Huawei Honor Play vs Samsung S8600 Wave 3: 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

S8600 Wave 3:

OLED
Weight

S8600 Wave 3: 54 g lighter

Honor Play:

176 g

S8600 Wave 3:

122 g
Width

S8600 Wave 3: 10.1 mm narrower

Honor Play:

74.3 mm

S8600 Wave 3:

64.2 mm
Screen diagonal

S8600 Wave 3: 2.3 in smaller diagonal

Honor Play:

6.3 in

S8600 Wave 3:

4 in
Rear camera layout

Honor Play:

Dual

S8600 Wave 3:

Single
Depth

Honor Play: 2.4 mm thinner

Honor Play:

7.5 mm

S8600 Wave 3:

9.9 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 +32 mm versus S8600 Wave 3
Width:

74.3 mm +10.1 mm versus S8600 Wave 3
Depth:

7.5 mm
2. S8600 Wave 3

Height:

125.9 mm
Width:

64.2 mm
Depth:

9.9 mm +2.4 mm versus Honor Play

Weight

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

1. Honor Play

176 g

+54 g versus S8600 Wave 3
2. S8600 Wave 3

122 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. S8600 Wave 3

Screen diagonal:

4 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

5:3

Approximate rectangular screen area:

45.5 cm²

Honor Play has approximately 113.9% more rectangular screen area than S8600 Wave 3.

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

S8600 Wave 3: Original memory entry

4 GB

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. S8600 Wave 3

NFC:: Unknown
Headphone jack:: Yes
Memory card support:: See details microSD · up to 32 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

+2250 mAh versus S8600 Wave 3
2. S8600 Wave 3

1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play2. S8600 Wave 3

Everyday essentials

Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play, S8600 Wave 3.
Specification	Honor Play	S8600 Wave 3
Dimensions (HxWxD)	157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm	125.9 Х 64.2 Х 9.9 mm
Weight	176 g	122 g
Technology	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Screen size	6.3" inch	4" inch
Screen resolution	1080 x 2340 px	480 x 800 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	4 GB
Memory card support	microSD up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	microSD up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.	3750 mAh Non-removable Li-Po	1500 mAh Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2	bada 2.0
Chipset	Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Unknown
NFC	No	Unknown
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes

Display

Display — specifications for Honor Play, S8600 Wave 3.
Specification	Honor Play	S8600 Wave 3
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen area	97.4 cm2	45.5 cm2
Screen format	19.5:9 (height:width)	5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	83.0%	56.3%
PPI /points per inch/	409 PPI	233 PPI
Screen protection	Unknown	Corning Gorilla Glass

Camera and Video

Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play, S8600 Wave 3.
Specification	Honor Play	S8600 Wave 3
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	LED flash
Video	1080p@30fps	720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	16 MP Single	0.3 MP Single
Specifications	16 MP f/2.0 1.0µm	VGA

Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play, S8600 Wave 3.
Specification	Honor Play	S8600 Wave 3
Processor CPU	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	1.4 GHz Scorpion
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, S8600 Wave 3.
Specification	Honor Play	S8600 Wave 3
Release date	2018 July	2011 August
Colors	Midnight Black Navy Blue Violet Player Edition Red Player Edition Black	Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.	320 EUR	150 EUR
Battery life	Unknown	Stand by time- Up to 535 h (2G) / Up to 517 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 14 h 15 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)

Communication and Connectivity

Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play, S8600 Wave 3.
Specification	Honor Play	S8600 Wave 3
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 14.4/5.76 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 b/g/n Wi-Fi Direct UMA hotspot
GPS	Yes with A-GPS GLONASS BDS	Yes with A-GPS Samsung Mobile Navigator
USB	2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth	4.2 A2DP LE EDR aptX HD	3.0 A2DP EDR
Harmful irradiation	Unknown	SAR - 0.53 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.83 W/kg (head)

Music and Audio

Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play, S8600 Wave 3.
Specification	Honor Play	S8600 Wave 3
Radio	No	Stereo FM radio RDS recordin
Others	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	Handwriting recognition DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)

Other features

Other features — specifications for Honor Play, S8600 Wave 3.
Specification	Honor Play	S8600 Wave 3
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 - Samsung ChatON -TV-Out -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/Flac player -MP4/MKV/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player -Organizer -Music recognition -Document viewer -Photo editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input (T9 Trace)

Huawei Honor Play vs Samsung S8600 Wave 3