Honor Play vs Huawei Nova 3i

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Comparing the Honor Play vs Huawei Nova 3i across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating 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 Nova 3i runs at 2.2 GHz, making Honor Play the better performer.


Display: Both Honor Play and Huawei Nova 3i offer the same screen size of 6.3 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Honor Play and Huawei Nova 3i feature a 16 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Huawei Nova 3i offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Honor Play offers 16 MP, making Huawei Nova 3i better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor Play offers a higher battery capacity with 3750 mAh, while Huawei Nova 3i offers 3340 mAh, making Honor Play better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor Play offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Huawei Nova 3i offers 128 GB, making Honor Play the better option for storage.


User Rating: Honor Play receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Huawei Nova 3i has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Release Date

06 Aug, 2018
07 Aug, 2018
08 Oct, 2026

Performance
HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display
6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2712 px (FHD+)
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
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Front Camera
16 MP
24 MP + 2 MP
16 MP

Battery
3750 mAh
3340 mAh
8000 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
128 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
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N/A
N/A

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

4.4/5
(14,374 ratings)
4.2/5
(4,859 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
951,668
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
18h 49m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 06, 2018
(Official)
N/A
Sep 29, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v17

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 970
HiSilicon Kirin 710
MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

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
Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Co-Processor

i7
N/A
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
12 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP12
Mali-G51 MP4
Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A
LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A
N/A
Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

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
N/A
951,668

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
N/A
853
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
409 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.98 %
82.03 %
90.5 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
93.6 %

Design

Height

157.9 mm
157.6 mm
162.56 mm

Width

74.2 mm
75.2 mm
77.6 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
7.6 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

176 grams
169 grams
207 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Plastic
Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
24 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
N/A
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3750 mAh
3340 mAh
8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
N/A

TalkTime

N/A
N/A
Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
N/A
Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 10W Reverse 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
N/A
18h 49m

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

N/A
N/A
1h 25m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
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:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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SAR Value

N/A
N/A
Head: 1.189 W/kg Body: 0.915 W/kg

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) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
N/A
No

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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