Honor Play 9C vs ZTE Axon A41 Ultra

Honor Play 9C
Honor
Play 9C
ZTE Axon A41 Ultra
ZTE
Axon A41 Ultra

At a glance

Brand
Honor
ZTE
Release date
September 2024, 1 years 8 months ago
June 2024, 1 years 11 months ago
AnTuTu
442.500 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 70% of devices
1.061.300 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 85% of devices

Display

Size
6.56"
6.7"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type
TFT LCD (IPS)
AMOLED
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
400 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, SGS Certified, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Peak brightness - 750 cd/m², DC dimming, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Without Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 360 Hz, Peak brightness - 1500 cd/m², Always-On Display, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Dual Edge display, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1
CPU
2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
1x3.0GHz Cortex X2 + 3x2.5GHz Cortex A710 + 4x1.80GHz Cortex A510
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
6 nm
4 nm
Frequency
2.2 GHz
3 GHz
GPU
ARM Mali-G57 MC2
Adreno 730
RAM
6 GB
12 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
RAM LPDDR5
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
64 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 1.6
Flash
LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
Yes
Yes
Slow motion
Yes, 120 fps
Yes, 480 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), 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
4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Under display camera, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Sensor
Sony IMX787
Pixel size
0.70 µm
Sensor size
1/1.72"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
44 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
Omnivision
Pixel size
1.22 µm

Battery

Capacity
5200 mAh
5000 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 66.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
256 GB
SD slot
No
No
Type
UFS Storage 3.1

Body

Dimensions
75.3 mm 163.6 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
72.9 mm 161.9 mm 8.5 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
190 g
199 g
Materials
Glass
Glass , Metal
Colors
Black Blue
Black Gold
Water/dust resistance
IP54
Usable surface
83 %
92 %

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12
Updates
OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years
Google services
Without Google Mobile 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 5.3 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
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, Galileo
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5)

Networks

5G
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n28a (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n78 (3500)
4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
CDMA BC0 (800), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Audio
DTS / DTS X, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones

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