Honor Play vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro

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Comparing the Honor Play vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro 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 Redmi Note 6 Pro runs at 1.8 GHz, making Honor Play the better performer.


Display: Honor Play offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro offers 6.26 inches, making Honor Play the larger display of the two. Both Honor Play and Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor Play offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro offers 12 MP, making Honor Play better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Honor Play offers 16 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Honor Play offers 3750 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor Play and Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Honor Play and Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro equally at 8.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Honor Play has a rating of 4.4.

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₹9,438
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
74%

Release Date

06 Aug, 2018
23 Nov, 2018

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 636
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.26 inches (15.9 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

16 MP
20 MP + 2 MP

Battery

3750 mAh
4000 mAh
Fast Charging
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

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
  • Gorgeous display and splash-resistant body
  • Capable cameras, both at the rear as well as front
  • Reliable performance
  • Great battery life

Cons

  • Battery life could have been better
  • Low-light camera performance
  • Ships with a micro-USB port
  • Doesn't come bundled with a fast charger
  • The default camera app doesn't record 4k videos

User Ratings

4.4/5
(14,374 ratings)
4.5/5
(629,138 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 06, 2018
(Official)
Nov 23, 2018
(Official)

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 636

Processor

Octa core

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

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.6 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 509

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)
6.26 inches  (15.9 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.98 %
80.68 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with notch

Design

Height

157.9 mm
157.9 mm

Width

74.2 mm
76.4 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
8.2 mm

Weight

176 grams
182 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/1.91/2.55" sensor size S5K2L7 ISO-CELL 1.4µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

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
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera0.9µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3750 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

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: 0.844 W/kg Body: 1.048 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

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

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