HTC Butterfly 3 vs Huawei Honor Play

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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.

  • Weight

    Butterfly 3: 15 g lighter

    Butterfly 3:
    161 g
    Honor Play:
    176 g
  • Width

    Butterfly 3: 1.3 mm narrower

    Butterfly 3:
    73 mm
    Honor Play:
    74.3 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Butterfly 3: 1.1 in smaller diagonal

    Butterfly 3:
    5.2 in
    Honor Play:
    6.3 in
  • Chipset

    Butterfly 3:
    Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
    Honor Play:
    Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
  • Rear camera layout

    Butterfly 3:
    Single
    Honor Play:
    Dual
  • Depth

    Honor Play: 2.5 mm thinner

    Butterfly 3:
    10 mm
    Honor Play:
    7.5 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. Butterfly 3

    Height:
    151 mm
    Width:
    73 mm
    Depth:
    10 mm +2.5 mm versus Honor Play
  2. 2. Honor Play

    Height:
    157.9 mm +6.9 mm versus Butterfly 3
    Width:
    74.3 mm +1.3 mm versus Butterfly 3
    Depth:
    7.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Butterfly 3

    161 g

  2. 2. Honor Play

    176 g

    +15 g versus Butterfly 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. Butterfly 3

    Screen diagonal:
    5.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    74.5 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 30.7% more rectangular screen area than Butterfly 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.

Recorded RAM for Butterfly 3, Honor Play, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageButterfly 3Honor 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. Butterfly 3

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

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. Butterfly 3

    2700 mAh

  2. 2. Honor Play

    3750 mAh

    +1050 mAh versus Butterfly 3

Specifications

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1. Butterfly 32. Honor Play

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Butterfly 3, Honor Play.
SpecificationButterfly 3Honor Play
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 151 Х 73 Х 10 mm
  • 157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm
Weight
  • 161 g
  • 176 g
Technology Unknown
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5.2" inch
  • 6.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1440 x 2560 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 256 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2700 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 3750 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
  • upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); Sence 7
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
  • Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
  • No
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Butterfly 3, Honor Play.
SpecificationButterfly 3Honor Play
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 74.5 cm2
  • 97.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 67.6%
  • 83.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 565 PPI
  • 409 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Butterfly 3, Honor Play.
SpecificationButterfly 3Honor Play
Rear camera, main
  • 20.2 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 20.2 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 28mm (wide)
  • AF -Secondary depth sensor
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.2
  • PDAF -2 MP
  • f/2.4
  • depth sensor
Functions
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 2160p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 28mm (wide)
  • 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 Butterfly 3, Honor Play.
SpecificationButterfly 3Honor Play
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)
  • Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 430
  • Mali-G72 MP12
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 207232
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 1157
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1881
Unknown
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *
  • 3580
Unknown
Antutu 8 score * Unknown
  • 226029
GeekBench 5 Single Core * Unknown
  • 349
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1241
General specs
General specs — specifications for Butterfly 3, Honor Play.
SpecificationButterfly 3Honor Play
Release date
  • 2015
  • September
  • 2018
  • July
Colors
  • Blue
  • Red
  • White
  • Midnight Black
  • Navy Blue
  • Violet
  • Player Edition Red
  • Player Edition Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 300 EUR
  • 320 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 363 h (2G) / Up to 416 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 26 h (2G) / Up to 21 h (3G)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Butterfly 3, Honor Play.
SpecificationButterfly 3Honor Play
SIM card
  • Nano-SIM
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3.0 TV-out)
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • EDR
  • aptX HD
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Butterfly 3, Honor Play.
SpecificationButterfly 3Honor Play
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Dolby Audio enhancement -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Butterfly 3, Honor Play.
SpecificationButterfly 3Honor Play
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Infrared port - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - IP57 dust and water resistant -Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging 18W - Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global