hmd XR21 vs Honor Play 20a

hmd XR21
hmd
XR21
Honor Play 20a
Honor
Play 20a

At a glance

Brand
HMD
Honor
Release date
May 2024, 2 years ago
May 2024, 2 years ago
Launch price
€ 599.99 ($ 700.66)
AnTuTu
402.100 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 66% of devices
220.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 56% of devices

Display

Size
6.49"
6.52"
Resolution
1080 x 2400 px FHD+
720 x 1600 px HD+
Type
LCD IPS
LCD IPS
Density
406 ppi Very high density
269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 550 cd/m², NTSC, 82% NTSC, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Water Drop Notch, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 (SM6375)
MediaTek Helio G85 (MT6769V/CZ)
CPU
2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold +6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver
2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
6 nm
12 nm
Frequency
2.2 GHz
2 GHz
GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 619
Arm Mali-G52 MC2 950MHz
RAM
6 GB
6 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
LPDDR4 RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
64 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
16 Mpx
5 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ --
ƒ/ 2.2

Battery

Capacity
4800 mAh
5000 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 33.0W
Yes , 10.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
128 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
78.6 mm 168.0 mm 10.4 mm Print 3D Model
75.8 mm 163.9 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
231 g
198 g
Materials
Polycarbonate
Plastic
Colors
Black
Black Cyan Purple Ish
Water/dust resistance
IP68, IP69
Usable surface
77 %
82 %

Software

Operating system
Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12
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 / eSIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.1 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, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
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, QZSS, Galileo, Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, GPS (L1+L2+L5)
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
USB
USB Type-C

Networks

5G
n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
4G LTE
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B43 (TDD 3700), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), 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), 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
Barometer
Yes
Cooling system
No
No
Audio
Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones

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