Huawei Nova 3i vs Honor Play

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Comparing the Huawei Nova 3i vs Honor Play 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 Huawei Nova 3i runs at 2.2 GHz, making Honor Play the better performer.


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


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


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


Battery: Honor Play offers a higher battery capacity with 3750 mAh, while Huawei Nova 3i offers 3340 mAh, making Honor Play better for longer battery life.


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


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

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Huawei Nova 3i
₹19,899
(Discontinued)
Honor Play
₹21,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

75%
76%

Release Date

07 Aug, 2018
06 Aug, 2018

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
4 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
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

24 MP + 2 MP
16 MP

Battery

3340 mAh
3750 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Impressive performance
  • Great value for money
  • Good display quality

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Low-light camera performance

User Ratings

4.2/5
(4,859 ratings)
4.4/5
(14,374 ratings)

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Videos
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Videos
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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

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)

82.03 %
82.98 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with notch

Design

Height

157.6 mm
157.9 mm

Width

75.2 mm
74.2 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

169 grams
176 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor
2 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

N/A
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
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3340 mAh
3750 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
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

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