Xiaomi Mi Play vs Honor Play Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi Play

Xiaomi Mi Play

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Honor Play

Honor Play

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Xiaomi Mi Play or Honor Play Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi Play Honor Play
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Release date 2018, December 2018, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 147.8 x 71.9 x 7.8 mm | 5.82 x 5.82 x 2.83 in 157.9 x 74.3 x 7.5 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 2.93 in
Weight 150 g | 5.29 oz 176 g | 6.21 oz
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Colors Dream Blue, Twilight Gold, Black Midnight Black, Navy Blue, Violet, Player Edition Red, Player Edition Black
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3750 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 170 EUR 320 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.84" in 6.3" in
Screen area 85.1 cm2 97.4 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.1% 83.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2280 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 432 PPI 409 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25 μm, PDAF
-Secondary camera, depth sensor
-16 MP, f/2.2, PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP 16 MP, f/2.0, 1.0µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2
Chipset - Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) - Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU PowerVR GE8320 Mali-G72 MP12
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 226029
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 349
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1241

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC No
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD

Music and Audio

Radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- 5V/2A 10W charging

- Fast battery charging 18W
Versions
- Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global

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