Honor Note 8 vs Honor Play 70C: Which is better?

Screen size

Note 86.6"

Play 70C6.8"+2.2%

Technology

Note 8

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

Play 70C

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

Note 8

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

Play 70C

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Note 8

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

Play 70C

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

Note 8

1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41

Resolution

Note 81440 × 2560 px+69%

Play 70C720 × 1,600 px

Refresh rate

Note 8—

Play 70C90 Hz

Peak brightness

Note 8—

Play 70C—

Pixel density

Note 8443 ppi+41%

Play 70C260 ppi

CPU speed

Note 8Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)+20%

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

RAM

equal specs

Note 84.0 GB

Play 70C4.0 GB

Storage

Note 832 GB

Play 70C64 GB+50%

Main camera

equal specs

Note 813.0 MP

Play 70C13.0 MP

Front camera

equal specs

Note 85.0 MP

Play 70C5.0 MP

Battery

Note 84,500 mAh

Play 70C5,300 mAh+15%

Wired charging

Note 810 W

Play 70C15 W+33%

Weight

Note 8219 g

Play 70C186 g+18%

Thickness

Note 87.2 mm+9.7%

Play 70C7.9 mm

IP rating

Note 8—

Play 70CGlass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Wi‑Fi

Note 8Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Play 70Cwifi 5

Bluetooth

Note 84.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

Play 70C5+16%

USB

Note 8USB Type-C, OTG

Play 70C2.0

5G support

equal specs

Note 8No

Play 70CNo

NFC

equal specs

Note 8No

Play 70CNo

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Note 8Yes

Play 70CYes

SD card

equal specs

Note 8Yes

Play 70CYes

Stereo speakers

Note 8—

Play 70C—

Speed

Note 8

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Play 70C

HSPA, LTE

Announced

Note 8

2016, August. Released 2016, September

Play 70C

2026, May 05

Status

Note 8

Discontinued

Play 70C

Available. Released 2026, May 05

Dimensions

Note 8

178.8 x 90.9 x 7.2 mm (7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 in)

Play 70C

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

Weight

Note 8

219 g (7.72 oz)

Play 70C

186 g (6.56 oz)

SIM

Note 8

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Play 70C

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Note 8

Play 70C

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Type

Note 8

Super AMOLED

Play 70C

TFT LCD, 90Hz

Size

Note 8

6.6 inches, 121.2 cm2 (~74.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Play 70C

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

Resolution

Note 8

1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~443 ppi density)

Play 70C

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

Protection

Note 8

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Play 70C

Note 8

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), EMUI 4.1

Play 70C

Android 15, MagicOS 9

Chipset

Note 8

Kirin 955 (16 nm)

Play 70C

Mediatek Helio G81 Ultra (12 nm)

CPU

Note 8

Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)

Play 70C

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

GPU

Note 8

Mali-T880 MP4

Play 70C

Mali-G52 MC2

Card slot

Note 8

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Play 70C

microSDXC

Internal

Note 8

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

Play 70C

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

Single

Note 8

13 MP, f/2.0, AF, OIS

Play 70C

13 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Features

Note 8

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

Play 70C

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video

Note 8

4K@30fps

Play 70C

1080p@30fps

Single

Note 8

5 MP, f/2.0

Play 70C

5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Video

Note 8

1080p@30fps

Play 70C

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Note 8

Yes

Play 70C

Yes

3.5mm jack

Note 8

Yes

Play 70C

Yes

WLAN

Note 8

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 8

4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

Play 70C

5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Positioning

Note 8

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

Play 70C

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS

NFC

Note 8

Play 70C

Radio

Note 8

FM radio

Play 70C

USB

Note 8

USB Type-C, OTG

Play 70C

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

Note 8

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

Play 70C

Accelerometer, proximity

Type

Note 8

Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable

Play 70C

Li-Po 5300 mAh

Charging

Note 8

10W wired

Play 70C

15W wired 2.5W reverse wired

Colors

Note 8

White, Gold, Gray

Play 70C

Black, Silver, Green

Models

Note 8

EDI-AL10

Play 70C

NLA-AL00

Price

Note 8

About 250 EUR

Play 70C

About 80 EUR

Note 8 vs Play 70C

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Biggest differences

Note 8

Play 70C

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Specifications Comparison

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Main Camera

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