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 | ||
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Blue, Mint, Black, Purple | Midnight, Purple, Starlight, Blue, Red | |
Battery | 5200 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 4323 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
Approximate price | 180 EUR | 1149 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
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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Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
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) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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