HONOR 400 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy A26 5G

The HONOR 400 Lite scores 5.5 in our rating, and the Samsung Galaxy A26 5G scores 6.4. The HONOR 400 Lite leads in battery, while the Samsung Galaxy A26 5G 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

Samsung Samsung Galaxy A26 5G

6.4 From $299.99

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Key differences

Why choose the HONOR 400 Lite

Bigger battery 5,230 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Faster wired charging 35 W vs 25 W
Newer model Apr 2025 vs Mar 2, 2025
Lighter 171 g vs 200 g
Thinner 7.29 mm vs 7.7 mm
Higher screen resolution 1080 × 2412 px vs 1080 × 2340 px

Why choose the Samsung Galaxy A26 5G

Better water resistance IP67 vs IP64
Longer OS update support 6 years vs 1 years
microSD card slot
Longer security updates 6 years vs 2 years

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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 LiteSamsung Galaxy A26 5G

Overall 5.5 6.4

Display 8.3 8.4

Performance 4.0 4.6

Camera 5.0 5.8

Battery 5.0 4.6

Design 6.6 7.1

Software support 2.8 8.4

Value for money 6.0 est. 5.4

Display

Spec HONOR 400 LiteSamsung Galaxy A26 5G

Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches

Type OLED, AMOLED OLED, Super AMOLED

Resolution 1080 × 2412 px 1080 × 2340 px

Pixel density 394 ppi 385 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Peak brightness 3,500 nits —

Protection — Gorilla Glass Victus+

Performance

Spec HONOR 400 LiteSamsung Galaxy A26 5G

Chipset Dimensity 7025 Exynos 1380

Process — 5 nm

Max CPU clock 2.5 GHz 2.4 GHz

GPU IMG BXM-8-256 Mali-G68 MP5

RAM 8 GB 6 GB / 8 GB

Storage 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type — UFS 3.1

microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec HONOR 400 LiteSamsung Galaxy A26 5G

Main camera 108 MP, f/1.75, 1/1.67" 50 MP, f/1.8

Optical stabilization — ✓ Yes

Ultrawide — 8 MP

Rear cameras 2 3

Rear video — 4K@30

Front camera 16 MP 13 MP

Battery and charging

Spec HONOR 400 LiteSamsung Galaxy A26 5G

Capacity 5,230 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type Li-Po —

Wired charging 35 W 25 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec HONOR 400 LiteSamsung Galaxy A26 5G

Dimensions 161 × 74.55 × 7.29 mm 164 × 77.5 × 7.7 mm

Thickness 7.29 mm 7.7 mm

Weight 171 g 200 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame — Plastic

Back — Glass

Water resistance IP64 IP67

Fingerprint — Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Velvet Grey, Velvet Black, Marrs Green Black, White, Mint, Peach Pink

Connectivity and features

Spec HONOR 400 LiteSamsung Galaxy A26 5G

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth 5.3 5.3

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC — ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✕ No ✕ No

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec HONOR 400 LiteSamsung Galaxy A26 5G

OS at launch Android 15 Android 15

Interface MagicOS 9.0 One UI 7

OS updates 1 years 6 years

Security updates 2 years 6 years

Launch and price

Spec HONOR 400 LiteSamsung Galaxy A26 5G

Announced Apr 2025 Mar 2, 2025

Released Apr 15, 2025 —

Status Released Released

US launch price — $299.99

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