Huawei Honor Play vs Huawei P30 Pro: 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.

Display technology

OLED versus LCD

Honor Play:

LCD

P30 Pro:

OLED
Weight

Honor Play: 16 g lighter

Honor Play:

176 g

P30 Pro:

192 g
Chipset

Honor Play:

Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)

P30 Pro:

HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
Rear camera layout

Honor Play:

Dual

P30 Pro:

Quad
Depth

Honor Play: 0.9 mm thinner

Honor Play:

7.5 mm

P30 Pro:

8.4 mm
Release year

Honor Play:

2018

P30 Pro:

2019

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. P30 Pro

Height:

158 mm
Width:

73.4 mm
Depth:

8.4 mm +0.9 mm versus Honor Play

Weight

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

1. Honor Play

176 g
2. P30 Pro

192 g

+16 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. P30 Pro

Screen diagonal:

6.47 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

19.5:9

Approximate rectangular screen area:

102.8 cm²

P30 Pro has approximately 5.5% 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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Honor Play: Original memory entry

64 GB · 4/6 GB RAM

P30 Pro: Original memory entry

128/256/512 GB · 8 GB RAM 128 GB · 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. P30 Pro

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

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. P30 Pro

4200 mAh

+450 mAh versus Honor Play

Specifications

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1. Honor Play2. P30 Pro

Everyday essentials

Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play, P30 Pro.
Specification	Honor Play	P30 Pro
Dimensions (HxWxD)	157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm	158 Х 73.4 Х 8.4 mm
Weight	176 g	192 g
Technology	IPS LCD	OLED
Screen size	6.3" inch	6.47" inch
Screen resolution	1080 x 2340 px	1080 x 2340 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	128/256/512 GB 8 GB RAM 128 GB 6 GB RAM
Memory card support	microSD up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	NM (Nano Memory) up to 256GB (uses SIM 2)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.	3750 mAh Non-removable Li-Po	4200 mAh Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2	Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.1
Chipset	Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
NFC	No	Yes
Headphone jack	Yes	No

Display

Display — specifications for Honor Play, P30 Pro.
Specification	Honor Play	P30 Pro
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen area	97.4 cm2	102.8 cm2
Screen format	19.5:9 (height:width)	19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	83.0%	88.6%
PPI /points per inch/	409 PPI	398 PPI

Camera and Video

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

Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play, P30 Pro.
Specification	Honor Play	P30 Pro
Rear camera, main	16 MP Dual	40 MP Quad
Camera specs	16 MP f/2.2 PDAF -2 MP f/2.4 depth sensor	40 MP f/1.6 27mm (wide) 1/1.7'' PDAF OIS -20 MP f/2.2 16mm (ultrawide) 1/2.7'' PDAF -8 MP f/3.4 125mm (telephoto) 1/4'' 5x optical zoom 10X Hybrid zoom OIS PDAF -TOF 3D camera
Functions	LED flash HDR panorama	HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	16 MP Single	32 MP Single
Specifications	16 MP f/2.0 1.0µm	32 MP f/2.0 (wide)
DxOMark Main Score *	Unknown	116
DxOMark Photo *	Unknown	90
DxOMark Video *	Unknown	88
DxOMark Selfie Score *	Unknown	89

Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play, P30 Pro.
Specification	Honor Play	P30 Pro
Processor CPU	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
Graphics processor GPU	Mali-G72 MP12	Mali-G76 MP10 HDR10
Antutu 7 score *	207232	309789
Antutu 8 score *	226029	399211
GeekBench 5 Single Core *	349	681
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core *	1241	2376

General specs

General specs — specifications for Honor Play, P30 Pro.
Specification	Honor Play	P30 Pro
Release date	2018 July	2019 March
Colors	Midnight Black Navy Blue Violet Player Edition Red Player Edition Black	Aurora Amber Sunrise Breathing Crystal Black Pearl White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.	320 EUR	880 EUR
Body build	Unknown	Front/back glass aluminum frame

Communication and Connectivity

Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play, P30 Pro.
Specification	Honor Play	P30 Pro
SIM card	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid 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 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100) 2(1900) 3(1800) 4(1700/2100) 5(850) 6(900) 7(2600) 8(900) 9(1800) 12(700) 17(700) 18(800) 19(800) 20(800) 26(850) 28(700) 32(1500) 34(2000) 38(2600) 39(1900) 40(2300)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps
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	3.1 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth	4.2 A2DP LE EDR aptX HD	5.0 A2DP aptX HD LE

Music and Audio

Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play, P30 Pro.
Specification	Honor Play	P30 Pro
Radio	No	No
Others	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	DCI-P3 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos sound

Other features

Other features — specifications for Honor Play, P30 Pro.
Specification	Honor Play	P30 Pro
Dop	Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted) accelerometer gyro proximity compass - Fast battery charging 18W - Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global	Sensors Fingerprint (under display) accelerometer gyro proximity compass color spectrum Infrared port - Fast battery charging 40W (70% in 30 min) -Fast wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) - Versions: VOG-L29 VOG-L09 VOG-L04 (Global); VOG-AL00 VOG-TL00 (China)

Huawei Honor Play vs Huawei P30 Pro