Honor 400 Series to Receive Six Years of Android Updates and Advanced AI Features

Honor 400 Series Confirmed to Get Six Years of Android Updates

The phones will be launched in European markets today and in China soon Honor 400 series is scheduled to be launched in the European markets on May 22, comprising Honor 400 and Honor 400 Pro models. Ahead of its anticipated debut, Honor has announced that both smartphones will be introduced with six years of Android updates. As part of its long-standing collaboration with Google, the company will offer artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities on the Honor 400 series powered by the Veo 2 video generation model, enabling users to turn images into short videos. Honor says its upcoming smartphones, the Honor 400 and the Honor 400 Pro, will ship with six years of Android OS updates. The company emphasises its long standing collaboration with Google, along with other industry partners, is part of its Honor Alpha Plan -- a three-step vision to create an open artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem. The Honor 400 series is also confirmed to support AI image to video generation on Vertex, leveraging Google's Veo 2 video generation model. It will enable users to transform static images, such as artwork and old photographs, into short videos with 5-7 second duration, along with live photos. However, this feature won't be available out-of-the-box and is expected to arrive via an over-the-air (OTA) update. With Google I/O 2025 now in the rear window, the China-based OEM says it has already offered the Android 16 Beta programme on the Honor Magic 7 Pro since May 7. Developers can update the smartphone to Android 16 Beta 3 to test out the new features and port their apps to the upcoming OS. The vanilla Honor 400 is confirmed to run on the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset. It will sport a dual rear camera setup including a 200-megapixel main camera and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide lens. It also boasts a 50-megapixel selfie shooter and an IP66-rated build. Meanwhile, the Honor 400 Pro will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. It is confirmed to come with a triple rear camera unit, comprising a 200-megapixel main camera, a 50-megapixel telephoto lens, and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide sensor. The phone will get a 50-megapixel front-facing camera for selfies and video calls. It will ship with IP68 + IP69 rating against dust and water ingress. The global variants of the smartphones may pack 6,000mAh batteries. Both models in the Honor 400 series will have 1,280x2,800 pixels resolution displays with 5,000-nit peak brightness, 120Hz refresh rate and 460ppi pixel density.

HONOR 400 series will get 6 years of Android updates

Following Google I/O 2025 yesterday, HONOR today announced a commitment to provide 6 years of Android updates for its upcoming HONOR 400 Series. The series is also slated to feature advanced AI capabilities, developed using Google technology, and is scheduled to update to Android 16 in 2025. To remind you, the HONOR 200 Pro got 4 major OS updates and 5 years of security patches for the global markets. HONOR stated that its collaboration with Google has enabled it to be among the first to offer the latest Android experience to its users. This partnership is said to facilitate developer access to the latest Android releases, aiming to ensure users receive recent and secure Android features without delay. Last year, HONOR released the Android 15 Beta version to its developers. Continuing this, the Android 16 Beta 3 version has been made available to developers on the HONOR Magic7 Pro since May 7th. Consumers can anticipate experiencing Android 16 features soon. The HONOR Magic7 Pro, HONOR Magic V3, and the upcoming HONOR 400 Series are all scheduled to receive updates to a MagicOS version based on Android 16 in 2025. This commitment is intended to ensure HONOR users continue to access current technology and enhanced security features as they become available. HONOR emphasized its commitment to open collaboration as a foundational element of its HONOR ALPHA PLAN, which aims to foster an open, value-sharing ecosystem with global partners. The company highlighted its ongoing partnership with global partners as an example of the HONOR ALPHA PLAN in practice. The HONOR 400 series is set to debut image-to-video generation capabilities, utilizing Google's Veo 2 video generation model on Google Cloud's Vertex AI. This feature will allow users to transform static images, including real-life photos, AI-generated artwork, and older pictures, into 5-second short videos and moving photos. These can be shared on social media for both Android and iOS users. The launch of the HONOR 400 Series tomorrow, May 22nd, is expected to deliver these AI capabilities.