Honor Play vs Huawei Y9 2019

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Comparing the Honor Play vs Huawei Y9 2019 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 Y9 2019 runs at 2.2 GHz, making Honor Play the better performer.


Display: Huawei Y9 2019 offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Honor Play offers 6.3 inches, making Huawei Y9 2019 the larger display of the two. Both Honor Play and Huawei Y9 2019 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor Play offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Huawei Y9 2019 offers 13 MP, making Honor Play better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Honor Play and Huawei Y9 2019 feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Huawei Y9 2019 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Honor Play offers 3750 mAh, making Huawei Y9 2019 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor Play and Huawei Y9 2019 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: Honor Play receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Huawei Y9 2019 has a rating of 4.1.

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Honor Play
₹21,999
(Out of Stock)
Huawei Y9 2019
₹15,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
74%

Release Date

06 Aug, 2018
17 Jan, 2019

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)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
16 MP + 2 MP

Battery

3750 mAh
4000 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

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)
4.1/5
(2,286 ratings)

Video

Videos
8 More Videos
Videos
1 More 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
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
12 nm

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)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)

Resolution

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

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
396 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.98 %
82.65 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with notch

Design

Height

157.9 mm
162.4 mm

Width

74.2 mm
77.1 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
8.0 mm

Weight

176 grams
173 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation

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
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3750 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 52 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 400 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

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:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

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 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

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 v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No

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