Honor Note 8 vs Honor Play 80: Which is better?

Screen size

Note 86.6"

Play 806.8"+2.2%

Technology

Note 8

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

Play 80

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

Note 8

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

Play 80

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Note 8

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

Play 80

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

Note 8

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

Resolution

Note 81440 × 2560 px+69%

Play 80720 × 1,600 px

Refresh rate

Note 8—

Play 8090 Hz

Peak brightness

Note 8—

Play 80450 nits

Pixel density

Note 8443 ppi+41%

Play 80260 ppi

CPU speed

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

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

RAM

equal specs

Note 84.0 GB

Play 804.0 GB

Storage

Note 832 GB

Play 80128 GB+75%

Main camera

equal specs

Note 813.0 MP

Play 8013.0 MP

Front camera

equal specs

Note 85.0 MP

Play 805.0 MP

Battery

Note 84,500 mAh

Play 805,300 mAh+15%

Wired charging

Note 810 W

Play 8015 W+33%

Weight

Note 8219 g

Play 80186 g+18%

Thickness

Note 87.2 mm+9.7%

Play 807.9 mm

IP rating

Note 8—

Play 80—

Wi‑Fi

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

Play 80wifi 5

Bluetooth

Note 84.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

Play 805+16%

USB

Note 8USB Type-C, OTG

Play 802.0

5G support

Note 8No

Play 80Yes+100%

NFC

equal specs

Note 8No

Play 80No

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Note 8Yes

Play 80Yes

SD card

Note 8Yes+100%

Play 80No

Stereo speakers

Note 8—

Play 80—

Speed

Note 8

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

Play 80

HSPA, LTE, 5G

5G bands

Note 8

Play 80

SA/NSA

Announced

Note 8

2016, August. Released 2016, September

Play 80

2026, April 01

Status

Note 8

Discontinued

Play 80

Released Apr 2026

Dimensions

Note 8

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

Play 80

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 80

186 g (6.56 oz)

SIM

Note 8

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Play 80

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

Note 8

Super AMOLED

Play 80

TFT LCD, 90Hz, 450 nits

Size

Note 8

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

Play 80

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 80

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

Protection

Note 8

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Play 80

Note 8

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

Play 80

Android 15, Magic OS 9

Chipset

Note 8

Kirin 955 (16 nm)

Play 80

Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)

CPU

Note 8

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

Play 80

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

GPU

Note 8

Mali-T880 MP4

Play 80

Mali-G57 MC2

Card slot

Note 8

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Play 80

Internal

Note 8

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

Play 80

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

Single

Note 8

13 MP, f/2.0, AF, OIS

Play 80

13 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Features

Note 8

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

Play 80

LED flash

Video

Note 8

4K@30fps

Play 80

1080p@30fps

Single

Note 8

5 MP, f/2.0

Play 80

5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Video

Note 8

1080p@30fps

Play 80

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Note 8

Yes

Play 80

Yes

3.5mm jack

Note 8

Yes

Play 80

Yes

WLAN

Note 8

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 8

4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

Play 80

5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Positioning

Note 8

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

Play 80

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

NFC

Note 8

Play 80

Radio

Note 8

FM radio

Play 80

USB

Note 8

USB Type-C, OTG

Play 80

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

Note 8

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

Play 80

Accelerometer, proximity

Type

Note 8

Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable

Play 80

Li-Po 5300 mAh

Charging

Note 8

10W wired

Play 80

15W wired 2.5W reverse wired

Colors

Note 8

White, Gold, Gray

Play 80

Black, Blue, Azure

Models

Note 8

EDI-AL10

Play 80

Price

Note 8

About 250 EUR

Play 80

Note 8 vs Play 80

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Note 8

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