HONOR 400 Lite vs Nothing Phone (3a)

The HONOR 400 Lite scores 5.5 in our rating, and the Nothing Phone (3a) scores 6.6. The HONOR 400 Lite leads in display, while the Nothing Phone (3a) is ahead in performance, camera, design and software support. The HONOR 400 Lite is the newer phone, announced in April 2025.

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HONOR HONOR 400 Lite

5.5 Price TBA

Nothing Nothing Phone (3a)

6.6 From $379

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Key differences

Why choose the HONOR 400 Lite

Bigger battery 5,230 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Brighter screen 3,500 nits vs 3,000 nits
Newer model Apr 2025 vs Mar 4, 2025
Lighter 171 g vs 208 g
Thinner 7.29 mm vs 8.35 mm
Higher screen resolution 1080 × 2412 px vs 1084 × 2392 px

Why choose the Nothing Phone (3a)

Faster wired charging 50 W vs 35 W
Bigger screen 6.77 inches vs 6.7 inches
Longer OS update support 3 years vs 1 years
More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 8 GB
Stereo speakers
Newer Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 5

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Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec HONOR 400 LiteNothing Phone (3a)

Overall 5.5 6.6

Display 8.3 7.8

Performance 4.0 5.2

Camera 5.0 6.6

Battery 5.0 5.1

Design 6.6 7.5

Software support 2.8 6.9

Value for money 6.0 est. 5.5

Display

Spec HONOR 400 LiteNothing Phone (3a)

Size 6.7 inches 6.77 inches

Type OLED, AMOLED OLED, Flexible AMOLED

Resolution 1080 × 2412 px 1084 × 2392 px

Pixel density 394 ppi 387 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh — ✕ No

Peak brightness 3,500 nits 3,000 nits

HDR — HDR10+

Protection — Panda Glass

Performance

Spec HONOR 400 LiteNothing Phone (3a)

Chipset Dimensity 7025 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Process — 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.5 GHz 2.5 GHz

GPU IMG BXM-8-256 Adreno 810

RAM 8 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type — UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec HONOR 400 LiteNothing Phone (3a)

Main camera 108 MP, f/1.75, 1/1.67" 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.57"

Optical stabilization — ✓ Yes

Ultrawide — 8 MP

Telephoto — 50 MP, 2× optical

Optical zoom — 2×

Rear cameras 2 3

Rear video — 4K@30

Front camera 16 MP 32 MP

Battery and charging

Spec HONOR 400 LiteNothing Phone (3a)

Capacity 5,230 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type Li-Po —

Wired charging 35 W 50 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec HONOR 400 LiteNothing Phone (3a)

Dimensions 161 × 74.55 × 7.29 mm 163.5 × 77.5 × 8.35 mm

Thickness 7.29 mm 8.35 mm

Weight 171 g 208 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Back — Glass

Water resistance IP64 IP64

Fingerprint — Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Velvet Grey, Velvet Black, Marrs Green Black, White, Blue

Connectivity and features

Spec HONOR 400 LiteNothing Phone (3a)

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.3 5.4

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC — ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✕ No ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec HONOR 400 LiteNothing Phone (3a)

OS at launch Android 15 Android 15

Interface MagicOS 9.0 Nothing OS 3.1

OS updates 1 years 3 years

Security updates 2 years 6 years

Launch and price

Spec HONOR 400 LiteNothing Phone (3a)

Announced Apr 2025 Mar 4, 2025

Released Apr 15, 2025 Mar 11, 2025

Status Released Released

US launch price — $379

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