Honor Play 10C vs Nokia G42

Honor Play 10C
Honor
Play 10C
Nokia G42
Nokia
G42

At a glance

Brand
Honor
Nokia
Release date
August 2025, 10 months ago
June 2023, 3 years ago
AnTuTu
409.464 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 67% of devices
380.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices

Display

Size
6.61"
6.56"
Resolution
720 x 1604 px HD+
720 x 1612 px HD+
Type
TFT LCD (IPS)
LCD IPS
Density
264 ppi Medium Density
269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Peak brightness - 1000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 630 cd/m², TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 560 cd/m² peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus (SM4350-AC)
CPU
2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 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
2.4 GHz
2.2 GHz
GPU
Arm Mali-G57 MC2
Qualcomm Adreno 619
RAM
4 GB
4 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

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

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
8 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.0

Battery

Capacity
6000 mAh
5000 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 15.0W
Yes , 20.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable
Wireless charging
No charger in box

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
128 GB
Type
UFS Storage 2.2
SD slot
No
Yes , Independent SD slot

Body

Dimensions
75.6 mm 163.9 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
75.8 mm 165.0 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
197 g
193 g
Materials
Plastic , Splash resistant design
Plastic
Colors
Black White Green
Gray Purple
Water/dust resistance
IP68, IP69
IP52
Usable surface
85 %
82 %

Software

Operating system
Android 15 Android 15
Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Google services
Without Google Mobile services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Single SIM (Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
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
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, QZSS, Galileo
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Networks

5G
n1 (2100), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
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), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G
B1 (2100), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
CDMA BC0 (800), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, on the side
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Compass
Yes
Cooling system
No
No
Audio
2 microphones

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