Honor 9C vs Honor Play Comparison and Differences

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Honor 9C

Honor 9C

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Honor Play

Honor Play

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Honor 9C or Honor Play Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Honor 9C	Honor Play
Rating	(+0)	(+0)
Release date	2020, April 29	2018, July
Dimensions (HxWxD)	159.8 x 76.1 x 8.1 mm \| 6.29 x 6.29 x 3 in	157.9 x 74.3 x 7.5 mm \| 6.22 x 6.22 x 2.93 in
Weight	176 g \| 6.21 oz	176 g \| 6.21 oz
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Black, Blue	Midnight Black, Navy Blue, Violet, Player Edition Red, Player Edition Black
Battery	4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po	3750 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price	160 EUR	320 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	6.39" in	6.3" in
Screen area	100.2 cm²	97.4 cm²
Screen format	19.5:9 (height:width)	19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	82.4%	83.0%
Screen resolution	720 x 1560 px	1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	269 PPI	409 PPI
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	48 MP, Triple	16 MP, Dual
Camera specs	-48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.4, 120° (ultrawide) -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)	-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, f/2.0, (wide)	16 MP, f/2.0, 1.0µm
Functions	HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 10; EMUI 10.1, no Google Play Services	Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2
Chipset	- HiSilicon Kirin 710A (12 nm)	- Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
CPU	- Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)	- Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU	Mali-G51 MP4	Mali-G72 MP12
External memory	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory	64GB 4GB RAM	64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total	129032	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 / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41	-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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A	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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi 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	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors	- Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass	- Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras		- Fast battery charging 18W
Versions		- Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global

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