Honor Play 40 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

Honor Play 40

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
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, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G network

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

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

11.52 Mbps
EV-DO speed

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

-
LTE speed

LTE, 603 Mbps download, 151 Mbps upload

LTE-A (CA)
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM

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

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs or SIM & eSIM, dual stand-by)
Height

163.3 mm

158 mm
Width

75.1 mm

76.5 mm
Thickness

8.4 mm

8.2 mm
Weight

188 g

209 g
Waterproof

-

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, Mint, Purple

Cream, Graphite, Indigo, Mint, Purple, Tangerine

Display
Display type

TFT LCD

Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Physical size

6.56 inches

6.4 inches
Resolution

720 x 1612 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

269 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display features

-

120Hz, HDR10+, 1450 nits (peak)

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 460

Single-core 3.0 GHz Cortex-X2
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.9 GHz Kryo 460

Triple-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)
GPU

Adreno 619

Adreno 730
Memory RAM

6, 8 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

128 GB
Memory card

No

No

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

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

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 30x digital zoom , 84˚ , 24 mm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(telephoto) , 10 MP, f/2.4 , 75 mm, 3x optical zoom
123˚ , (ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2
Primary camera resolution

4130 x 3120 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

8K@24fps, 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@960fps
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, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

-
Selfie camera

(wide) , 5 MP, f/2.2

(wide) , 10 MP, f/2.4 , 80˚ , 26 mm
Selfie camera resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

-
Selfie camera features

Face unlock

Autofocus, HDR, phase detection autofocus, face detection, face unlock
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@60fps

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 3.2
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

-
NFC

No

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes