Honor Play 40 vs Honor Play9C (China)

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

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Honor Play 40

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Honor Play9C (China)

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Quick Verdict

Who wins each category, side by side.

Better price

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Faster chip

Honor Play9C (China)

Bigger battery

Even

Faster charging

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Higher-resolution camera

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Better display

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Lighter body

Honor Play 40

Best value for money

Even

Full specs comparison

Display

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9C (China)
Size (inches)	6.56	6.56
Panel Type	TFT LCD	TFT LCD
Resolution Height	1612	1612
Resolution Width	720	720
Refresh Rate	90	90
Peak Brightness	—	780
PPI	269	269
Screen-to-body	84.3	83.9

Platform

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9C (China)
CPU	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 & 6x1.9 GHz Kryo 460)	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Adreno 619	Mali-G57 MC2
Chipset Name	Snapdragon 480 + 5G	Dimensity 6100 +
Process (nm)	8	6
OS Name	Android	Android
OS Version	13	14

Benchmarks

Geekbench (Single-Core)

Honor Play 40 +8%

Honor Play 40746

Honor Play9C (China)688

Geekbench (Multi-Core)

Honor Play9C (China) +5%

Honor Play 401,816

Honor Play9C (China)1,900

AnTuTu

Honor Play9C (China) +8%

Honor Play 40477,542

Honor Play9C (China)513,809

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9C (China)
Geekbench (Single-Core)	746	688
Geekbench (Multi-Core)	1,816	1,900
AnTuTu	477,542	513,809

Memory

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9C (China)
Card Slot	No	No
Variants	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Main Camera

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9C (China)
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, HDR, panorama
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 Play9C (China)
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 Play9C (China)
Capacity (mAh)	5200	5200
Chemistry	Li-Po	Li-Po
Wired Charging (W)	10	10

Body

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9C (China)
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Height (mm)	163.3	163.6
Thickness (mm)	8.4	8.4
Weight (g)	188	190
Width (mm)	75.1	75.3

Launch

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9C (China)
Announced	2023, July 05	2024, September 26
Status	Available. Released 2023, July 05	Available. Released 2024, September 26

Network

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9C (China)
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	SA/NSA
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology	GSM, CDMA, HSPA, CDMA2000, LTE, 5G	GSM, CDMA, HSPA, CDMA2000, LTE, 5G

Connectivity

Spec	Honor Play 40	Honor Play9C (China)
Bluetooth	5.1	5.3
NFC	No	No
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio	No	No
USB Type	Type-C	Type-C
USB Version	2.0	2.0
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 5