Honor Play vs. Huawei Mate 20

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor Play and Huawei Mate 20. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor Play vs. Huawei Mate 20 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor Play Huawei Mate 20
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.91 mm 158.2 mm Huawei Mate 20 has greater height than Honor Play.
Width 74.27 mm 77.2 mm Huawei Mate 20 has greater width than Honor Play.
Depth 7.48 mm 8.3 mm Honor Play is narrower than Honor Play.
Weight - 188 g
Body Colour Black | Blue Midnight blue | Twilight | Black
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.8 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body), 0.44 W/kg (head), 2.57 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Honor Play Huawei Mate 20
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.53" Huawei Mate 20 has larger screen size than Honor Play.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2244 x 1080 pixels Honor Play has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density - 381 ppi
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Honor Full View Display -
PROCESSOR Honor Play Huawei Mate 20
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 970 Hisilicon Kirin 980
Clock Speed - 2.6 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Honor Play Huawei Mate 20
RAM 4 GB 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Huawei Mate 20 has more internal memory than Honor Play.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Honor Play Huawei Mate 20
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor Play has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 20.
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture - F/1.8
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection, smile detection Huawei Mate 20 has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), Depth Auto Focus, Leica Triple Camera, AI Image Stabilisation, 3D Live Emoji
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 has better second camera resolution than Honor Play.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 24 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 has better front camera resolution than Honor Play.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Camera Features (Front) - 3D Depth Sensing Camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor Play Huawei Mate 20
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3750 mAh 4000 mAh Huawei Mate 20 has larger battery capacity than Honor Play.
Fast Charging Technology Honor SuperCharge HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Both phones have fast charging technology.
CELLULAR Honor Play Huawei Mate 20
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 8.1 Oreo Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2 HUAWEI Emotion UI 9.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor Play Huawei Mate 20
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor Play Huawei Mate 20
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4
Supported Digital Video Standards - MPEG-4, 3GP
FEATURES Honor Play Huawei Mate 20
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock Wi-Fi Miracast, Neural Network Processing Unit
OTHERS Honor Play Huawei Mate 20
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case
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