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Honor 9x Vs Honor Play 40

Should you buy Honor 9X 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

4000 mAh 5200 mAh

Display

6.59 inches (16.74 cm) 6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

Front Camera

16 MP 5 MP

Processor

HiSilicon Kirin 710F Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus

RAM

4 GB -

Rear Camera

48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 13 MP + 2 MP

Battery

Capacity

4000 mAh 5200 mAh

Removable

No No

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(3G) -

Type

Li-Polymer Li-Polymer

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

Camera

Autofocus

- Yes

Camera Features

- Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Camera Setup

- Single

Flash

- Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

- 4128 x 3096 Pixels

Resolution

- 5 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera

Settings

- Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

- Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

- 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Design

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass -

Colours

Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue Black, Blue, Purple, Mint

Height

163.5 mm 163.3 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm 8.4 mm

Weight

196.8 grams Below 188 grams

Width

77.2 mm 75.1 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9 20:9

Bezel-less display

Yes -

Bezelless Display

- Yes with waterdrop notch

Display Type

IPS LCD TFT LCD

Pixel Density

391 ppi 269 ppi

Refresh Rate

- 90 Hz

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+) -

Screen Size

6.59 inches (16.74 cm) 6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.28 % 84.72 %

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91 % -

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
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Front Camera

Camera Setup

Single -

Camera Type

Pop-Up -

Resolution

16 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 3" sensor size, 1µm pixel size) -

General

Brand

Honor Honor

Custom UI

EMUI RedMagic

Launch Date

January 19, 2020 (Official) October 22, 2023 (Expected)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie) Android v13

Main Camera

Autofocus

Yes -

Camera Features

Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus -

Camera Setup

Triple -

Flash

Yes, LED Flash -

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels -

Resolution

48 MP f/1.8, Primary Camera(27 mm focal length, 2" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)8 MP f/2.4, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(13 mm focal length)2 MP f/2.4, Depth Camera -

Sensor

IMX582, CMOS image sensor, Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor -

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control -

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) -

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps -

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm 3.5 mm

FM Radio

- No

Fm Radio

- No

Loudspeaker

Yes Yes

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v4.2 Yes, v5.1

GPS

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

NFC

- 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: 0.78 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) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 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

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 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 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 Mass storage device, USB charging

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot Mobile Hotspot

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

CPU

Octa core (2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 + 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 710F Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus

Fabrication

12 nm 8 nm

Graphics

Mali-G51 MP4 Adreno 619

Ram

- 6 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear Side

Other Sensors

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

Storage

Expandable Memory

Yes, Up to 512 GB No

Internal Memory

128 GB 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1 -

USB OTG

Yes Yes

User Available Storage

Up to 117 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.

For personalized scores based on your preference, you can visit Mobile Recommender to check scores of the recommended Mobiles for you.

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