Honor Play 40 vs Apple iPhone 14 Plus Comparison and Differences

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Honor Play 40 or Apple iPhone 14 Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Honor Play 40 Apple iPhone 14 Plus
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Release date 2023, July 05 2022, September 07
Dimensions (HxWxD) 163.3 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm | 6.43 x 6.43 x 2.96 in 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.8 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 3.07 in
Weight 188 g | 6.63 oz 203 g | 7.16 oz
Body Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame
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Colors Blue, Mint, Black, Purple Midnight, Purple, Starlight, Blue, Red
Battery 5200 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4323 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
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Screen

Technology TFT LCD Super Retina XDR OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.56" in 6.7" in
Screen area 103.4 cm2 109.8 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 87.4%
Screen resolution 720 x 1612 px 1284 x 2778 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 269 PPI 458 PPI
Screen protection Ceramic Shield glass
Other specs - 90Hz - HDR10
-Dolby Vision
-800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 133
DxOMark Photo 135
DxOMark Video 146
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'', PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Functions HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@30fps)
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 144
DxOMark Photo 138
DxOMark Video 153

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 13, Magic OS 7.1 iOS 16
Chipset - Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G (8 nm) - Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 & 6x1.9 GHz Kryo 460) - Hexa-core (2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard)
GPU Adreno 619 Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1306734
Antutu 10 CPU 333230
Antutu 10 GPU 437446
Antutu 10 Mem 225560
Antutu 10 UX 333230
Antutu 9 Total 380923 823214
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2239
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 5447
GeekBench 6 Metal 20180
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1724
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4625

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and eSIM) or Dual eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1x
-4G - 1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
-5G - 1, 5, 8, 28, 41, 78 SA/NSA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC No Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG Lightning, USB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.14 W/kg (head) 1.15 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- 10W wired

- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
-Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
- Fast charging, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-MagSafe fast wireless charging 15W
-Qi wireless charging 7.5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

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