Huawei Honor Play vs Huawei nova 6: specs comparison

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

Honor Play: 21 g lighter

Honor Play:

176 g

nova 6:

197 g
Width

Honor Play: 1.4 mm narrower

Honor Play:

74.3 mm

nova 6:

75.7 mm
Screen diagonal

Honor Play: 0.27 in smaller diagonal

Honor Play:

6.3 in

nova 6:

6.57 in
Chipset

Honor Play:

Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)

nova 6:

HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)
Rear camera layout

Honor Play:

Dual

nova 6:

Triple
Depth

Honor Play: 1.1 mm thinner

Honor Play:

7.5 mm

nova 6:

8.6 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. Honor Play

Height:

157.9 mm
Width:

74.3 mm
Depth:

7.5 mm
2. nova 6

Height:

162.6 mm +4.7 mm versus Honor Play
Width:

75.7 mm +1.4 mm versus Honor Play
Depth:

8.6 mm +1.1 mm versus Honor Play

Weight

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

1. Honor Play

176 g
2. nova 6

197 g

+21 g versus Honor Play

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. Honor Play

Screen diagonal:

6.3 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

19.5:9

Approximate rectangular screen area:

97.4 cm²
2. nova 6

Screen diagonal:

6.57 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

20:9

Approximate rectangular screen area:

104.2 cm²

nova 6 has approximately 7% more rectangular screen area than Honor Play.

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, nova 6, compared at the same storage capacity.
Storage	Honor Play	nova 6
128 GB	Unknown	8 GB RAM

Honor Play: Original memory entry

64 GB · 4/6 GB 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

NFC:: No
Headphone jack:: Yes
Memory card support:: See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

2. nova 6

NFC:: Yes
Headphone jack:: Yes
Memory card support:: No

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. Honor Play

3750 mAh
2. nova 6

4100 mAh

+350 mAh versus Honor Play

Specifications

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1. Honor Play2. nova 6

Everyday essentials

Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play, nova 6.
Specification	Honor Play	nova 6
Dimensions (HxWxD)	157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm	162.6 Х 75.7 Х 8.6 mm
Weight	176 g	197 g
Technology	IPS LCD	LTPS IPS LCD
Screen size	6.3" inch	6.57" inch
Screen resolution	1080 x 2340 px	1080 x 2400 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.	64 GB 4/6 GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM
Memory card support	microSD up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.	3750 mAh Non-removable Li-Po	4100 mAh Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2	Android 10; EMUI 10
Chipset	Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)
NFC	No	Yes
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes

Display

Display — specifications for Honor Play, nova 6.
Specification	Honor Play	nova 6
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen area	97.4 cm2	104.2 cm2
Screen format	19.5:9 (height:width)	20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	83.0%	84.7%
PPI /points per inch/	409 PPI	401 PPI

Camera and Video

Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play, nova 6.
Specification	Honor Play	nova 6
Rear camera, main	16 MP Dual	40 MP Triple
Camera specs	16 MP f/2.2 PDAF -2 MP f/2.4 depth sensor	40 MP f/1.8 27mm (wide) 1/1.7'' PDAF Laser AF -8 MP f/2.4 80mm (telephoto) 1/4'' laser AF OIS 3x optical zoom -8 MP 16mm (ultrawide) no AF
Functions	LED flash HDR panorama	HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	2160p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	16 MP Single	32 MP Dual
Specifications	16 MP f/2.0 1.0µm	32 MP f/2.0 26mm (wide) 1/2.8'' 0.8µm 8 MP f/2.2 17mm (ultrawide)

Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play, nova 6.
Specification	Honor Play	nova 6
Processor CPU	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.09 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.86 GHz Cortex-A55)
Graphics processor GPU	Mali-G72 MP12	Mali-G76 MP16
Antutu 7 score *	207232	Unknown
Antutu 8 score *	226029	457328
GeekBench 5 Single Core *	349	Unknown
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core *	1241	Unknown

General specs

General specs — specifications for Honor Play, nova 6.
Specification	Honor Play	nova 6
Release date	2018 July	2019 December
Colors	Midnight Black Navy Blue Violet Player Edition Red Player Edition Black	Black Blue Red Provence
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.	320 EUR	$ 360
Body build	Unknown	Front glass aluminum frame

Communication and Connectivity

Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play, nova 6.
Specification	Honor Play	nova 6
SIM card	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM dual stand-by)	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 - China -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100) 3(1800) 5(850) 8(900) 38(2600) 39(1900) 40(2300) 41(2500) - China	Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100) 2(1900) 3(1800) 4(1700/2100) 5(850) 7(2600) 8(900) 18(800) 19(800) 26(850) 34(2000) 38(2600) 39(1900) 40(2300) 41(2500)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A
GPRS	Yes	Yes
Edge	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band Wi-Fi Direct hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band Wi-Fi Direct hotspot
GPS	Yes with A-GPS GLONASS BDS	Yes with dual-band A-GPS GLONASS BDS GALILEO QZSS
USB	2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth	4.2 A2DP LE EDR aptX HD	5.1 A2DP LE

Music and Audio

Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play, nova 6.
Specification	Honor Play	nova 6
Radio	No	No
Others	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Other features — specifications for Honor Play, nova 6.
Specification	Honor Play	nova 6
Dop	Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted) accelerometer gyro proximity compass - Fast battery charging 18W - Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global	Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted) accelerometer gyro proximity compass - Fast battery charging 40W (70% in 30min)

Huawei Honor Play vs Huawei nova 6