Honor Play 40 5G vs Huawei Mate X7

Honor Play 40 5G
Honor
Play 40 5G
Huawei Mate X7
Huawei
Mate X7

At a glance

Brand
Honor
Huawei
Release date
May 2023, 3 years 1 months ago
November 2025, 7 months ago
AnTuTu
380.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices
1.700.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 93% of devices

Display

Size
6.56"
6.49"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
1080 x 2444 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
Oled
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
412 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Hole-punch Notch, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, 1440 Hz PWM, Peak brightness - 2500 cd/m², DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Kunlun Glass gen2, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, Foldable Display, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus (SM4350-AC)
Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 9030 Pro
CPU
2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 + 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460,
1xTaishan 2.75 GHz + 4x2.27 GHz +4x1.72 GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Nine-Core
Process
8 nm
5 nm
Frequency
2.2 GHz
2.75 GHz
GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 619
Maleoon 935
RAM
6 GB
12 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 1.4-4.0
Flash
LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 960 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
4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Main camera for Selfies, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW
Pixel size
1.00 µm

Front camera

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

Battery

Capacity
5200 mAh
5525 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Si-Carbon Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes
Yes , 66.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable
Wireless charging
Wireless charge 50W, 7.5W reverse wireless

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
256 GB
SD slot
No
No

Body

Dimensions
75.1 mm 163.3 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
73.8 mm 156.8 mm 9.5 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
188 g
235 g
Materials
Plastic
Metal , Faux leather
Colors
Black Blue Purple Green
Black White Blue Red Purple
Usable surface
84 %
86 %
Water/dust resistance
IP58 , IPX9

Software

Operating system
Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
HarmonyOS 2 HarmonyOS 6.0
Google 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 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), LDAC, SBC, AAC
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, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB
USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
GPS, A-GPS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)

Networks

5G
n1 (2100), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n78 (3500)
4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), 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), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G
B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G
CDMA BC0 (800), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

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
Hi-Res Audio, 2 microphones
Stereo Speakers
Gyroscope
Yes
Barometer
Yes

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