Honor Note 10 vs Honor Play 80: Which is better?

Screen size

Note 107.0"+2.9%

Play 806.8"

Technology

Note 10

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

Play 80

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

Note 10

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

Play 80

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Note 10

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

Play 80

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 80720 × 1,600 px

Refresh rate

Note 10—

Play 8090 Hz

Peak brightness

Note 10—

Play 80450 nits

Pixel density

Note 10355 ppi+27%

Play 80260 ppi

CPU speed

equal specs

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

Play 80Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

Note 106.0 GB+33%

Play 804.0 GB

Storage

Note 1064 GB

Play 80128 GB+50%

Main camera

Note 1016.0 MP+19%

Play 8013.0 MP

Front camera

Note 1013.0 MP+62%

Play 805.0 MP

Battery

Note 105,000 mAh

Play 805,300 mAh+5.7%

Wired charging

Note 1023 W+33%

Play 8015 W

Weight

Note 10230 g

Play 80186 g+24%

Thickness

Note 107.7 mm+2.6%

Play 807.9 mm

IP rating

Note 10Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame

Play 80—

Wi‑Fi

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

Play 80wifi 5

Bluetooth

Note 104.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

Play 805+16%

USB

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

Play 802.0

5G support

Note 10No

Play 80Yes+100%

NFC

Note 10Yes+100%

Play 80No

3.5mm jack

Note 10No

Play 80Yes+100%

SD card

Note 10Yes+100%

Play 80No

Stereo speakers

Note 10—

Play 80—

Speed

Note 10

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

Play 80

HSPA, LTE, 5G

5G bands

Note 10

Play 80

SA/NSA

Announced

Note 10

2018, July. Released 2018, August

Play 80

2026, April 01

Status

Note 10

Discontinued

Play 80

Released Apr 2026

Dimensions

Note 10

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

Play 80

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 80

186 g (6.56 oz)

Build

Note 10

Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame

Play 80

SIM

Note 10

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Play 80

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

Note 10

AMOLED, HDR10

Play 80

TFT LCD, 90Hz, 450 nits

Size

Note 10

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

Play 80

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 80

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

Note 10

Android 8.1 (Oreo), EMUI 8.2

Play 80

Android 15, Magic OS 9

Chipset

Note 10

Kirin 970 (10 nm)

Play 80

Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)

CPU

Note 10

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

Play 80

Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Note 10

Mali-G72 MP12

Play 80

Mali-G57 MC2

Card slot

Note 10

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Play 80

Internal

Note 10

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

Play 80

128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Other

Note 10

UFS 2.1

Play 80

Dual

Note 10

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

Play 80

Features

Note 10

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Play 80

LED flash

Video

Note 10

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

Play 80

1080p@30fps

Single

Note 10

Play 80

13 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Single

Note 10

13 MP, f/2.0

Play 80

5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Video

Note 10

1080p@30fps

Play 80

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Note 10

Yes, with dual speakers

Play 80

Yes

3.5mm jack

Note 10

Play 80

Yes

WLAN

Note 10

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

Play 80

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

Bluetooth

Note 10

4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

Play 80

5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Positioning

Note 10

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

Play 80

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

NFC

Note 10

Yes

Play 80

Radio

Note 10

FM radio

Play 80

USB

Note 10

USB Type-C 3.1, OTG

Play 80

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

Note 10

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

Play 80

Accelerometer, proximity

Type

Note 10

Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable

Play 80

Li-Po 5300 mAh

Charging

Note 10

22.5W wired

Play 80

15W wired 2.5W reverse wired

Colors

Note 10

Midnight Black, Phantom Blue

Play 80

Black, Blue, Azure

Models

Note 10

RVL-AL09, rv

Play 80

Price

Note 10

About 400 EUR

Play 80

Note 10 vs Play 80

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Note 10

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