Honor Play vs Huawei Mate 20 Lite

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Comparing the Honor Play vs Huawei Mate 20 Lite across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor Play runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Huawei Mate 20 Lite runs at 2.2 GHz, making Honor Play the better performer.


Display: Both Honor Play and Huawei Mate 20 Lite offer the same screen size of 6.3 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Huawei Mate 20 Lite offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Honor Play offers 16 MP, making Huawei Mate 20 Lite better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Huawei Mate 20 Lite offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Honor Play offers 16 MP, making Huawei Mate 20 Lite better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Honor Play and Huawei Mate 20 Lite offer the same 3750 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Honor Play and Huawei Mate 20 Lite offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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Honor Play
₹21,999
(Out of Stock)
Huawei Mate 20 Lite
₹29,990
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
75%

Release Date

06 Aug, 2018
30 Jan, 2020

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
20 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
24 MP + 2 MP

Battery

3750 mAh
3750 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Impressive performance
  • Great value for money
  • Good display quality
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Battery life could have been better
  • Low-light camera performance
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(14,374 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
8 More Videos
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Aug 06, 2018
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 970
HiSilicon Kirin 710

Processor

Octa core

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

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Co-Processor

i7
i7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP12
Mali-G51 MP4

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.98 %
81.56 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with notch

Design

Height

157.9 mm
158.3 mm

Width

74.2 mm
75.3 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
7.6 mm

Weight

176 grams
172 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor
20 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
5160 x 3872 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
N/A
2 MP
Camera

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3750 mAh
3750 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
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:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)

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:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope