Cubot A40 vs Honor Play 9C

Cubot A40
Cubot
A40
Honor Play 9C
Honor
Play 9C

At a glance

Brand
Cubot
Honor
Release date
July 2025, 11 months ago
September 2024, 1 years 9 months ago
AnTuTu
240.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 58% of devices
442.500 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 70% of devices

Display

Size
6.88"
6.56"
Resolution
720 x 1640 px HD+
720 x 1612 px HD+
Type
LCD IPS
TFT LCD (IPS)
Density
260 ppi Medium Density
269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Water Drop Notch, SGS Certified, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Peak brightness - 750 cd/m², DC dimming, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Unisoc Tiger T606
MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
CPU
2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55
2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
6 nm
Frequency
1.6 GHz
2.2 GHz
GPU
ARM Mali-G57
ARM Mali-G57 MC2
RAM
4 GB
6 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
48 Mpx
13 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 1.8
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 120 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Digital zoom, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), 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

Front camera

Resolution
16 Mpx
5 Mpx
Aperture
Unknow
ƒ/ 2.2

Battery

Capacity
5100 mAh
5200 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 18.0W
Yes , 10.0W
Charge cycles
1300 cycles
Runtime
~ 44h
Features
Reverse charging, Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

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

Body

Dimensions
78.1 mm 172.3 mm 8.8 mm Print 3D Model
75.3 mm 163.6 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
198 g
190 g
Materials
Plastic , Faux leather
Glass
Colors
Black Gray Purple
Black Blue
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
83 %
83 %
Water/dust resistance
IP54

Software

Operating system
Android 15 Android 15
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
Without Google Mobile services
Updates
OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
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, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
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, Galileo
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B28a (700), 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), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
CDMA BC0 (800), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n28a (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, on the side
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No
Audio
Stereo Speakers

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