realme 5 vs Honor Play 3

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Comparing the realme 5 vs Honor Play 3 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor Play 3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while realme 5 runs at 2.0 GHz, making Honor Play 3 the better performer.


Display: realme 5 offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Honor Play 3 offers 6.39 inches, making realme 5 the larger display of the two. Both realme 5 and Honor Play 3 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor Play 3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while realme 5 offers 12 MP, making Honor Play 3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: realme 5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor Play 3 offers 8 MP, making realme 5 better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme 5 offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Honor Play 3 offers 4000 mAh, making realme 5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor Play 3 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while realme 5 offers 32 GB, making Honor Play 3 the better option for storage.

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realme 5
₹7,999
(Out of Stock)
Honor Play 3
₹10,090
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
75%

Release Date

27 Aug, 2019
08 Apr, 2020

Performance

Snapdragon 665
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1560 px (HD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Camera
N/A

Front Camera

13 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
4000 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
eMMC
N/A

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Good-looking design
  • Impressive performance
  • Long-lasting battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Display could've been sharper
  • Selfie camera needs work
  • Ultra-Macro lens could've been better
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(270,615 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

139,753
AnTuTu Score
N/A
19h 12m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

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

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Aug 27, 2019
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

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

Custom UI

ColorOS
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
HiSilicon Kirin 710F

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 610
Mali-G51 MP4

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
4 GB

Performance Test Results

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

139,753
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

32.2 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1560 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.07 %
82.24 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

89 %
90.15 %

Design

Height

164.4 mm
159.8 mm

Width

75.6 mm
76.1 mm

Thickness

9.3 mm
8.1 mm

Weight

198 grams
176 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
Yes IP5X

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.84.047 mm focal length 1/2.86" sensor size IMX386 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.66 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.77 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.41.77 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 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

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera3.419 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 46.9 Hours(2G)
N/A

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.

19h 12m
N/A

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

2h 38m 8s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC
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 (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) / 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) / 2600(band 7) / 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) / 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) / 2600(band 7) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
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 Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass