Nokia G42 vs Honor Play 40C

Comparing the Nokia G42 vs Honor Play 40C across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Nokia G42 and Honor Play 40C run at the same processing speed of 2.2 GHz.

Display: Both Nokia G42 and Honor Play 40C offer the same screen size of 6.56 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Nokia G42 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Honor Play 40C offers 13 MP, making Nokia G42 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Nokia G42 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Honor Play 40C offers 5 MP, making Nokia G42 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Honor Play 40C offers a higher battery capacity with 5200 mAh, while Nokia G42 offers 5000 mAh, making Honor Play 40C better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Nokia G42 and Honor Play 40C offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Nokia G42

₹12,999

(Out of Stock)

Honor Play 40C

₹10,390

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

15 Sep, 2023

29 Dec, 2023

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 480 Plus	Snapdragon 480 Plus	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.56 inches (16.66 cm)	6.56 inches (16.66 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	AMOLED
720x1612 px (HD+)	720x1612 px (HD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP Depth Camera	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	5 MP	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5200 mAh	6500 mAh
20W Fast Charging	N/A	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

3.9/5

(6,262 ratings)

N/A

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 15, 2023

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

3 Years

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Magic UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 1.9 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 619

Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB

6 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1612 px (HD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

560 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

269 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.07 %

84.83 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

165 mm

163.3 mm

150.83 mm

Width

75.8 mm

75 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

8.3 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

193.8 grams

188 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

5200 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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