Huawei Nova 3 vs Honor Play

Comparing the Huawei Nova 3 vs Honor Play 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: Both Huawei Nova 3 and Honor Play run at the same processing speed of 2.36 GHz.

Display: Both Huawei Nova 3 and Honor Play offer the same screen size of 6.3 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Huawei Nova 3 and Honor Play feature a 16 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Huawei Nova 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Honor Play offers 16 MP, making Huawei Nova 3 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Both Huawei Nova 3 and Honor Play offer the same 3750 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Honor Play offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Huawei Nova 3 offers 128 GB, making Honor Play the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Honor Play receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Huawei Nova 3 is rated 7.

User Rating: Honor Play receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Huawei Nova 3 has a rating of 4.2.

Huawei Nova 3

₹22,490

(Discontinued)

Honor Play

₹21,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

22 Aug, 2018

06 Aug, 2018

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
6 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
24 MP Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


24 MP + 2 MP	16 MP	16 MP

Battery


3750 mAh	3750 mAh	6000 mAh
Fast Charging	Fast Charging	33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	64 GB	128 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.0/10

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N/A

Pros

Impressive camera performance
Attractive colour gradient back
Capable processor

Impressive performance
Great value for money
Good display quality

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Battery life could have been better
Presents mild heating issues while playing demandi

Battery life could have been better
Low-light camera performance

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5

(642 ratings)

4.4/5

(14,374 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Aug 06, 2018

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

EMUI

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 970

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Co-Processor

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP12

Adreno 810

RAM

6 GB

4 GB / 6 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.02 %

82.98 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

157 mm

157.9 mm

164.4 mm

Width

73.7 mm

74.2 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm

7.4 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

166 grams

176 grams

210 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle27 mm focal length CMOS image sensor

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

24 MP
f/1.8 Wide Angle Camera27 mm focal length

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Continuous autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length CMOS

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

2 MP
Depth Camera

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3750 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

64 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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