Huawei Honor Play 9A vs Nokia N73

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

    N73: 69 g lighter

    Honor Play 9A:
    185 g
    N73:
    116 g
  • Width

    N73: 25.1 mm narrower

    Honor Play 9A:
    74.1 mm
    N73:
    49 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N73: 3.9 in smaller diagonal

    Honor Play 9A:
    6.3 in
    N73:
    2.4 in
  • Rear camera layout

    Honor Play 9A:
    Dual
    N73:
    Single
  • Depth

    Honor Play 9A: 10 mm thinner

    Honor Play 9A:
    9 mm
    N73:
    19 mm
  • Height

    N73: 49.1 mm shorter

    Honor Play 9A:
    159.1 mm
    N73:
    110 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 9A

    Height:
    159.1 mm +49.1 mm versus N73
    Width:
    74.1 mm +25.1 mm versus N73
    Depth:
    9 mm
  2. 2. N73

    Height:
    110 mm
    Width:
    49 mm
    Depth:
    19 mm +10 mm versus Honor Play 9A

Weight

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

  1. 1. Honor Play 9A

    185 g

    +69 g versus N73

  2. 2. N73

    116 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 9A

    Screen diagonal:
    6.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    20:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    95.8 cm²
  2. 2. N73

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²

Honor Play 9A has approximately 437.2% more rectangular screen area than N73.

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 9A, N73, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageHonor Play 9AN73
64 GB 4 GB RAM Unknown
128 GB 4 GB RAM Unknown
N73: Original memory entry

42 MB · 64 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 9A

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSDXC (dedicated slot)

2. N73

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

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 9A

    5000 mAh

    +3900 mAh versus N73

  2. 2. N73

    1100 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play 9A2. N73

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play 9A, N73.
SpecificationHonor Play 9AN73
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 159.1 Х 74.1 Х 9 mm
  • 110 Х 49 Х 19 mm
Weight
  • 185 g
  • 116 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 6.3" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1600 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64GB 4GB RAM
  • 128GB 4GB RAM
  • 42 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSDXC (dedicated slot)
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 5000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); Magic UI 3.0
  • Symbian OS 9.1
  • S60 3rd edition
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Honor Play 9A, N73.
SpecificationHonor Play 9AN73
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 95.8 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 20:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 81.3%
  • 33.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 278 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play 9A, N73.
SpecificationHonor Play 9AN73
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Dual
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/1.8
  • (wide)
  • PDAF -2 MP
  • (depth)
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • HDR
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
  • (wide)
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Honor Play 9A, N73.
SpecificationHonor Play 9AN73
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • 220 MHz Dual ARM 9
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR GE8320
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Honor Play 9A, N73.
SpecificationHonor Play 9AN73
Release date
  • 2020
  • March 30
  • 2006
  • April
Colors
  • Blue Water Emerald
  • Jasper Green
  • Dark Night Black
  • Silver Grey/Deep Plum
  • Frost White/Metallic Red
  • Black (Music Edition)
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 EUR
  • 100 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 350 h (2G) / 370 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h (2G) / 3 h 46 min (3G)
Body build
  • Glass front
  • plastic back
  • plastic frame
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play 9A, N73.
SpecificationHonor Play 9AN73
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 11
  • 236.8 kbps
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
  • Pop-Port 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.0
  • A2DP (latest firmware)
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.22 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.13 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play 9A, N73.
SpecificationHonor Play 9AN73
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Downloadable themes
Other features
Other features — specifications for Honor Play 9A, N73.
SpecificationHonor Play 9AN73
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity - Battery charging 10W - Versions: MOA-AL00
  • MOA-TL00
  • MED-AL20
  • MOA-AL20
  • Infrared port - Push to talk -Video download -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Predictive text input -Voice command/dial -Organizer -Printing -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Photo/video editor