Honor Play 40 5G vs Huawei Pura X

Honor Play 40 5G
Honor
Play 40 5G
Huawei Pura X
Huawei
Pura X

At a glance

Brand
Honor
Huawei
Release date
May 2023, 3 years 1 months ago
March 2025, 1 years 3 months ago
AnTuTu
380.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices
1.248.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 86% of devices
Launch price
CN¥ 7,499.00 ($ 1,096.63)

Display

Size
6.56"
6.3"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
1320 x 2120 px FHD
Type
LCD IPS
Oled
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
396 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
8:5
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, 3840 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 2500 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, Foldable Display, LTPO 2.0 (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus (SM4350-AC)
Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 9020
CPU
2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 + 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460,
2x2.5GHz+6x2.15GHz+4x1.6GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Deca-Core
Process
8 nm
5 nm
Frequency
2.2 GHz
2.5 GHz
GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 619
Maleoon 910
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/ 1.6
Flash
LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 480 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
Time-Lapse, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, 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
4720 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Lithium
Fast charge
Yes
Yes , 66.0W
Features
Non-removable
Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging
40W wireless charging, 7.5W reverse wireless charging

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
256 GB
SD slot
No
No

Body

Dimensions
75.1 mm 163.3 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
91.7 mm 143.2 mm 7.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
188 g
193 g
Materials
Plastic
Glass , Aluminium
Colors
Black Blue Purple Green
Black White Silver Red Green
Usable surface
84 %
87 %
Water/dust resistance
IPX8

Software

Operating system
Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
HarmonyOS 5 HarmonyOS 5.0
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 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), LE (Low Energy), 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 , 802.11ac, 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, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)

Networks

5G
n1 (2100), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n78 (3500)
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), 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), 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), CDMA BC1 (1900), 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
Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
Gyroscope
Yes

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