Gionee P8 Max vs Huawei Honor Play

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Width

    Honor Play: 2.3 mm narrower

    P8 Max:
    76.6 mm
    Honor Play:
    74.3 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    P8 Max: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    P8 Max:
    5.5 in
    Honor Play:
    6.3 in
  • Chipset

    P8 Max:
    Mediatek MT6737T (28 nm)
    Honor Play:
    Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
  • Rear camera layout

    P8 Max:
    Single
    Honor Play:
    Dual
  • Depth

    Honor Play: 1.7 mm thinner

    P8 Max:
    9.2 mm
    Honor Play:
    7.5 mm
  • Height

    P8 Max: 3.5 mm shorter

    P8 Max:
    154.4 mm
    Honor Play:
    157.9 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. P8 Max

    Height:
    154.4 mm
    Width:
    76.6 mm +2.3 mm versus Honor Play
    Depth:
    9.2 mm +1.7 mm versus Honor Play
    Weight:
    Unknown
  2. 2. Honor Play

    Height:
    157.9 mm +3.5 mm versus P8 Max
    Width:
    74.3 mm
    Depth:
    7.5 mm
    Weight:
    176 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. P8 Max

    Screen diagonal:
    5.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    83.4 cm²
  2. 2. Honor Play

    Screen diagonal:
    6.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    19.5:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    97.4 cm²

Honor Play has approximately 16.8% more rectangular screen area than P8 Max.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM for P8 Max, Honor Play, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageP8 MaxHonor Play
32 GB 3 GB RAM Unknown
Honor Play: Original memory entry

64 GB · 4/6 GB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. P8 Max

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 128 GB

2. Honor Play

NFC:
No
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. P8 Max

    3150 mAh

  2. 2. Honor Play

    3750 mAh

    +600 mAh versus P8 Max

Specifications

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1. P8 Max2. Honor Play

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for P8 Max, Honor Play.
SpecificationP8 MaxHonor Play
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 154.4 Х 76.6 Х 9.2 mm
  • 157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 176 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 6.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 1080 x 2340 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
  • 64 GB
  • 4/6 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 128 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3150 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 3750 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow); Amigo 3.2
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6737T (28 nm)
  • Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • No
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for P8 Max, Honor Play.
SpecificationP8 MaxHonor Play
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 83.4 cm2
  • 97.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 70.5%
  • 83.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 409 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for P8 Max, Honor Play.
SpecificationP8 MaxHonor Play
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • AF
  • f/2.2
  • 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
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1.0µm
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for P8 Max, Honor Play.
SpecificationP8 MaxHonor Play
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
  • Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-T720
  • Mali-G72 MP12
Antutu 7 score *
  • 42159
  • 207232
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 2590
Unknown
Antutu 8 score * Unknown
  • 226029
GeekBench 5 Single Core * Unknown
  • 349
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1241
General specs
General specs — specifications for P8 Max, Honor Play.
SpecificationP8 MaxHonor Play
Release date
  • 2017
  • June
  • 2018
  • July
Colors
  • Gold
  • Gray
  • White
  • Midnight Black
  • Navy Blue
  • Violet
  • Player Edition Red
  • Player Edition Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 320 EUR
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for P8 Max, Honor Play.
SpecificationP8 MaxHonor Play
SIM card
  • Dual SIM
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA -4G - LTE
  • Show all network frequencies: -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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • 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
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • EDR
  • aptX HD
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for P8 Max, Honor Play.
SpecificationP8 MaxHonor Play
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for P8 Max, Honor Play.
SpecificationP8 MaxHonor Play
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Infrared port - Charging 5V/2A 10W
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging 18W - Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global