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Honor 9i Vs Honor Play 40

Should you buy Honor 9i or Honor Play 40? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis of price and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacity, operating system, ...Read More

Key Specs

Battery

3340 mAh 5200 mAh

Display

5.9 inches (14.99 cm) 6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

Front Camera

13 MP + 2 MP 5 MP

Processor

HiSilicon Kirin 659 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus

RAM

4 GB 6 GB

Rear Camera

16 MP + 2 MP 13 MP + 2 MP

Battery

Capacity

3340 mAh 5200 mAh

Removable

No No

Type

Li-ion Li-Polymer

USB Type-C

No Yes

Design

Colours

Aurora Blue, Graphite Black, Prestige Gold Black, Blue, Purple, Mint

Height

156.2 mm 163.3 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm 8.4 mm

Weight

164 grams 188 grams

Width

75.2 mm 75.1 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

18:9 20:9

Bezel-less display

Yes Yes with waterdrop notch

Display Type

IPS LCD TFT LCD

Pixel Density

409 ppi 269 ppi

Refresh Rate

- 90 Hz

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+) 720x1612 px (HD+)

Screen Size

5.9 inches (14.99 cm) 6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.48 % 84.72 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Front Camera

Camera Setup

- Single

Flash

Yes, LED Flash -

Resolution

13 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera 2 MP Camera 5 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera
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General

Brand

Honor Honor

Custom UI

EMUI RedMagic

Launch Date

October 14, 2017 (Official) -

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat) Android v13

Main Camera

Autofocus

Yes, Phase Detection autofocus Yes

Camera Features

Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Camera Setup

Dual Dual

Flash

Yes, Dual-color LED Flash Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels 4128 x 3096 Pixels

OIS

No -

Resolution

16 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera 2 MP 13 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera 2 MP f/2.4, Depth Camera

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm 3.5 mm

FM Radio

Yes No

Loudspeaker

Yes Yes

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v4.1 Yes, v5.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No No

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G 5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SAR Value

Head: 1.09 W/kg -

SIM 1

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) 3G Bands: UMTS 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28 TDD N41 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28 TDD N41 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano (Hybrid) SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0 Mass storage device, USB charging

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot Mobile Hotspot

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

CPU

Octa core (2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 + 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53) Octa core (2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 + 1.9 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460)

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 659 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus

Fabrication

16 nm 8 nm

Graphics

Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 619

RAM type

LPDDR3 -

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Storage

Expandable Memory

Yes, Up to 128 GB No

Internal Memory

64 GB 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1 -

USB OTG

Yes Yes

User Available Storage

Up to 51 GB -
Scoring parameters
How is the score calculated?

This is a relative score calculated on the basis of the following specifications:

  • Performance
  • Battery
  • Camera
  • Storage
  • Display

Each mobiles has been benchmarked against ~31,000 other phones to calculate the score.

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