calls …), Honor 400 begins at 499 euros with a solid and complete proposal. And the Chinese manufacturer draws another asset that is not devoid of interest: announces six years of Android updates (it is on Android 15 with magic overlap 9.0) and security updates.
Honor 400 Price and Availability
Honor 400 is available in Desert Gold and Midnight Black. It will be launched on May 30 at a price of 499 euros with 256 GB of storage and 8 GB of RAM, 579 euros for 512 GB of storage. Until June 1, the 512 GB version is at the price of the 256 GB version (with a bonus of an oveructor offered, Black Choice Clip headphones).
Source: BFM TV
