Honor Play 40 vs Honor Play9A

Side-by-side specs and price comparison for buyers in Algeria.

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Honor Play 40

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Honor Play9A

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Quick Verdict

Who wins each category, side by side.

Better price

Even

Faster chip

Honor Play 40

Bigger battery

Even

Faster charging

Even

Higher-resolution camera

Even

Better display

Honor Play 40

Lighter body

Honor Play 40

Best value for money

Even

Full specs comparison

Display

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9A
Size (inches)	6.56	6.56
Panel Type	TFT LCD	TFT LCD
Resolution Height	1612	1612
Resolution Width	720	720
Refresh Rate	90	—
PPI	269	269
Screen-to-body	84.3	83.2

Platform

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9A
CPU	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 & 6x1.9 GHz Kryo 460)	Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU	Adreno 619	PowerVR GE8320
Chipset Name	Snapdragon 480 + 5G	Helio G36
Process (nm)	8	12
OS Name	Android	Android
UI Skin	—	MagicOS 8
OS Version	13	14

Benchmarks

Geekbench (Single-Core)

Honor Play 40 +295%

Honor Play 40746

Honor Play9A189

Geekbench (Multi-Core)

Honor Play 40 +133%

Honor Play 401,816

Honor Play9A781

AnTuTu

Honor Play 40 +146%

Honor Play 40477,542

Honor Play9A193,858

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9A
Geekbench (Single-Core)	746	189
Geekbench (Multi-Core)	1,816	781
AnTuTu	477,542	193,858

Memory

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9A
Card Slot	No	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Variants	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM

Main Camera

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9A
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash
Count	2	1
Depth	2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)	—
Wide	13 MP, f/1.8, (wide)	13 MP, f/1.8, (wide)

Selfie Camera

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9A
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Count	1	1
Lens	5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)	5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Battery

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9A
Capacity (mAh)	5200	5200
Chemistry	Li-Po	Li-Po
Wired Charging (W)	10	—

Body

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9A
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Height (mm)	163.3	163.9
Thickness (mm)	8.4	8.7
Weight (g)	188	194
Width (mm)	75.1	75.8

Launch

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9A
Announced	2023, July 05	2024, November
Status	Available. Released 2023, July 05	Available. Released 2024, November

Network

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9A
2G Bands	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bands	HSDPA 850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100	HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G Bands	1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41	LTE
5G Bands	1, 5, 8, 28, 41, 78 SA/NSA	—
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE
Technology	GSM, CDMA, HSPA, CDMA2000, LTE, 5G	GSM, HSPA, LTE

Connectivity

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9A
Bluetooth	5.1	5.1
NFC	No	No
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio	No	FM radio
USB Type	Type-C	Type-C
USB Version	2.0	2.0
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 5