Asus Zenfone 9 vs Honor Play 40 5G

Asus Zenfone 9
Asus
Zenfone 9
Honor Play 40 5G
Honor
Play 40 5G

At a glance

Brand
Asus
Honor
Release date
July 2022, 3 years 10 months ago
May 2023, 3 years ago
AnTuTu
1.413.824 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 88% of devices
380.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices

Display

Size
5.9"
6.56"
Resolution
1080 x 2400 px FHD+
720 x 1612 px HD+
Type
Super AMOLED
LCD IPS
Density
446 ppi Very high density
269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Hole-punch Notch, External display type - Super AMOLED, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 1100 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, Full sRGB standard, 105% NTSC, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus (SM4350-AC)
CPU
1x3.2 GHz Cortex X2 +3x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex A510
2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 + 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460,
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
4 nm
8 nm
Frequency
3.2 GHz
2.2 GHz
GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 730 875 MHz
Qualcomm Adreno 619
RAM
8 GB
6 GB
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
50 Mpx
13 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor
Sony IMX766
Pixel size
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/1.56"
Flash
Dual LED
LED
Optical stabilization
Yes
No
Slow motion
Yes, 480 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Gimbal, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW
Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Front camera

Resolution
12 Mpx
5 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.45
ƒ/ 2.2
Sensor
Sony IMX663
Pixel size
1.22 µm

Battery

Capacity
4300 mAh
5200 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 30.0W
Yes
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
128 GB
Type
UFS Storage 3.1
SD slot
No
No

Body

Dimensions
68.2 mm 146.6 mm 9.5 mm Print 3D Model
75.1 mm 163.3 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
165 g
188 g
Materials
Aluminium alloy
Plastic
Colors
Black White Blue Red
Black Blue Purple Green
Water/dust resistance
IP68
Usable surface
82 %
84 %

Software

Operating system
Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
Without Google Mobile services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
AVRCP (Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy), OPP (Object Push Profile), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB
USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

Networks

5G
n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
n1 (2100), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n78 (3500)
4G LTE
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500)
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
CDMA BC0 (800), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, on the side
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No
Audio
Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
Hi-Res Audio, 2 microphones

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