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Tecno Spark 40C vs Honor X5d

51 out of 100
Tecno Spark 40C
VS
47 out of 100
Honor X5d
Tecno Spark 40C
Honor X5d

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.67-inch Tecno Spark 40C (with MediaTek Helio G81) that was released on July 19, 2025, against the Honor X5d, which is powered by the same chip and came out 9 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Tecno Spark 40C
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Comes with 740 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5260 mAh
  • 14% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (363K versus 318K)
  • Stereo speakers
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor X5d
  • The phone is 9 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Tecno Spark 40C and Honor X5d crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
104.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
156.5
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Spark 40C
vs
Honor X5d

Display

Type IPS LCD TFT LCD
Size 6.67 inches 6.74 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 263 ppi 260 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) -
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2% 85.9%

Design and build

Height 165.6 mm (6.52 inches) 166 mm (6.54 inches)
Width 77 mm (3.03 inches) 77 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 7.89 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof IP64 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Gray, Blue Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Spark 40C
84.2%
Honor X5d +2%
85.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Tecno Spark 40C and Honor X5d
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G81 MediaTek Helio G81
Max clock 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MP2 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU shading units 48 48
GPU clock 820 MHz 820 MHz
FLOPS ~78.7 GFLOPS ~78.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Tecno Spark 40C and Honor X5d
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Spark 40C +5%
444
Honor X5d
423
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Spark 40C
1372
Honor X5d +2%
1398
Single-core score 444 423
Multi-core score 1372 1398
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Spark 40C +14%
363458
Honor X5d
318543
CPU 140880 134981
GPU 23707 23047
Memory 88844 69201
UX 110027 91314
Total score 363458 318543
Samples [2 tests] Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Spark 40C
8110
Honor X5d
n/a
Web score 8115 -
Video editing 5775 -
Photo editing 16330 -
Data manipulation 5146 -
Writing score 8908 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Tecno Spark 40C
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-05 (Zoro)Battery lifeSOT 9:00 / 9:00
📘 2026-04-11 -> AlehakindAnTuTu 11363458
📘 2025-10-10 (K)AnTuTu 11356117
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Honor X5d
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM HIOS 15.1 MagicOS 9

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 5260 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes Yes (30% in 20 min)
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Depth: 8 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution - 2592 x 1936
Aperture - f/2.2
Sensor CMOS -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region No
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes No

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced July 2025 April 2026
Release date August 2025 April 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $100 $100
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Yes, 15 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Tecno Spark 40C is definitely a better buy.

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