Huawei Honor Play 3e vs Nokia 5233

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

    5233: 33 g lighter

    Honor Play 3e:
    146 g
    5233:
    113 g
  • Width

    5233: 19.1 mm narrower

    Honor Play 3e:
    70.8 mm
    5233:
    51.7 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    5233: 2.51 in smaller diagonal

    Honor Play 3e:
    5.71 in
    5233:
    3.2 in
  • Depth

    Honor Play 3e: 6 mm thinner

    Honor Play 3e:
    8.5 mm
    5233:
    14.5 mm
  • Height

    5233: 36.1 mm shorter

    Honor Play 3e:
    147.1 mm
    5233:
    111 mm
  • Release year

    Honor Play 3e:
    2019
    5233:
    2010

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 3e

    Height:
    147.1 mm +36.1 mm versus 5233
    Width:
    70.8 mm +19.1 mm versus 5233
    Depth:
    8.5 mm
  2. 2. 5233

    Height:
    111 mm
    Width:
    51.7 mm
    Depth:
    14.5 mm +6 mm versus Honor Play 3e

Weight

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

  1. 1. Honor Play 3e

    146 g

    +33 g versus 5233

  2. 2. 5233

    113 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 3e

    Screen diagonal:
    5.71 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    19:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    81.4 cm²
  2. 2. 5233

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    28.2 cm²

Honor Play 3e has approximately 188.3% more rectangular screen area than 5233.

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 3e, 5233, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageHonor Play 3e5233
32 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
64 GB 3 GB RAM Unknown
5233: Original memory entry

70 MB · 128 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 3e

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

2. 5233

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated 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. Honor Play 3e

    3020 mAh

    +1700 mAh versus 5233

  2. 2. 5233

    1320 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play 3e2. 5233

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play 3e, 5233.
SpecificationHonor Play 3e5233
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 147.1 Х 70.8 Х 8.5 mm
  • 111 Х 51.7 Х 14.5 mm
Weight
  • 146 g
  • 113 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.71" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1520 px
  • 360 x 640 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32GB 2GB RAM
  • 64GB 3GB RAM
  • 70 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.1
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6762R Helio P22 (12 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Honor Play 3e, 5233.
SpecificationHonor Play 3e5233
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 81.4 cm2
  • 28.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 19:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 78.1%
  • 49.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 295 PPI
  • 229 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play 3e, 5233.
SpecificationHonor Play 3e5233
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/1.8
  • PDAF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 640x360@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.2
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play 3e, 5233.
SpecificationHonor Play 3e5233
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR GE8320
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 75320
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Honor Play 3e, 5233.
SpecificationHonor Play 3e5233
Release date
  • 2019
  • September
  • 2010
  • January
Colors
  • Magic night black
  • Platinum Gold
  • Aurora Blue
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 100 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 432 h Talking time- Up to 7 h Music play - Up to 33 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play 3e, 5233.
SpecificationHonor Play 3e5233
SIM card
  • 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 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 8(900)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE-A
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 1.10 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play 3e, 5233.
SpecificationHonor Play 3e5233
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Honor Play 3e, 5233.
SpecificationHonor Play 3e5233
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Comes with music on select markets -MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -Organizer -Photo editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Also known as Nokia 5228