Phone Comparison - Honor 8 Lite vs Honor V9 Play vs Huawei nova 3

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general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Honor Huawei
Announced February 2017 September 2017 2018, July
Status Available - February 2017 Available - September 2017 Available. Released 2018, August
Price Rs. 17,999 ($278.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,830 ($150.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gold, Blue, Black, White Gold, Rose Gold, Red, Blue and Black Iris Purple, Airy blue, Primrose Gold, Red, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.2 x 72.94 x 7.6 mm
(5.8 x 2.87 x 0.3 in)
147.9 x 73.2 x 7.65 mm
(5.82 x 2.88 x 0.3 in)
157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm
(6.18 x 2.9 x 0.29 in)
Weight 147 g (5.19 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Nano SIM, or Nano SIM + microSD Card) Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Nano SIM, or Nano SIM + microSD Card) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - PAR-TL20
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1, PAR-TL20
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX9
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - PAR-AL00
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- Dual Cameras
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- Dual Cameras
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface EMUI 5.0 EMUI 5.1 EMUI 9
Processor Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 655 Octa-core(4 x 1.5GHz Cortex A53 + 4 x 1.0GHz Cortex A53, MediaTek MT6750 Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Kirin 970 (10 nm)
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T860 Mali-G72 MP12
RAM 3/4 GB 3/4 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 32 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.2 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.31% 69.06% 84.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 13 MP 16 MP + 24 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, 1.25 µm pixel size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, 1.25 µm pixel size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR 16 MP, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
24 MP B/W, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera 8 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) + 2 MP, depth sensor
HDR Video, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Battery Non-removable Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh 3750 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -