Huawei Nova 3 vs Honor Play

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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.

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Huawei Nova 3
₹22,490
(Discontinued)
Honor Play
₹21,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

77%
76%

Release Date

22 Aug, 2018
06 Aug, 2018

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

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

Rear Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
24 MP
Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

24 MP + 2 MP
16 MP

Battery

3750 mAh
3750 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Impressive camera performance
  • Attractive colour gradient back
  • Capable processor
  • Impressive performance
  • Great value for money
  • Good display quality

Cons

  • Battery life could have been better
  • Presents mild heating issues while playing demandi
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Low-light camera performance

User Ratings

4.2/5
(642 ratings)
4.4/5
(14,374 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Aug 06, 2018
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 970
HiSilicon Kirin 970

Processor

Octa core

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

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

Co-Processor

i7
i7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP12
Mali-G72 MP12

RAM

6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

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

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.02 %
82.98 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with notch

Design

Height

157 mm
157.9 mm

Width

73.7 mm
74.2 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

166 grams
176 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
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
24 MP
f/1.8 Wide Angle Camera27 mm focal length
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Continuous autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4616 x 3464 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)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length CMOS
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3750 mAh
3750 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB

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 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)

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)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

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

NFC

No
N/A

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