Huawei Honor Play vs OnePlus 8 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

8 Pro:

OLED
Weight

Honor Play: 23 g lighter

Honor Play:

176 g

8 Pro:

199 g
Screen diagonal

Honor Play: 0.48 in smaller diagonal

Honor Play:

6.3 in

8 Pro:

6.78 in
Chipset

Honor Play:

Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)

8 Pro:

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
Rear camera layout

Honor Play:

Dual

8 Pro:

Quad
Depth

Honor Play: 1 mm thinner

Honor Play:

7.5 mm

8 Pro:

8.5 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. 8 Pro

Height:

165.3 mm +7.4 mm versus Honor Play
Width:

74.4 mm
Depth:

8.5 mm +1 mm versus Honor Play

Weight

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

1. Honor Play

176 g
2. 8 Pro

199 g

+23 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. 8 Pro

8 Pro: 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, 8 Pro, compared at the same storage capacity.
Storage	Honor Play	8 Pro
128 GB	Unknown	8 GB RAM
256 GB	Unknown	12 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. 8 Pro

NFC:: Yes
Headphone jack:: No
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. 8 Pro

4510 mAh

+760 mAh versus Honor Play

Specifications

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1. Honor Play2. 8 Pro

Everyday essentials

Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play, 8 Pro.
Specification	Honor Play	8 Pro
Dimensions (HxWxD)	157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm	165.3 Х 74.4 Х 8.5 mm
Weight	176 g	199 g
Technology	IPS LCD	Fluid AMOLED
Screen size	6.3" inch	6.78" inch
Screen resolution	1080 x 2340 px	1440 x 3168 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 256GB 12GB 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	4510 mAh Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2	Android 10.0; OxygenOS 10.0
Chipset	Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
NFC	No	Yes
Headphone jack	Yes	No

Display

Display — specifications for Honor Play, 8 Pro.
Specification	Honor Play	8 Pro
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	1B
Screen area	97.4 cm2	111.7 cm2
Screen format	19.5:9 (height:width)	Unknown
Screen to body ratio	83.0%	90.8%
PPI /points per inch/	409 PPI	0 PPI
Screen protection	Unknown	Corning Gorilla Glass

Camera and Video

Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play, 8 Pro.
Specification	Honor Play	8 Pro
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 25mm (wide) 1/1.43'' 1.12µm omnidirectional PDAF laser AF OIS -8 MP f/2.4 (telephoto) 1/1.0µm PDAF OIS 3x optical zoom -48 MP f/2.2 13mm (ultrawide) 1/2.0'' 0.8µm PDAF -5 MP (depth)
Functions	LED flash HDR panorama	Auto-HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie	16 MP Single	16 MP Single
Specifications	16 MP f/2.0 1.0µm	16 MP f/2.5 (wide) 1/3'' 1.0µm

Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play, 8 Pro.
Specification	Honor Play	8 Pro
Processor CPU	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)
Graphics processor GPU	Mali-G72 MP12	Adreno 650
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, 8 Pro.
Specification	Honor Play	8 Pro
Release date	2018 July	2020 April 14
Colors	Midnight Black Navy Blue Violet Player Edition Red Player Edition Black	Glacial Green Ultramarine Blue Onyx Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.	320 EUR	900 EUR
Body build	Unknown	Glass front (Gorilla Glass) glass back (Gorilla Glass) aluminum frame

Communication and Connectivity

Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play, 8 Pro.
Specification	Honor Play	8 Pro
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 2CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100) 2(1900) 3(1800) 4(1700/2100) 5(850) 7(2600) 8(900) 12(700) 13(700) 17(700) 18(800) 19(800) 20(800) 25(1900) 26(850) 28(700) 32(1500) 34(2000) 38(2600) 39(1900) 40(2300) 41(2500) 42(3500) 46(5200) 66(1700/2100) - EU -5G - 5G band 1(2100) 78(3500); SA/NSA - EU 5G band 2(1900) 66(1700) 71(600); SA/NSA - NA 5G band 78(3500); SA/NSA - IN 5G band 41(2500) 78(3500) 79(4700); SA/NSA - CN
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps 5G 7.5 Gbps DL
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/ax dual-band Wi-Fi Direct DLNA hotspot
GPS	Yes with A-GPS GLONASS BDS	Yes with dual-band A-GPS GLONASS BDS GALILEO SBAS
USB	2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	3.1 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth	4.2 A2DP LE EDR aptX HD	5.1 A2DP LE aptX HD

Music and Audio

Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play, 8 Pro.
Specification	Honor Play	8 Pro
Radio	No	No
Others	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	HDR10+ -120Hz refresh rate

Other features

Other features — specifications for Honor Play, 8 Pro.
Specification	Honor Play	8 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 optical) accelerometer gyro proximity compass - Fast charging 30W 50% in 23 min (advertised) -Fast wireless charging 30W 50% in 30 min (advertised) -Reverse wireless charging 3W - IP68 dust/water resistant

Huawei Honor Play vs OnePlus 8 Pro

Huawei Honor Play

OnePlus 8 Pro

Key differences