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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Honor Play
₹21,999
(Out of Stock)
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE
₹18,990
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
75%

Release Date

06 Aug, 2018
14 Jun, 2019

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 710
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
5.88 inches (14.94 cm)
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2244 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
20 MP

Battery

3750 mAh
3120 mAh
Fast Charging
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

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)
3.7/5
(3 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
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 970
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710

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

Co-Processor

i7
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP12
Adreno 616

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

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

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2244 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
18.7:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.98 %
80.98 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with notch

Design

Height

157.9 mm
147.2 mm

Width

74.2 mm
73 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
7.5 mm

Weight

176 grams
164 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
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.91.4µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
5 MP
f/2.01.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4000 x 3000 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)
Burst mode

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
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
20 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
Yes Soft light flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3750 mAh
3120 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
No

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 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)

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)

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

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

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

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