Huawei Honor Play vs Nokia N97 mini: 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

N97 mini: 38 g lighter

Honor Play:

176 g

N97 mini:

138 g
Width

N97 mini: 21.8 mm narrower

Honor Play:

74.3 mm

N97 mini:

52.5 mm
Screen diagonal

N97 mini: 3.1 in smaller diagonal

Honor Play:

6.3 in

N97 mini:

3.2 in
Rear camera layout

Honor Play:

Dual

N97 mini:

Single
Depth

Honor Play: 6.7 mm thinner

Honor Play:

7.5 mm

N97 mini:

14.2 mm
Height

N97 mini: 44.9 mm shorter

Honor Play:

157.9 mm

N97 mini:

113 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 +44.9 mm versus N97 mini
Width:

74.3 mm +21.8 mm versus N97 mini
Depth:

7.5 mm
2. N97 mini

Height:

113 mm
Width:

52.5 mm
Depth:

14.2 mm +6.7 mm versus Honor Play

Weight

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

1. Honor Play

176 g

+38 g versus N97 mini
2. N97 mini

138 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. N97 mini

Screen diagonal:

3.2 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

16:9

Approximate rectangular screen area:

28.2 cm²

Honor Play has approximately 245.1% more rectangular screen area than N97 mini.

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

N97 mini: Original memory entry

8 GB · 128 MB 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. N97 mini

NFC:: Unknown
Headphone jack:: Yes
Memory card support:: See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

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 N97 mini
2. N97 mini

1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play2. N97 mini

Everyday essentials

Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play, N97 mini.
Specification	Honor Play	N97 mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)	157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm	113 Х 52.5 Х 14.2 mm
Weight	176 g	138 g
Technology	IPS LCD	TFT
Screen size	6.3" inch	3.2" inch
Screen resolution	1080 x 2340 px	360 x 640 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	8 GB 128 MB RAM
Memory card support	microSD up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	microSD up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
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 9.4 Series 60 rel. 5
Chipset	Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Unknown
NFC	No	Unknown
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes

Display

Display — specifications for Honor Play, N97 mini.
Specification	Honor Play	N97 mini
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	resistive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen area	97.4 cm2	28.2 cm2
Screen format	19.5:9 (height:width)	16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	83.0%	47.6%
PPI /points per inch/	409 PPI	229 PPI

Camera and Video

Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play, N97 mini.
Specification	Honor Play	N97 mini
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 Dual-LED flash video light
Video	1080p@30fps	VGA@15fps
Front camera, selfie	16 MP Single	0.3 MP Single
Specifications	16 MP f/2.0 1.0µm	Unknown

Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play, N97 mini.
Specification	Honor Play	N97 mini
Processor CPU	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	434 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, N97 mini.
Specification	Honor Play	N97 mini
Release date	2018 July	2009 September
Colors	Midnight Black Navy Blue Violet Player Edition Red Player Edition Black	Gold Cherry Black Garnet White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.	320 EUR	120 EUR
Battery life	Unknown	Stand by time- Up to 320 h (2G) / 310 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 7 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G) Music play - Up to 32 h

Communication and Connectivity

Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play, N97 mini.
Specification	Honor Play	N97 mini
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 technology
GPS	Yes with A-GPS GLONASS BDS	Yes with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
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 - 0.90 W/kg (head) 1.25 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head)

Music and Audio

Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play, N97 mini.
Specification	Honor Play	N97 mini
Radio	No	Stereo FM radio RDS
Others	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	Handwriting recognition

Other features

Other features — specifications for Honor Play, N97 mini.
Specification	Honor Play	N97 mini
Dop	Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted) accelerometer gyro proximity compass - Fast battery charging 18W - Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global	Sensors Accelerometer proximity compass - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -WMV/RealVideo/MP4 player -TV-out -Voice command/dial -Document viewer (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF) -Video and photo editor -Predictive text input - Also available as Nokia N97 mini Gold Edition with 18K gold-plated body

Huawei Honor Play vs Nokia N97 mini