Honor 400 Lite: Bringing AI-Powered Camera Control to Budget Android Phones

Honor 400 Lite copies iPhone 'Camera Control' with the help of Google Lens

Honor's latest mid-range smartphone is the Honor 400 Lite, and it has a new "AI Camera Button" that can launch Google Lens. New buttons are an increasing trend in smartphones as of late, and Honor is jumping into the game with a new "AI Camera Button" on the Honor 400 Lite. The "Android-first" button, Honor explains, both opens and controls the camera. A single press opens the camera and then the button acts as a shutter button. A press-and-hold gesture allows for a quick way to start recording video. Sliding your finger along the button interacts with zoom, similar to Apple's "Camera Control" button. Oppo introduced something similar on the Find X8 series last year, but that wasn't a physical button and rather just a pressure/touch-sensitive portion of the frame. Beyond using the camera itself, Honor also notes that the "AI Camera Button" can open Google Lens, again mimicking the functionality of Apple's Camera Control button. Honor says: The AI Camera Button on the HONOR 400 Lite 5G further provides quick access to Google Lens, allowing users to explore and interact with their surroundings effortlessly. This feature integrates seamlessly with Smart Vision (Google Lens), transforming your smartphone into a powerful tool for exploration and learning. Identify plants, animals, and artwork with ease, or translate foreign text from menus and signs in real-time across over 100 languages. Solve academic questions or shop by scanning products -- Google Lens opens up a world of possibilities right from your camera. The Google Gemini Power Button further enhances the device's functionality, providing quick access to AI Eraser & AI Outpainting tools, which allows for effortless photo editing and enhancement. The camera itself is a 108MP sensor, while the rest of the Honor 400 Lite looks like a fairly tame package. Rounding out the cameras, you'll get a rear-facing 5MP depth sensor with a 16MP front-facing camera in a widened display cutout. The display is a 6.7-inch AMOLED panel. Honor 400 Lite is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7025-Ultra chipset, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and a 5,230 mAh battery. Honor 400 Lite launches in the UK on April 22 for £249.99 with three colors available. This launch comes as leaks of the Honor 400 series are heating up. Recently, YTechb posted images of the Honor 400 and 400 Pro which Honor requested the publication to remove. Last year, the Honor 200 series launched globally in June, with the 200 Lite having launched in May. That timing combined with the recent leak suggests an earlier timeline from Honor this year as well.

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Not too long ago, Honor announced the arrival of the new Honor 400 Lite, a midrange device which features a dedicated AI camera button, not unlike Apple's iPhone 16 series handsets. While the phone was initially announced for select markets, it has since been officially confirmed for more regions such as the United Kingdom, and will launch later on April 22. READ: The Honor 400 Lite Comes with a Dedicated AI Camera Button The phone will come priced at £249.99 for buyers in the UK, and will be available in in Velvet Grey, Velvet Black, and Mars Green directly from honor.com/uk, and select retailers and carriers. As for hardware, the 400 Lite is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra chip, the Honor 400 Lite features a 6.7-inch AMOLED display, which comes with a 2412 × 1080 pixel resolution, backed by a beefy 5230 mAh battery with modest 35W charging speeds. The phone also comes in two different RAM configurations with 8GB and 12GB, both of which are paired with 256GB of internal storage. The phone's camera setup consists of a 108 MP main camera and a 5 MP depth sensor with 1080p video recording, and a 16 MP sensor in front for selfies and video calls. Going back to the camera button, it also doubles as an AI shortcut key which can help users with image search functions.

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A high pixel count and a dedicated shutter button give Honor's latest snapper appeal It was inevitable, really. Once Apple unveiled Camera Control for the iPhone 16, the Android world was guaranteed to put their own spin on it sooner or later. Flagships got there first, but Honor is the first to give an affordable phone a customisable camera button. The £250 Honor 400 Lite also - unsurprisingly - makes it all about AI. Press and hold the very Apple-esque side button anywhere within Android and Google Lens will kick in, to identify objects and translate text. A single squeeze will take you straight into the camera app, where a press will snap a photo, a press-and-hold records a video, and swipes zoom in and out. Honor says it'll work underwater (though the 400 Lite only has IP64 resistance) and with gloves on. The actual camera hardware isn't bad for a budget phone, either. You're getting a 108MP main snapper with f/1.75 aperture and 3x "lossless" zoom. The 5MP depth-sensing ultrawide feels like an also-ran, but the 16MP front cam should take a solid selfie thanks to a built-in light. Expect all the AI editing usual suspects from the Gallery app, including object erasing and generative expanding. Flat is very much where it's at for Honor right now. I'm betting the central frame will be polycarbonate rather than metal, given the price, and that rear panel may or may not be glass, but the Mars Green, Velvet Grey and Velvet Black colours all have the look of a much more expensive phone. The 400 Lite has a very iPhone-like appearance, compete with Dynamic Island-mimicking camera pill up front and off-centre camera square at the rear. It's a skinny thing, too, measuring just 7.29mm and weighing in at 171g. Yet Honor has somehow found room inside for a 5230mAh battery, which puts many pricier phones to shame. That should comfortably enough for a day or two between 35W USB-C refuels. There's a 6.7in AMOLED screen up front, with 120Hz refresh rate and 3500 nit peak brightness. Honor's familiar eye-friendly features all make the cut, including rapid 3840Hz PWM dimming, e-book mode, and a Circadian Night setting that should stop blue light from ruining your sleep schedule. Other niceties like an under-display fingerprint sensor also make the cut. Power comes from a MediaTek Dimensity 7025-Ultra chipset, paired with 8GB of RAM and a healthy 256GB of on-board storage. It runs Android 15, with Honor's MagicOS 9 skin on top. That means you're getting Magic Portal for AI-assisted multitasking and content sharing between apps and Magic Capsule quick notifications. The Honor 400 Lite goes on sale from the 22nd of April in the UK. You'll be able to snap one up directly from Honor for £250.