Honor Play 20a vs Nokia G42

At a glance

Brand: Honor; Nokia
Release date: May 2024, 2 years 1 months ago; June 2023, 3 years ago
AnTuTu: 220.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 56% of devices; 380.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices

Size: 6.52"; 6.56"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 720 x 1612 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 269 ppi Medium Density; 269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch; 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

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G85 (MT6769V/CZ); Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus (SM4350-AC)
CPU: 2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz; 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 + 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460,
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 8 nm
Frequency: 2 GHz; 2.2 GHz
GPU: Arm Mali-G52 MC2 950MHz; Qualcomm Adreno 619
RAM: 6 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4 RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 13 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: 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; Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 75.8 mm 163.9 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model; 75.8 mm 165.0 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 198 g; 193 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black Cyan Purple Ish; Gray Purple
Usable surface: 82 %; 82 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP52

Operating system: Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12; Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Updates: OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years; —
Google services: Without Google Mobile services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Single SIM (Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
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)
Wi-Fi features: Wi-Fi Hotspot; 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; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), 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), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; 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)