Huawei Honor Play 3 vs Motorola FIRE XT

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.

  • Weight

    FIRE XT: 91.7 g lighter

    Honor Play 3:
    176 g
    FIRE XT:
    84.3 g
  • Width

    FIRE XT: 14.1 mm narrower

    Honor Play 3:
    76.1 mm
    FIRE XT:
    62 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    FIRE XT: 2.89 in smaller diagonal

    Honor Play 3:
    6.39 in
    FIRE XT:
    3.5 in
  • Chipset

    Honor Play 3:
    Hisilicon Kirin 710F (12 nm)
    FIRE XT:
    Qualcomm MSM7227T-1 Snapdragon S1
  • Rear camera layout

    Honor Play 3:
    Triple
    FIRE XT:
    Single
  • Depth

    Honor Play 3: 3.9 mm thinner

    Honor Play 3:
    8.1 mm
    FIRE XT:
    12 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. Honor Play 3

    Height:
    158.9 mm +44.9 mm versus FIRE XT
    Width:
    76.1 mm +14.1 mm versus FIRE XT
    Depth:
    8.1 mm
  2. 2. FIRE XT

    Height:
    114 mm
    Width:
    62 mm
    Depth:
    12 mm +3.9 mm versus Honor Play 3

Weight

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

  1. 1. Honor Play 3

    176 g

    +91.7 g versus FIRE XT

  2. 2. FIRE XT

    84.3 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. Honor Play 3

    Screen diagonal:
    6.39 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    19.5:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    100.2 cm²
  2. 2. FIRE XT

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²

Honor Play 3 has approximately 174.8% more rectangular screen area than FIRE XT.

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 Honor Play 3, FIRE XT, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageHonor Play 3FIRE XT
64 GB 4 / 6 GB RAM Alternative RAM configurations Unknown
128 GB 4 GB RAM Unknown
FIRE XT: Original memory entry

512 MB · 512 MB 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. Honor Play 3

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot)

2. FIRE XT

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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. Honor Play 3

    4000 mAh

    +2460 mAh versus FIRE XT

  2. 2. FIRE XT

    1540 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play 32. FIRE XT

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play 3, FIRE XT.
SpecificationHonor Play 3FIRE XT
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 158.9 Х 76.1 Х 8.1 mm
  • 114 Х 62 Х 12 mm
Weight
  • 176 g
  • 84.3 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 6.39" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1560 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64GB 4GB RAM
  • 64GB 6GB RAM
  • 128GB 4GB RAM
  • 512 MB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 4000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1540 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • EMUI 9.1
  • Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • Hisilicon Kirin 710F (12 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM7227T-1 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Honor Play 3, FIRE XT.
SpecificationHonor Play 3FIRE XT
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 100.2 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 82.9%
  • 51.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 269 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play 3, FIRE XT.
SpecificationHonor Play 3FIRE XT
Rear camera, main
  • 48 MP
  • Triple
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 48 MP
  • f/1.8
  • (wide)
  • 1/2''
  • 0.8µm
  • PDAF -8 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 13mm (ultrawide)
  • 1/4''
  • 1.12µm -2 MP
  • depth sensor
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 480p@24fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
  • VGA
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play 3, FIRE XT.
SpecificationHonor Play 3FIRE XT
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • 800 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-G51 MP4
  • Adreno 200
Antutu 7 score *
  • 144562
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Honor Play 3, FIRE XT.
SpecificationHonor Play 3FIRE XT
Release date
  • 2019
  • September
  • 2011
  • August
Colors
  • Magic night black
  • Aurora Blue
  • Charm Red
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
  • 100 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 504 h (2G) / Up to 480 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play 3, FIRE XT.
SpecificationHonor Play 3FIRE XT
SIM card
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 34(2000)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 400/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.13 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play 3, FIRE XT.
SpecificationHonor Play 3FIRE XT
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Honor Play 3, FIRE XT.
SpecificationHonor Play 3FIRE XT
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Battery charging 10W - IP5x
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/AAC+ player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Document viewer -Photo viewer -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Also known as Motorola Fire XT XT530
  • Motorola XT531
  • Motorola SPICE XT