Honor Play 40 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

Honor Play 40 Plus

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA
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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
5G network

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

5G band 2(1900), 5(850), 41(2500), 66(1700), 71(600), 260(39 GHz), 261(28 GHz)
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, 1174 Mbps download, 211 Mbps upload

LTE-A (7CA), Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
5G speed

-

5+ Gbps download
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy

Front glass(Gorilla Glass 6), back glass(Gorilla Glass 6), aluminium frame
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

166.9 mm
Width

76.9 mm

76 mm
Thickness

8.3 mm

8.8 mm
Weight

196 g

222 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

-

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, Purple, Silver

Black, Grey

Display
Display type

TFT LCD

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.74 inches

6.9 inches
Resolution

720 x 1600 pixels

1440 x 3200 pixels
Pixel density

260 ppi

511 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

-

Always-on display, HDR10+
DxOMark display score

-

87

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A76

Dual-core / Single-core 2.73 / 2.84 GHz Mongoose M5 / Kryo 585
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55

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

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

MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700

Exynos 990 - global / Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 - USA
GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Mali-G77 MP11 / Adreno 650
Memory RAM

6, 8 GB

12, 16 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

128, 256, 512 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

1 TB
Storage

-

UFS 3.0

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Quad
Main camera

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

108 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.33" , 0.8 µm, 10x hybrid optical zoom
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

48 MP, f/3.5 , 103 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm
12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1.4 µm
TOF(time of flight) 3D camera , 0.3 MP, f/1.0
Primary camera resolution

8190 x 6120 pixels

12000 x 9000 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., 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, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus
DxOMark photo

-

128
DxOMark zoom

-

88
DxOMark video

-

106
DxOMark camera score

-

126

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, 802.11ac, 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
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