coolpad COOL 40i vs Honor 500

coolpad COOL 40i
coolpad
COOL 40i
Honor 500
Honor
500

At a glance

Brand
Coolpad
Honor
Release date
December 2024, 1 years 5 months ago
November 2025, 6 months ago
AnTuTu
155.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 54% of devices
2.405.000 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 96% of devices
Launch price
CN¥ 2,699.00 ($ 395.33)

Display

Size
6.56"
6.55"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
1264 x 2736 px QHD
Type
LCD IPS
AMOLED
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
460 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 6000 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Helio G37
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen4
CPU
8x2.3GHz Cortex A53
1x 3.21 GHz – Cortex X4 + 3x 3 GHz – Cortex A720 + 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex A720 + 2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex A720
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
4 nm
Frequency
2.3 GHz
4.32 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE832
Adreno 825
RAM
4 GB
12 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
50 Mpx
200 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 1.9
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 480 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
Sensor
Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Pixel size
0.56 µm
Sensor size
1/1.4"

Front camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
ƒ/ 2.0

Battery

Capacity
4500 mAh
8000 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Si-Carbon Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 80.0W
Features
Non-removable
Reverse charging, Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
256 GB
Type
eMMC 5.1 Storage
UFS Storage 3.1
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
No

Body

Dimensions
77.0 mm 166.2 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
74.2 mm 155.8 mm 7.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
202 g
198 g
Materials
Polycarbonate
Aluminium alloy
Colors
Black White Blue Pink
Black White Blue Pink
Usable surface
80 %
91 %
Water/dust resistance
IP68, IP69

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Android 16 Android 16
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 5.0
Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi
802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi features
Wi-Fi Hotspot
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB
USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5)

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G
CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Sensors & security

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

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