Honor Play vs. Honor View 20

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor Play and Honor View 20. 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

Honor Play vs. Honor View 20 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor Play Honor View 20
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.91 mm 156.9 mm Honor Play has greater height than Honor View 20.
Width 74.27 mm 75.4 mm Honor View 20 has greater width than Honor Play.
Depth 7.48 mm 8.1 mm Honor Play is narrower than Honor Play.
Weight - 180 g
Body Colour Black | Blue Midnight black | Sapphire blue
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 Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Honor Play Honor View 20
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.4" Honor View 20 has larger screen size than Honor Play.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2130 x 1080 pixels Honor Play has better screen resolution than Honor View 20.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density - 398 ppi
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Honor Full View Display -
PROCESSOR Honor Play Honor View 20
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 970 Hisilicon Kirin 980
Clock Speed - 2.36 GHz
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 Honor Play Honor View 20
RAM 4 GB 6 GB Honor View 20 has more RAM than Honor Play.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Honor View 20 has more internal memory than Honor Play.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Honor Play Honor View 20
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Honor View 20 has better camera resolution than Honor Play.
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor
Lens Aperture - F/1.8
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes - Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Sound & Shot, Beauty mode, Good food mode, Light Painting mode
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Camera Features (Functions) - Object tracking, Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Honor AIS, AI Ultra clarity, Skeletal tracking, Calorie Measure
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 25 Megapixel Honor View 20 has better front camera resolution than Honor Play.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor Play Honor View 20
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3750 mAh 4000 mAh Honor View 20 has larger battery capacity than Honor Play.
Fast Charging Technology Honor SuperCharge HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Both phones have fast charging technology.
Talk Time - 1500 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (3G): up to 1500 min
Playback (video): up to 15 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 130 hrs
CELLULAR Honor Play Honor View 20
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 8.1 Oreo Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2 HUAWEI Magic UI 2.0.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor Play Honor View 20
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-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
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 19, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
FEATURES Honor Play Honor View 20
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock Face Unlock, MIMO technology, Neural Engine
OTHERS Honor Play Honor View 20
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case Power adapter
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