realme 3 vs Honor Play 8A

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Comparing the realme 3 vs Honor Play 8A across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor Play 8A runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while realme 3 runs at 2.1 GHz, making Honor Play 8A the better performer.


Display: realme 3 offers a screen size of 6.2 inches, while Honor Play 8A offers 6.09 inches, making realme 3 the larger display of the two. Both realme 3 and Honor Play 8A feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both realme 3 and Honor Play 8A feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: realme 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor Play 8A offers 8 MP, making realme 3 better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme 3 offers a higher battery capacity with 4230 mAh, while Honor Play 8A offers 3020 mAh, making realme 3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both realme 3 and Honor Play 8A offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

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realme 3
₹10,999
(Out of Stock)
Honor Play 8A
₹8,190
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
71%

Release Date

12 Mar, 2019
30 Jan, 2020

Performance

MediaTek Helio P70
MediaTek Helio P35
Octa Core (upto 2.1 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
6.09 inches (15.47 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1520 px (HD+)
720x1560 px (HD+)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

13 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP

Battery

4230 mAh
3020 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Hardware performance
  • Clean software
  • Nightscape mode
  • Good battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • There is no 'wow' factor
  • Audio quality
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(459,142 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

138,129
AnTuTu Score
N/A
10h 52m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
4 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Mar 12, 2019
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

Realme UI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P70
MediaTek Helio P35

Processor

Octa core

2.1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP3
PowerVR GE8320

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

138,129
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

26.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

31.2 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)
6.09 inches  (15.47 cm)

Resolution

720x1520 px (HD+)
720x1560 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

19:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

271 ppi
282 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.9 %
79.13 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

88.3 %
N/A

Design

Height

156.1 mm
156.2 mm

Width

75.6 mm
73.5 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
8 mm

Weight

175 grams
150 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/1.81/3" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.12µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 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

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4230 mAh
3020 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

10h 52m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 37m 40s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
32 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓
N/A
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Wi-Fi

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

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
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer