Honor Magic3 Pro vs Honor Play 40

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1x
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

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

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

5G band 1, 5, 8, 28, 41, 78 SA/NSA
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
LTE speed

LTE-A, 1174 Mbps download, 210 Mbps upload

LTE, 603 Mbps download, 151 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, glass back or vegan leather back, aluminum frame

Aluminium alloy
SIM

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

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

162.8 mm

163.3 mm
Width

74.9 mm

75.1 mm
Thickness

8.99 (glass) / 9.5 (vegan leather) mm

8.4 mm
Weight

213 (glass) / 212 (vegan leather) g

188 g
Waterproof

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
Colors

Black, White, Golden Hour (vegan leather)

Black, Blue, Mint, Purple

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 2.99 GHz Kryo 680

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 460
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 680

Hexa-core 1.9 GHz Kryo 460
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 680
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G

Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G
GPU

Adreno 660

Adreno 619
Internal storage

256, 512 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory RAM

8, 12 GB

6, 8 GB
Memory card

No

No

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.9 , 1/1.56" , 1.0 µm, 10x hybrid zoom

(wide) , 13 MP, f/1.8 , 8x digital zoom
(telephoto) , 64 MP, f/3.5 , 84 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.7 µm, 3.5x optical zoom

(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
(monochrome) , 64 MP, f/1.8
(ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚
Primary camera resolution

8192 x 6144 pixels

4130 x 3120 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous 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, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus, telephoto picture-in-picture, multi-spectrum color temperature sensor, flicker sensor, honor image engine, 3D LUTs by IMAX for videos, audio zoom, audio focus, audio HDR

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

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Dual

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 13 MP, f/2.4 , 100˚

(wide) , 5 MP, f/2.2
TOF 3D
Selfie camera resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, HDR, digital image stabilization

Face unlock
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Wi-Fi direct

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

No
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes