Huawei Honor Play 9A vs ZTE Grand S3

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.

• Width

  Honor Play 9A: 2.9 mm narrower

  Honor Play 9A:

  74.1 mm

  Grand S3:

  77 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Grand S3: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

  Honor Play 9A:

  6.3 in

  Grand S3:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  Honor Play 9A:

  Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)

  Grand S3:

  Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Honor Play 9A:

  Dual

  Grand S3:

  Single

• Depth

  Honor Play 9A: 0.8 mm thinner

  Honor Play 9A:

  9 mm

  Grand S3:

  9.8 mm

• Height

  Grand S3: 4.1 mm shorter

  Honor Play 9A:

  159.1 mm

  Grand S3:

  155 mm

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 +4.1 mm versus Grand S3

   Width:

   74.1 mm

   Depth:

   9 mm

   Weight:

   185 g

2. 2. Grand S3

   Height:

   155 mm

   Width:

   77 mm +2.9 mm versus Honor Play 9A

   Depth:

   9.8 mm +0.8 mm versus Honor Play 9A

   Weight:

   Unknown

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. Grand S3

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

Honor Play 9A has approximately 14.9% more rectangular screen area than Grand S3.

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.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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