Honor Play 50 Plus vs TCL 40 XL

At a glance

Brand: Honor; TCL
Release date: October 2023, 2 years 8 months ago; April 2023, 3 years 2 months ago
AnTuTu: 394.400 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 65% of devices; 160.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 54% of devices

Size: 6.8"; 6.75"
Resolution: 1080 x 2412 px FHD+; 720 x 1600 px HD+
Type: TFT LCD (IPS); LCD IPS
Density: 389 ppi High Density; 260 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, 850 cd/m² maximum brightness, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 900 cd/m², 1500:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 6020 (MT6833V/ZA); MediaTek Helio G37
CPU: 2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A76 + 6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55; 8x2.3GHz Cortex A53
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 7 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 2.3 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57; PowerVR GE832
RAM: 12 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.85
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), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Digital zoom, Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Pixel size: —; 0.70 µm

Dimensions: 76.5 mm 166.7 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model; 76.5 mm 167.9 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 199 g; 195 g
Materials: Plastic; Polycarbonate
Colors: Black Green Cyan Purple Ish; Gray
Usable surface: 87 %; 87 %

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13; Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Google services: Without Google Mobile services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.1; Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), 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
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; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B12 (700), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)