Nokia G42 vs Honor Play 40C

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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.

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Nokia G42
₹12,999
(Out of Stock)
Honor Play 40C
₹10,390
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

74%
70%

Release Date

15 Sep, 2023
29 Dec, 2023

Performance

Snapdragon 480 Plus
Snapdragon 480 Plus
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1612 px (HD+)
720x1612 px (HD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
5 MP

Battery

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

Storage

128 GB
128 GB

User Ratings

3.9/5
(6,262 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Sep 15, 2023
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v13
Android v13

OS Updates

2 Years
N/A

Security Updates

3 Years
N/A

Custom UI

N/A
Magic UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm
8 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 619
Adreno 619

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB
6 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.56 inches  (16.66 cm)
6.56 inches  (16.66 cm)

Resolution

720x1612 px (HD+)
720x1612 px (HD+)

Brightness

560 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

269 ppi
269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.07 %
84.83 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

165 mm
163.3 mm

Width

75.8 mm
75 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

193.8 grams
188 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle
13 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
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)
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
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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)
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
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer