hmd Pulse vs Honor Play 20a

hmd Pulse
hmd
Pulse
Honor Play 20a
Honor
Play 20a

At a glance

Brand
HMD
Honor
Release date
April 2024, 2 years 1 months ago
May 2024, 2 years ago
Launch price
€ 139.00 ($ 162.86)
AnTuTu
223.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 56% of devices
220.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 56% of devices

Display

Size
6.56"
6.52"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
720 x 1600 px HD+
Type
LCD IPS
LCD IPS
Density
265 ppi Medium Density
269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 480 cd/m² (typ), 70% NTSC, NTSC, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Water Drop Notch, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Performance

Chipset
Unisoc Tiger T606
MediaTek Helio G85 (MT6769V/CZ)
CPU
2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55
2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
12 nm
Frequency
1.6 GHz
2 GHz
GPU
ARM Mali-G57
Arm Mali-G52 MC2 950MHz
RAM
4 GB
6 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
LPDDR4 RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
13 Mpx
Aperture
Unknow
ƒ/ 1.8
Flash
Dual LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, 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
8 Mpx
5 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ --
ƒ/ 2.2

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh
5000 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 10.0W
Charge cycles
800 cycles
Runtime
~ 60h
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
64 GB
128 GB
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Type
UFS Storage 2.1

Body

Dimensions
75.0 mm 163.2 mm 8.5 mm Print 3D Model
75.8 mm 163.9 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
187 g
198 g
Materials
Plastic
Plastic
Colors
Black Blue Pink
Black Cyan Purple Ish
Water/dust resistance
IP52
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
84 %
82 %

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12
Updates
OS updates: 5 years
OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years
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 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
USB
USB Type-C

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300)
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G
B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
No
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No

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