Phone Comparison - Huawei nova 3 vs Honor Play vs Honor Play 3

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Honor Honor
Announced 2018, July July 2018 September 2019
Status Available. Released 2018, August Available - August 2018 Coming Soon - September 2019
Price Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Iris Purple, Airy blue, Primrose Gold, Red, Black Midnight Black, Navy Blue, Violet, Player Edition Red, Player Edition Black Magic Night Black, Aurora Blue, Charm Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm
(6.18 x 2.9 x 0.29 in)
157.9 x 74.3 x 7.5 mm
(6.22 x 2.93 x 0.3 in)
158.9 x 76.1 x 8.1 mm
(6.26 x 3 x 0.32 in)
Weight 166 g (5.86 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - PAR-TL20
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network 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
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP5x
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface EMUI 9 EMUI 8.2 EMUI 9.1
Processor Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Kirin 970 (10 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 710F (12 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP12 Mali-G72 MP12 Mali-G51 MP4
RAM 4/6 GB 4/6 GB 64GB 4GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 64 GB N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.3 inches 6.3 inches 6.39 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (269 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.24% 83.08% 82.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP + 24 MP 16 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 16 MP, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
24 MP B/W, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
HDR, panorama
16 MP, f/2.2, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) + 2 MP, depth sensor
HDR Video, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.0, 1.0µm, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 400/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 10W
Capacity 3750 mAh 3750 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -