Honor Play vs Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

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Comparing the Honor Play vs Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews 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 A2 (Mi 6X) 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 A2 (Mi 6X) offers 5.99 inches, making Honor Play the larger display of the two. Both Honor Play and Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor Play offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) offers 12 MP, making Honor Play better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Honor Play offers 16 MP, making Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor Play offers a higher battery capacity with 3750 mAh, while Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) offers 3010 mAh, making Honor Play better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor Play and Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Honor Play and Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) equally at 8.


User Rating: Honor Play receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) has a rating of 4.1.

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₹8,399
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
74%

Release Date

06 Aug, 2018
16 Aug, 2018

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 660
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
5.99 inches (15.21 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

16 MP
20 MP

Battery

3750 mAh
3010 mAh
Fast Charging
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Impressive performance
  • Great value for money
  • Good display quality
  • Excellent cameras
  • Solid performer
  • Assured Android updates for the next two years

Cons

  • Battery life could have been better
  • Low-light camera performance
  • No headphone jack
  • Battery life is average
  • Pronounced camera bump

User Ratings

4.4/5
(14,374 ratings)
4.1/5
(81,165 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 06, 2018
(Official)
Aug 16, 2018
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

EMUI
Android One

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 970
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

Processor

Octa core

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

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.84 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Co-Processor

i7
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP12
Adreno 512

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
5.99 inches  (15.21 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
18:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.98 %
77.38 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes

Design

Height

157.9 mm
158.7 mm

Width

74.2 mm
75.4 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

176 grams
168 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.751/2.9" sensor size IMX486 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
20 MP
f/1.71/2.8" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes 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
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps
720x480 @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
Yes Soft light flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3750 mAh
3010 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Quick Charging v4.0 50% in 30 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.092 W/kg Body: 0.259 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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct 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
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