Honor Play vs Xiaomi Mi 8 SE

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Comparing the Honor Play vs Xiaomi Mi 8 SE 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 Xiaomi Mi 8 SE runs at 2.2 GHz, making Honor Play the better performer.


Display: Honor Play offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE offers 5.88 inches, making Honor Play the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a AMOLED display compared to Honor Play's IPS LCD, making Xiaomi Mi 8 SE the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Honor Play offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE offers 12 MP, making Honor Play better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Mi 8 SE offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Honor Play offers 16 MP, making Xiaomi Mi 8 SE better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor Play offers a higher battery capacity with 3750 mAh, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE offers 3120 mAh, making Honor Play better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor Play and Xiaomi Mi 8 SE offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: Honor Play receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a rating of 3.7.

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Summary

Release Date

06 Aug, 2018
14 Jun, 2019
23 Mar, 2026

Performance
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 710
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display
6.3 inches (16 cm)
5.88 inches (14.94 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
AMOLED
LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2244 px (FHD+)
720x1570 px (HD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Camera
N/A

Front Camera
16 MP
20 MP
5 MP

Battery
3750 mAh
3120 mAh
7000 mAh
Fast Charging
Quick Charging
15W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
64 GB
N/A
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
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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)
3.7/5
(3 ratings)
4.2/5
(14,969 ratings)

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Video

Videos
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Videos
1 More Video
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General

Launch Date

Aug 06, 2018
(Official)
N/A
Mar 19, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
2 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
MIUI
Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 970
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835
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Processor

Octa core

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

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 360 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 360
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa 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
N/A
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP12
Adreno 616
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

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

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A
LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A
N/A
Vapor Chamber

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED
LCD

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
5.88 inches  (14.94 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2244 px (FHD+)
720x1570 px (HD+)

Brightness

N/A
N/A
700 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
900 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
180 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
18.7:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
424 ppi
254 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.98 %
80.98 %
87.52 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla
N/A

Bezel-less Display

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

Design

Height

157.9 mm
147.2 mm
166.07 mm

Width

74.2 mm
73 mm
77.93 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
7.5 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

176 grams
164 grams
212 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP64

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.91.4µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/2.2
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
5 MP
f/2.01.12µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes
No

OIS

N/A
N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
20 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
No

Flash

N/A
Yes Soft light flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3750 mAh
3120 mAh
7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 15W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 700 (band 12)
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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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1700(band 66)
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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) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.3

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
N/A
No

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
Side

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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