Honor Play 40 5G vs Huawei Pocket 2

Honor Play 40 5G
Honor
Play 40 5G
Huawei Pocket 2
Huawei
Pocket 2

At a glance

Brand
Honor
Huawei
Release date
May 2023, 3 years 1 months ago
February 2024, 2 years 4 months ago
AnTuTu
380.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices
769.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 80% of devices
Launch price
CN¥ 7,499.00 ($ 1,096.75)

Display

Size
6.56"
6.94"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
1188 x 2790 px QHD
Type
LCD IPS
Oled
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
467 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
20:9
21:9
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, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, Peak brightness - 2200 cd/m², DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, Foldable Display, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus (SM4350-AC)
Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 9000S
CPU
2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 + 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460,
2x Cortex A77 2.62 GHz + 6x Cortex A77 2.15GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.53GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Dodeca-core
Process
8 nm
5 nm
Frequency
2.2 GHz
2.62 GHz
GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 619
Maleoon 910
RAM
6 GB
12 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
RAM LPDDR5
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 1.6
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, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
10.7 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.2

Battery

Capacity
5200 mAh
4520 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes
Yes , 66.0W
Features
Non-removable
Wireless charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging
40W wireless charging, 5W wireless reverse charging

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
256 GB
SD slot
No
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Type
UFS Storage 3.1

Body

Dimensions
75.1 mm 163.3 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
75.5 mm 170.0 mm 7.3 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
188 g
199 g
Materials
Plastic
Aluminium alloy , Glass
Colors
Black Blue Purple Green
Black Silver Gray Purple
Usable surface
84 %
86 %
Water/dust resistance
IPX8

Software

Operating system
Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
HarmonyOS 4 HarmonyOS 4.0
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 5.2
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), APT-x, 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, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), 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), 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
Yes
Audio
Hi-Res Audio, 2 microphones
Gyroscope
Yes
Barometer
Yes

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