Phone Comparison - Honor 8 vs Huawei Nova 2 vs Honor V9 Play

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general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Huawei Honor
Announced July 2016 May 2017 September 2017
Status Available - August 2016 Coming Soon - June 2017 Available - September 2017
Price Rs. 18,999 ($400.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 23,900 ($370.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,830 ($150.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Sunrise Gold, Midnight Black, Sakura Pink, Sapphire Blue, White Aurora Blue, Grass Green, Streamer Gold, Obsidian Black, Rose Go Gold, Rose Gold, Red, Blue and Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm
(5.73 x 2.8 x 0.3 in)
142.2 x 68.9 x 6.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.71 x 0.27 in)
147.9 x 73.2 x 7.65 mm
(5.82 x 2.88 x 0.3 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Nano SIM, or Nano SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- Dual Cameras
- 2.5D Curved Glass
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface - EMUI 5.1 EMUI 5.1
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 + quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex A53, HiSilicon Kirin 950 Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659 Octa-core(4 x 1.5GHz Cortex A53 + 4 x 1.0GHz Cortex A53, MediaTek MT6750
GPU Mali-T880 MP4 Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T860
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Curved Gorilla Glass IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.03% 70.21% 69.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM Radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP, f/2.2 Dual 12 MP + 8 MP 13 MP
Flash Yes Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED flash
Features 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, 1.25 µm pixel size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.4, LED flash [Similar] 20 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE Yes v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB 2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Battery Non-removable Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2950 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -