Honor Play 40 vs Xiaomi 12S Pro

Honor Play 40

Xiaomi 12S Pro

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 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, 17, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
5G network

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

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 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, 603 Mbps download, 151 Mbps upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Class 33
EDGE

Yes

Class 33

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame
SIM

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

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

163.3 mm

163.6 mm
Width

75.1 mm

74.6 mm
Thickness

8.4 mm

8.2/8.7 mm
Weight

188 g

203/204 g
Colors

Black, Blue, Mint, Purple

Gray, Green, Purple, White

Display
Display type

TFT LCD

LTPO AMOLED
Physical size

6.56 inches

6.73 inches
Resolution

720 x 1612 pixels

1440 x 3200 pixels
Pixel density

269 ppi

521 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display features

-

120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1500 nits (peak)

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 460

Single-core 3.19 GHz Cortex-X2
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.9 GHz Kryo 460

Triple-core 2.75 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
GPU

Adreno 619

Adreno 730
Memory RAM

6, 8 GB

8, 12 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

128, 256, 512 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

-

UFS 3.1

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

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

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.9 , 24 mm, 1/1.28" , 1.22 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(telephoto) , 50 MP, f/1.9 , 50 mm, 2x optical zoom
115˚ , (ultrawide) , 50 MP, f/2.2
Primary camera resolution

4130 x 3120 pixels

8190 x 6144 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

8K@24fps (HDR), 4K@30/60fps (HDR10+), 1080p@30/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera optics

-

Leica lens
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone 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 autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, face unlock, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, super night mode 2.0, cyberfocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 5 MP, f/2.2

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.5 , 80˚ , 26 mm, 0.7 µm
Selfie camera resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

-
Selfie camera features

Face unlock

Face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR10+

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

-
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

No

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes