Honor Note 10 vs Honor Play20C: Which is better?

Screen size

Note 107.0"+2.4%

Play20C6.8"

Technology

Note 10

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

Play20C

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

Note 10

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

Play20C

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Note 10

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

Play20C

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands

Note 10

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

Resolution

Note 101080 × 2220 px+53%

Play20C720 × 1,576 px

Refresh rate

Note 10—

Play20C90 Hz

Peak brightness

Note 10—

Play20C600 nits

Pixel density

Note 10355 ppi+28%

Play20C256 ppi

CPU speed

Note 10Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)+25%

Play20COcta-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

Note 106.0 GB+50%

Play20C3.0 GB

Storage

Note 1064 GB+50%

Play20C32 GB

Main camera

Note 1016.0 MP+19%

Play20C13.0 MP

Front camera

Note 1013.0 MP+62%

Play20C5.0 MP

Battery

Note 105,000 mAh

Play20C6,000 mAh+17%

Wired charging

Note 1023 W+33%

Play20C15 W

Weight

Note 10230 g

Play20C214 g+7.5%

Thickness

Note 107.7 mm+13%

Play20C8.7 mm

IP rating

Note 10Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame

Play20CGlass front, plastic back, plastic frame

Wi‑Fi

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

Play20Cwifi 5

Bluetooth

Note 104.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

Play20C5+16%

USB

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

Play20C2.0

5G support

equal specs

Note 10No

Play20CNo

NFC

Note 10Yes+100%

Play20CNo

3.5mm jack

Note 10No

Play20CYes+100%

SD card

equal specs

Note 10Yes

Play20CYes

Stereo speakers

Note 10—

Play20C—

Speed

Note 10

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

Play20C

HSPA, LTE

Announced

Note 10

2018, July. Released 2018, August

Play20C

2026, October 06

Status

Note 10

Discontinued

Play20C

Available. Released 2026, October 06

Dimensions

Note 10

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

Play20C

168.3 x 78.5 x 8.7 mm (6.63 x 3.09 x 0.34 in)

Weight

Note 10

230 g (8.11 oz)

Play20C

214 g (7.55 oz)

Build

Note 10

Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame

Play20C

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

SIM

Note 10

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Play20C

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

Note 10

AMOLED, HDR10

Play20C

TFT LCD, 90Hz, 600 nits

Size

Note 10

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

Play20C

6.78 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Note 10

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

Play20C

720 x 1576 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)

Protection

Note 10

Play20C

Aluminosilicate glass

Other

Note 10

Play20C

2 inches rear display

Note 10

Android 8.1 (Oreo), EMUI 8.2

Play20C

Android 16 (Go edition)

Chipset

Note 10

Kirin 970 (10 nm)

Play20C

Unisoc T610 (12 nm)

CPU

Note 10

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

Play20C

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

GPU

Note 10

Mali-G72 MP12

Play20C

Mali-G52 MP2

Card slot

Note 10

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Play20C

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal

Note 10

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

Play20C

32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM

Other

Note 10

UFS 2.1

Play20C

Dual

Note 10

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

Play20C

Features

Note 10

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Play20C

LED flash

Video

Note 10

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

Play20C

1080p@30fps

Single

Note 10

Play20C

13 MP

Single

Note 10

13 MP, f/2.0

Play20C

5 MP

Video

Note 10

1080p@30fps

Play20C

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Note 10

Yes, with dual speakers

Play20C

Yes

3.5mm jack

Note 10

Play20C

Yes

WLAN

Note 10

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

Play20C

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

Bluetooth

Note 10

4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

Play20C

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Note 10

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

Play20C

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS

NFC

Note 10

Yes

Play20C

Radio

Note 10

FM radio

Play20C

Unspecified

USB

Note 10

USB Type-C 3.1, OTG

Play20C

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

Note 10

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

Play20C

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Type

Note 10

Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable

Play20C

Li-Po 6000 mAh

Charging

Note 10

22.5W wired

Play20C

15W wired

Colors

Note 10

Midnight Black, Phantom Blue

Play20C

Forest Green, Midnight Black, Sunrise Gold

Models

Note 10

RVL-AL09, rv

Play20C

Price

Note 10

About 400 EUR

Play20C

About 100 EUR

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