Honor Play vs Honor 10

Comparing the Honor Play vs Honor 10 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Honor Play and Honor 10 run at the same processing speed of 2.36 GHz.

Display: Honor Play offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Honor 10 offers 5.84 inches, making Honor Play the larger display of the two. Both Honor Play and Honor 10 feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Honor Play and Honor 10 feature a 16 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Honor 10 offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Honor Play offers 16 MP, making Honor 10 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Honor Play offers a higher battery capacity with 3750 mAh, while Honor 10 offers 3400 mAh, making Honor Play better for longer battery life.

Storage: Honor Play offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Honor 10 offers 128 GB, making Honor Play the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Honor Play and Honor 10 equally at 8.

User Rating: Honor Play and Honor 10 both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

Honor Play

₹21,999

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Honor 10

₹35,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

06 Aug, 2018

23 May, 2018

12 Mar, 2026

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	5.84 inches (14.83 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2280 px (FHD+)	Super HD (2772 x 1272)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


16 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	24 MP Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP	24 MP	32 MP

Battery


3750 mAh	3400 mAh	7000 mAh
Fast Charging	Fast Charging	68W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

64 GB	128 GB	128 GB
N/A	UFS 2.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

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Pros

Impressive performance
Great value for money
Good display quality

Compact form factor
Powerful performance
Camera performance

Long-lasting battery life
Slim and lightweight design
Reliable cameras
Dependable performance

Cons

Battery life could have been better
Low-light camera performance

Battery life is average
Glass back is a fingerprint magnet

Warms up quickly during gaming
Macro photography could be improved

User Ratings

4.4/5

(14,374 ratings)

4.4/5

(10,880 ratings)

4.4/5

(18,954 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	1,149,292 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	17h 34m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 06, 2018

(Official)

May 23, 2018

(Official)

Mar 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Years

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

EMUI

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 970

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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Processor

Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Co-Processor

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

10 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP12

Adreno 810

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB

6 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

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

1,149,292

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

18.0 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

1,197

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

19.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

5.84 inches (14.83 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1080x2280 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

1500 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19:9

20:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi

432 ppi

449 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.98 %

79.52 %

92.05 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with 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

96.2 %

Design

Height

157.9 mm

149.6 mm

162.76 mm

Width

74.2 mm

71.2 mm

75.60 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

7.7 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

176 grams

153 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Fiber Fabric

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8IMX498 Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 1µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

24 MP
f/1.8

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Yes Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Exposure compensation

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Face detection

Video Recording

4k @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor RS

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera0.7µm pixel size

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3750 mAh

3400 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 25 minutes

Yes 68W Turbo Power 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

17h 34m

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

N/A

49m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.1

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

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

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

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

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Front

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

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