Honor Play 50 Plus vs TCL 501

At a glance

Brand: Honor; TCL
Release date: October 2023, 2 years 8 months ago; February 2024, 2 years 4 months ago
AnTuTu: 394.400 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 65% of devices; 125.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 53% of devices

Size: 6.8"; 6"
Resolution: 1080 x 2412 px FHD+; 540 x 1092 px LowRes
Type: TFT LCD (IPS); LCD IPS
Density: 389 ppi High Density; 135 ppi Low Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 18:9
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 400 cd/m² (typ), 1000:1 contrast ratio, 70% NTSC, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 6020 (MT6833V/ZA); Mediatek Helio G36
CPU: 2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A76 + 6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55; 8x Cortex A53 2.2 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 7 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 2.2 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57; IMG PowerVR GE8320 680 MHz
RAM: 12 GB; 2 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 5 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 2.2
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, Dual 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

Capacity: 256 GB; 32 GB
Type: UFS Storage; eMMC 5.1 Storage
SD slot: Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card; Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Dimensions: 76.5 mm 166.7 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model; 75.0 mm 156.5 mm 9.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 199 g; 178 g
Materials: Plastic; Polycarbonate
Colors: Black Green Cyan Purple Ish; Black Blue
Usable surface: 87 %; 85 %

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13; Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
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 + Nano SIM)
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); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)