Huawei Honor Play vs Nokia N85: 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

N85:

OLED
Weight

N85: 48 g lighter

Honor Play:

176 g

N85:

128 g
Width

N85: 24.3 mm narrower

Honor Play:

74.3 mm

N85:

50 mm
Screen diagonal

N85: 3.7 in smaller diagonal

Honor Play:

6.3 in

N85:

2.6 in
Rear camera layout

Honor Play:

Dual

N85:

Single
Depth

Honor Play: 8.5 mm thinner

Honor Play:

7.5 mm

N85:

16 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 +54.9 mm versus N85
Width:

74.3 mm +24.3 mm versus N85
Depth:

7.5 mm
2. N85

Height:

103 mm
Width:

50 mm
Depth:

16 mm +8.5 mm versus Honor Play

Weight

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

1. Honor Play

176 g

+48 g versus N85
2. N85

128 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. Honor Play

Screen diagonal:

6.3 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

19.5:9

Approximate rectangular screen area:

97.4 cm²
2. N85

Screen diagonal:

2.6 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

4:3

Approximate rectangular screen area:

20.9 cm²

Honor Play has approximately 365.4% more rectangular screen area than N85.

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

N85: Original memory entry

74 MB

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. N85

NFC:: Unknown
Headphone jack:: Yes
Memory card support:: See details microSD · up to 8 GB (dedicated slot) · 8 GB included

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

+2550 mAh versus N85
2. N85

1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play2. N85

Everyday essentials

Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play, N85.
Specification	Honor Play	N85
Dimensions (HxWxD)	157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm	103 Х 50 Х 16 mm
Weight	176 g	128 g
Technology	IPS LCD	AMOLED
Screen size	6.3" inch	2.6" inch
Screen resolution	1080 x 2340 px	240 x 320 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	74 MB
Memory card support	microSD up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	microSD up to 8 GB (dedicated slot) 8 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.	3750 mAh Non-removable Li-Po	1200 mAh Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2	Symbian OS 9.3 S60 rel. 3.2
Chipset	Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Unknown
NFC	No	Unknown
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes

Display

Display — specifications for Honor Play, N85.
Specification	Honor Play	N85
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	Unknown
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen area	97.4 cm2	20.9 cm2
Screen format	19.5:9 (height:width)	4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	83.0%	40.6%
PPI /points per inch/	409 PPI	154 PPI

Camera and Video

Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play, N85.
Specification	Honor Play	N85
Rear camera, main	16 MP Dual	5 MP Single
Camera specs	16 MP f/2.2 PDAF -2 MP f/2.4 depth sensor	5 MP AF
Functions	LED flash HDR panorama	Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Video	1080p@30fps	480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	16 MP Single	0.3 MP Single
Specifications	16 MP f/2.0 1.0µm	CIF videocall camera

Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play, N85.
Specification	Honor Play	N85
Processor CPU	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	369 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU	Mali-G72 MP12	Unknown
Antutu 7 score *	207232	Unknown
Antutu 8 score *	226029	Unknown
GeekBench 5 Single Core *	349	Unknown
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core *	1241	Unknown

General specs

General specs — specifications for Honor Play, N85.
Specification	Honor Play	N85
Release date	2018 July	2008 August
Colors	Midnight Black Navy Blue Violet Player Edition Red Player Edition Black	copper Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.	320 EUR	250 EUR
Battery life	Unknown	Stand by time- Up to 363 h (2G) / Up to 363 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)

Communication and Connectivity

Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play, N85.
Specification	Honor Play	N85
SIM card	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM dual stand-by)	Mini-SIM
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
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Class 32
Edge	Yes	Class 32
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band Wi-Fi Direct hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g UPnP & DLNA technology
GPS	Yes with A-GPS GLONASS BDS	Yes with A-GPS; Nokia Maps 2.0
USB	2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth	4.2 A2DP LE EDR aptX HD	2.0 A2DP
Harmful irradiation	Unknown	SAR - 1.03 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.81 W/kg (head)

Music and Audio

Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play, N85.
Specification	Honor Play	N85
Radio	No	Stereo FM radio RDS; FM trans
Others	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	Touch-sensitive Navi wheel

Other features

Other features — specifications for Honor Play, N85.
Specification	Honor Play	N85
Dop	Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted) accelerometer gyro proximity compass - Fast battery charging 18W - Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global	Sensors Accelerometer MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -Organizer -Document viewer (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF) -Voice dial/memo -Push to talk -TV-out -Predictive text input - Dual slide design

Huawei Honor Play vs Nokia N85