Huawei Honor Play 3 vs Vodafone Smart E9

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

    Smart E9: 42 g lighter

    Honor Play 3:
    176 g
    Smart E9:
    134 g
  • Width

    Smart E9: 10.4 mm narrower

    Honor Play 3:
    76.1 mm
    Smart E9:
    65.7 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Smart E9: 1.39 in smaller diagonal

    Honor Play 3:
    6.39 in
    Smart E9:
    5 in
  • Chipset

    Honor Play 3:
    Hisilicon Kirin 710F (12 nm)
    Smart E9:
    Mediatek MT6739 (28 nm)
  • Rear camera layout

    Honor Play 3:
    Triple
    Smart E9:
    Single
  • Depth

    Honor Play 3: 1.7 mm thinner

    Honor Play 3:
    8.1 mm
    Smart E9:
    9.8 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 +21.3 mm versus Smart E9
    Width:
    76.1 mm +10.4 mm versus Smart E9
    Depth:
    8.1 mm
  2. 2. Smart E9

    Height:
    137.6 mm
    Width:
    65.7 mm
    Depth:
    9.8 mm +1.7 mm versus Honor Play 3

Weight

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

  1. 1. Honor Play 3

    176 g

    +42 g versus Smart E9

  2. 2. Smart E9

    134 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. Smart E9

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    18:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    64.5 cm²

Honor Play 3 has approximately 55.4% more rectangular screen area than Smart E9.

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, Smart E9, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageHonor Play 3Smart E9
8 GB Not recorded 1 GB RAM
64 GB 4 / 6 GB RAM Alternative RAM configurations Not recorded
128 GB 4 GB RAM Not recorded

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. Smart E9

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB

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

    +2000 mAh versus Smart E9

  2. 2. Smart E9

    2000 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play 32. Smart E9

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play 3, Smart E9.
SpecificationHonor Play 3Smart E9
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 158.9 Х 76.1 Х 8.1 mm
  • 137.6 Х 65.7 Х 9.8 mm
Weight
  • 176 g
  • 134 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 6.39" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1560 px
  • 480 x 960 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
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 4000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 2000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • EMUI 9.1
  • Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition)
Chipset
  • Hisilicon Kirin 710F (12 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6739 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Honor Play 3, Smart E9.
SpecificationHonor Play 3Smart E9
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 100.2 cm2
  • 64.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
  • 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 82.9%
  • 71.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 269 PPI
  • 215 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play 3, Smart E9.
SpecificationHonor Play 3Smart E9
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
Functions
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 2 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play 3, Smart E9.
SpecificationHonor Play 3Smart E9
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-G51 MP4
  • PowerVR GE8100
Antutu 7 score *
  • 144562
  • 31742
General specs
General specs — specifications for Honor Play 3, Smart E9.
SpecificationHonor Play 3Smart E9
Release date
  • 2019
  • September
  • 2018
  • December
Colors
  • Magic night black
  • Aurora Blue
  • Charm Red
  • Anthracite
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
  • 70 EUR
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play 3, Smart E9.
SpecificationHonor Play 3Smart E9
SIM card
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE 800/900/1800/2100/2600 LTE 700/850/1800/2100/2600
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 400/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
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
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.91 W/kg (head) 1.63 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play 3, Smart E9.
SpecificationHonor Play 3Smart E9
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Honor Play 3, Smart E9.
SpecificationHonor Play 3Smart E9
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Battery charging 10W - IP5x
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity