Huawei Honor Play vs Huawei P40 lite: 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: 7 g lighter

Honor Play:

176 g

P40 lite:

183 g
Width

Honor Play: 2 mm narrower

Honor Play:

74.3 mm

P40 lite:

76.3 mm
Chipset

Honor Play:

Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)

P40 lite:

HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm)
Rear camera layout

Honor Play:

Dual

P40 lite:

Quad
Depth

Honor Play: 1.2 mm thinner

Honor Play:

7.5 mm

P40 lite:

8.7 mm
Release year

Honor Play:

2018

P40 lite:

2020

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. P40 lite

Height:

159.2 mm
Width:

76.3 mm +2 mm versus Honor Play
Depth:

8.7 mm +1.2 mm versus Honor Play

Weight

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1. Honor Play

176 g
2. P40 lite

183 g

+7 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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

1. Honor Play

Screen diagonal:

6.3 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

19.5:9

Approximate rectangular screen area:

97.4 cm²
2. P40 lite

P40 lite: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

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, P40 lite, compared at the same storage capacity.
Storage	Honor Play	P40 lite
128 GB	Unknown	6 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. P40 lite

NFC:: See details Yes (market/region dependent): JNY-L21A · JNY-L01A,
Headphone jack:: Yes
Memory card support:: See details NM (Nano Memory) · up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

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1. Honor Play

3750 mAh
2. P40 lite

4200 mAh

+450 mAh versus Honor Play

Specifications

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1. Honor Play2. P40 lite

Everyday essentials

Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play, P40 lite.
Specification	Honor Play	P40 lite
Dimensions (HxWxD)	157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm	159.2 Х 76.3 Х 8.7 mm
Weight	176 g	183 g
Technology	IPS LCD	LTPS IPS LCD
Screen size	6.3" inch	6.4" inch
Screen resolution	1080 x 2340 px	1080 x 2310 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 6GB RAM
Memory card support	microSD up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	NM (Nano Memory) up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
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 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10
Chipset	Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm)
NFC	No	Yes (market/region dependent): JNY-L21A JNY-L01A,
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes

Display

Display — specifications for Honor Play, P40 lite.
Specification	Honor Play	P40 lite
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen area	97.4 cm2	101.4 cm2
Screen format	19.5:9 (height:width)	Unknown
Screen to body ratio	83.0%	83.5%
PPI /points per inch/	409 PPI	0 PPI

Camera and Video

Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play, P40 lite.
Specification	Honor Play	P40 lite
Rear camera, main	16 MP Dual	48 MP Quad
Camera specs	16 MP f/2.2 PDAF -2 MP f/2.4 depth sensor	48 MP f/1.8 26mm (wide) 1/2.0'' 0.8µm PDAF -8 MP f/2.4 (ultrawide) -2 MP 27mm (macro) 1/5.0'' 1.75µm -2 MP (depth)
Functions	LED flash HDR panorama	HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	16 MP Single	16 MP Single
Specifications	16 MP f/2.0 1.0µm	16 MP f/2.0 (wide) 1/3.1'' 1.0µm

Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play, P40 lite.
Specification	Honor Play	P40 lite
Processor CPU	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55)
Graphics processor GPU	Mali-G72 MP12	Mali-G52 MP6
Antutu 7 score *	207232	Unknown
Antutu 8 score *	226029	317523
GeekBench 5 Single Core *	349	Unknown
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core *	1241	Unknown

General specs

General specs — specifications for Honor Play, P40 lite.
Specification	Honor Play	P40 lite
Release date	2018 July	2020 February 27
Colors	Midnight Black Navy Blue Violet Player Edition Red Player Edition Black	Black Emerald Green Light Pink/Blue
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.	320 EUR	300 EUR

Communication and Connectivity

Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play, P40 lite.
Specification	Honor Play	P40 lite
SIM card	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM dual stand-by)	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 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100) 2(1900) 3(1800) 4(1700/2100) 5(850) 7(2600) 8(900) 18(800) 19(800) 20(800) 28(700) 34(2000) 38(2600) 39(1900) 40(2300) 41(2500) - JNY-L21A JNY-L01A JNY-L21B
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 400/75 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 A-GPS GLONASS GALILEO BDS 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	5.0 A2DP LE

Music and Audio

Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play, P40 lite.
Specification	Honor Play	P40 lite
Radio	No	Unknown
Others	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	Unknown

Other features

Other features — specifications for Honor Play, P40 lite.
Specification	Honor Play	P40 lite
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 proximity compass - Fast battery charging 40W: 70% in 30min - Versions: JNY-L21A JNY-L01A JNY-L21B JNY-L22A JNY-L02A JNY-L22B

Huawei Honor Play vs Huawei P40 lite