Huawei Nova Plus vs. Honor Play

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei Nova Plus and Honor Play. 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

Huawei Nova Plus vs. Honor Play Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Nova Plus Honor Play
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.8 mm 157.91 mm Honor Play has greater height than Huawei Nova Plus.
Width 75.7 mm 74.27 mm Huawei Nova Plus has greater width than Honor Play.
Depth 7.3 mm 7.48 mm Huawei Nova Plus is narrower than Huawei Nova Plus.
Weight 160 g -
Body Colour Mystic silver | Prestige gold | Titanium grey Black | Blue
Body Material Aluminium-magnesium alloy -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.8 W/kg (head)
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
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Huawei Nova Plus Honor Play
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.3" Honor Play has larger screen size than Huawei Nova Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor Play has better screen resolution than Huawei Nova Plus.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass Honor Full View Display
PROCESSOR Huawei Nova Plus Honor Play
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Hisilicon Kirin 970
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 Huawei Nova Plus Honor Play
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Honor Play has more RAM than Huawei Nova Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Honor Play has more internal memory than Huawei Nova Plus.
User Memory 22 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Huawei Nova Plus Honor Play
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Nova Plus has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Camera Modes Beauty mode, low-light shots -
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) -
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor Play has better front camera resolution than Huawei Nova Plus.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) Beauty Make-up 2.0, Beauty Skin 3.0 -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Nova Plus Honor Play
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 3750 mAh Honor Play has larger battery capacity than Huawei Nova Plus.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor Play has fast charging technology.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Nova Plus Honor Play
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.1 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Nova Plus Honor Play
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC - Yes Honor Play has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Nova Plus Honor Play
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, MID -
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM -
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Huawei Nova Plus Honor Play
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones Face Unlock
OTHERS Huawei Nova Plus Honor Play
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case
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