Google Pixel 3 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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Pixel 3:
    OLED
    Honor Play:
    LCD
  • Weight

    Pixel 3: 28 g lighter

    Pixel 3:
    148 g
    Honor Play:
    176 g
  • Width

    Pixel 3: 6.1 mm narrower

    Pixel 3:
    68.2 mm
    Honor Play:
    74.3 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pixel 3: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Pixel 3:
    5.5 in
    Honor Play:
    6.3 in
  • Chipset

    Pixel 3:
    Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
    Honor Play:
    Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
  • Rear camera layout

    Pixel 3:
    Single
    Honor Play:
    Dual

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. Pixel 3

    Height:
    145.6 mm
    Width:
    68.2 mm
    Depth:
    7.9 mm
  2. 2. Honor Play

    Height:
    157.9 mm +12.3 mm versus Pixel 3
    Width:
    74.3 mm +6.1 mm versus Pixel 3
    Depth:
    7.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Pixel 3

    148 g

  2. 2. Honor Play

    176 g

    +28 g versus Pixel 3

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. Pixel 3

    Screen diagonal:
    5.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    18:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    78.1 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 24.8% more rectangular screen area than Pixel 3.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Pixel 3: Original memory entry

64/128 GB · 512GB 4GB

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. Pixel 3

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
No

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. Pixel 3

    2915 mAh

  2. 2. Honor Play

    3750 mAh

    +835 mAh versus Pixel 3

Specifications

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1. Pixel 32. Honor Play

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Pixel 3, Honor Play.
SpecificationPixel 3Honor Play
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 145.6 Х 68.2 Х 7.9 mm
  • 157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm
Weight
  • 148 g
  • 176 g
Technology
  • P-OLED
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 6.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 2160 px
  • 1080 x 2340 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64/128 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
  • 64 GB
  • 4/6 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2915 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 3750 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2
Chipset
  • Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
  • Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
  • No
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Pixel 3, Honor Play.
SpecificationPixel 3Honor Play
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 76.7 cm2
  • 97.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 18:9 (height:width)
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 77.2%
  • 83.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 443 PPI
  • 409 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Unknown
Camera and Video

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

Camera and Video — specifications for Pixel 3, Honor Play.
SpecificationPixel 3Honor Play
Rear camera, main
  • 12.2 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 12.2 MP
  • f/1.8
  • 28mm (wide)
  • 1/2.55''
  • 1.4µm
  • OIS
  • dual pixel PDAF
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.2
  • PDAF -2 MP
  • f/2.4
  • depth sensor
Functions
  • Auto-HDR
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Dual
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/1.8
  • 28mm (wide)
  • PDAF 8 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 19mm (ultrawide)
  • no AF
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1.0µm
DxOMark Main Score *
  • 102
Unknown
DxOMark Photo *
  • 99
Unknown
DxOMark Video *
  • 83
Unknown
DxOMark Selfie Score *
  • 92
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Pixel 3, Honor Play.
SpecificationPixel 3Honor Play
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
  • Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 630
  • Mali-G72 MP12
Antutu 7 score *
  • 275832
  • 207232
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 2244
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 7771
Unknown
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *
  • 13217
Unknown
Antutu 8 score * Unknown
  • 226029
GeekBench 5 Single Core *
  • 476
  • 349
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core *
  • 1871
  • 1241
General specs
General specs — specifications for Pixel 3, Honor Play.
SpecificationPixel 3Honor Play
Release date
  • 2018
  • October
  • 2018
  • July
Colors
  • Clearly White
  • Just Black
  • Not Pink
  • Midnight Black
  • Navy Blue
  • Violet
  • Player Edition Red
  • Player Edition Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 850 EUR
  • 320 EUR
Body build
  • Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5)
  • aluminum frame
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Pixel 3, Honor Play.
SpecificationPixel 3Honor Play
SIM card
  • Nano-SIM card & eSIM
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 12(700)
  • 13(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 18(800)
  • 19(800)
  • 20(800)
  • 25(1900)
  • 26(850)
  • 28(700)
  • 29(700)
  • 32(1500)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
  • 42(3500)
  • 46
  • 66(1700/2100)
  • 71(600)
  • 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 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 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 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • GALILEO
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • 3.1
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0)
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • aptX HD
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • EDR
  • aptX HD
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Pixel 3, Honor Play.
SpecificationPixel 3Honor Play
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Always-on display -100% DCI-P3 -HDR
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Pixel 3, Honor Play.
SpecificationPixel 3Honor Play
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W -QI wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging 18W - Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global