Honor Play 40 vs Huawei nova 12

Honor Play 40

Huawei nova 12

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1x

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1x
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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

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

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 28, 40, 41, 77, 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

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

LTE, 603 Mbps download, 151 Mbps upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

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

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

163.3 mm

161.5 mm
Width

75.1 mm

75.4 mm
Thickness

8.4 mm

7 mm
Weight

188 g

191 g
Colors

Black, Blue, Mint, Purple

Black, Blue, White

Display
Display type

TFT LCD

OLED
Physical size

6.56 inches

6.7 inches
Resolution

720 x 1612 pixels

1084 x 2412 pixels
Pixel density

269 ppi

395 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen
Display features

-

HDR10, 120Hz

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 13 MP, f/1.8 , 8x digital zoom

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.9
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 112˚
Primary camera resolution

4130 x 3120 pixels

8192 x 6144 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4K, 1080p
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, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus, laser autofocus

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 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

-
NFC

No

Yes; NFC-SIM, HCE
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, proximity

Accelerometer, color spectrum, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, virtual proximity sensing