blu Bold N3 vs Honor Play 40 5G

blu Bold N3
blu
Bold N3
Honor Play 40 5G
Honor
Play 40 5G

At a glance

Brand
BLU
Honor
Release date
October 2023, 2 years 7 months ago
May 2023, 3 years ago
AnTuTu
541.451 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 74% of devices
380.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices

Display

Size
6.78"
6.56"
Resolution
1080 x 2460 px FHD+
720 x 1612 px HD+
Type
AMOLED
LCD IPS
Density
396 ppi High Density
269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
19.5:9
20:9
Features
Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Refresh rate 90 Hz, HDR10+, Dual Edge display, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, 3D curved glass screen, 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
MediaTek Dimensity 7050 (MT6877)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus (SM4350-AC)
CPU
2x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex A78+6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 + 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460,
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
6 nm
8 nm
Frequency
2.6 GHz
2.2 GHz
GPU
Mali-G68 MC4
Qualcomm Adreno 619
RAM
8 GB
6 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
50 Mpx
13 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.9
ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor
Omnivision OV50A
Pixel size
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/1.55"
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Quintuple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Dual front camera, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
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
93 Mpx
5 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ --
ƒ/ 2.2

Battery

Capacity
4700 mAh
5200 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 30.0W
Yes
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
256 GB
128 GB
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
No

Body

Dimensions
74.7 mm 164.2 mm 8.8 mm Print 3D Model
75.1 mm 163.3 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
205 g
188 g
Materials
Plastic
Plastic
Colors
Black Green Cyan
Black Blue Purple Green
Usable surface
90 %
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
Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
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
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
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
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

Networks

5G
n2 (1900 PCS), n5 (850), n25 (1900), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), 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), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
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), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
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, in screen
Yes, on the side
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No
Audio
Hi-Res Audio, 2 microphones

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