Honor Note 10 vs Honor Play 70C: Which is better?

Screen size

Note 107.0"+2.9%

Play 70C6.8"

Technology

Note 10

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

Play 70C

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

Note 10

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2, CDMA 800

Play 70C

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Note 10

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO / TD-SCDMA

Play 70C

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

Note 10

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

Resolution

Note 101080 × 2220 px+52%

Play 70C720 × 1,600 px

Refresh rate

Note 10—

Play 70C90 Hz

Peak brightness

Note 10—

Play 70C—

Pixel density

Note 10355 ppi+27%

Play 70C260 ppi

CPU speed

Note 10Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)+17%

Play 70COcta-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

Note 106.0 GB+33%

Play 70C4.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

Note 1064 GB

Play 70C64 GB

Main camera

Note 1016.0 MP+19%

Play 70C13.0 MP

Front camera

Note 1013.0 MP+62%

Play 70C5.0 MP

Battery

Note 105,000 mAh

Play 70C5,300 mAh+5.7%

Wired charging

Note 1023 W+33%

Play 70C15 W

Weight

Note 10230 g

Play 70C186 g+24%

Thickness

Note 107.7 mm+2.6%

Play 70C7.9 mm

IP rating

Note 10Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame

Play 70CGlass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Wi‑Fi

Note 10Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Play 70Cwifi 5

Bluetooth

Note 104.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

Play 70C5+16%

USB

Note 10USB Type-C 3.1, OTG+35%

Play 70C2.0

5G support

equal specs

Note 10No

Play 70CNo

NFC

Note 10Yes+100%

Play 70CNo

3.5mm jack

Note 10No

Play 70CYes+100%

SD card

equal specs

Note 10Yes

Play 70CYes

Stereo speakers

Note 10—

Play 70C—

Speed

Note 10

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

Play 70C

HSPA, LTE

Announced

Note 10

2018, July. Released 2018, August

Play 70C

2026, May 05

Status

Note 10

Discontinued

Play 70C

Available. Released 2026, May 05

Dimensions

Note 10

177 x 85 x 7.7 mm (6.97 x 3.35 x 0.30 in)

Play 70C

167 x 77 x 7.9 mm (6.57 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)

Weight

Note 10

230 g (8.11 oz)

Play 70C

186 g (6.56 oz)

Build

Note 10

Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame

Play 70C

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

SIM

Note 10

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Play 70C

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

Note 10

AMOLED, HDR10

Play 70C

TFT LCD, 90Hz

Size

Note 10

6.95 inches, 122.6 cm2 (~81.5% screen-to-body ratio)

Play 70C

6.75 inches, 110.0 cm2 (~85.5% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Note 10

1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~355 ppi density)

Play 70C

720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)

Note 10

Android 8.1 (Oreo), EMUI 8.2

Play 70C

Android 15, MagicOS 9

Chipset

Note 10

Kirin 970 (10 nm)

Play 70C

Mediatek Helio G81 Ultra (12 nm)

CPU

Note 10

Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)

Play 70C

Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Note 10

Mali-G72 MP12

Play 70C

Mali-G52 MC2

Card slot

Note 10

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Play 70C

microSDXC

Internal

Note 10

64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

Play 70C

64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Other

Note 10

UFS 2.1

Play 70C

Dual

Note 10

16 MP, f/1.8, PDAF 24 MP B/W, f/1.8, PDAF

Play 70C

Features

Note 10

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Play 70C

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video

Note 10

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)

Play 70C

1080p@30fps

Single

Note 10

Play 70C

13 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Single

Note 10

13 MP, f/2.0

Play 70C

5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Video

Note 10

1080p@30fps

Play 70C

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Note 10

Yes, with dual speakers

Play 70C

Yes

3.5mm jack

Note 10

Play 70C

Yes

WLAN

Note 10

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Play 70C

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

Note 10

4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

Play 70C

5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Positioning

Note 10

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

Play 70C

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS

NFC

Note 10

Yes

Play 70C

Radio

Note 10

FM radio

Play 70C

USB

Note 10

USB Type-C 3.1, OTG

Play 70C

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

Note 10

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Play 70C

Accelerometer, proximity

Type

Note 10

Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable

Play 70C

Li-Po 5300 mAh

Charging

Note 10

22.5W wired

Play 70C

15W wired 2.5W reverse wired

Colors

Note 10

Midnight Black, Phantom Blue

Play 70C

Black, Silver, Green

Models

Note 10

RVL-AL09, rv

Play 70C

NLA-AL00

Price

Note 10

About 400 EUR

Play 70C

About 80 EUR

Note 10 vs Play 70C

Which is better?

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Biggest differences

Note 10

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