Honor Play 40 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20

Honor Play 40 Plus

Samsung Galaxy Note 20

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE, 1174 Mbps download, 211 Mbps upload

LTE-A (7CA) Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

167.5 mm

161.6 mm
Width

76.9 mm

75.2 mm
Thickness

8.3 mm

8.3 mm
Weight

196 g

192 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

-

IP68(1.5m and 30 minutes)
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, Purple, Silver

Blue, Bronze, Gray, Green, Red

Display
Display type

TFT LCD

Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.74 inches

6.7 inches
Resolution

720 x 1600 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

260 ppi

393 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display features

-

HDR10+, Always-On display

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A76

Dual-core - global / Single-core - USA 2.73 / 3.0 GHz Mongoose M5 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55

Dual-core - global / Triple-core - USA 2.50 - global / 2.42 - USA GHz Cortex-A76 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
CPU(third)

Quad-core 2.0 - global / 1.8 - USA GHz Cortex-A55 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
Chipset

MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700

Mali-G77 MP11 - global / Adreno 650 - USA
GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Mali-G77 MP11 - global / Adreno 650 - USA
Memory RAM

6, 8 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

256 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

-

UFS 3.0

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 10x digital zoom

12 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.76" , 1.8 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

64 MP, f/2.0 , 27 mm, 1/1.72" , 0.8 µm, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

8190 x 6120 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, tracking autofocus
DxOMark photo

-

115
DxOMark zoom

-

71
DxOMark video

-

97
DxOMark camera score

-

112

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

No

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity
Power bank function

-

Yes