Honor Note 8 vs Honor Play20C: Which is better?

Screen size

Note 86.6"

Play20C6.8"+2.7%

Technology

Note 8

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

Play20C

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

Note 8

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

Play20C

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Note 8

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

Play20C

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands

Note 8

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

Resolution

Note 81440 × 2560 px+69%

Play20C720 × 1,576 px

Refresh rate

Note 8—

Play20C90 Hz

Peak brightness

Note 8—

Play20C600 nits

Pixel density

Note 8443 ppi+42%

Play20C256 ppi

CPU speed

Note 8Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)+28%

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

RAM

Note 84.0 GB+25%

Play20C3.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

Note 832 GB

Play20C32 GB

Main camera

equal specs

Note 813.0 MP

Play20C13.0 MP

Front camera

equal specs

Note 85.0 MP

Play20C5.0 MP

Battery

Note 84,500 mAh

Play20C6,000 mAh+25%

Wired charging

Note 810 W

Play20C15 W+33%

Weight

Note 8219 g

Play20C214 g+2.3%

Thickness

Note 87.2 mm+21%

Play20C8.7 mm

IP rating

Note 8—

Play20CGlass front, plastic back, plastic frame

Wi‑Fi

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

Play20Cwifi 5

Bluetooth

Note 84.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

Play20C5+16%

USB

Note 8USB Type-C, OTG

Play20C2.0

5G support

equal specs

Note 8No

Play20CNo

NFC

equal specs

Note 8No

Play20CNo

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Note 8Yes

Play20CYes

SD card

equal specs

Note 8Yes

Play20CYes

Stereo speakers

Note 8—

Play20C—

Speed

Note 8

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

Play20C

HSPA, LTE

Announced

Note 8

2016, August. Released 2016, September

Play20C

2026, October 06

Status

Note 8

Discontinued

Play20C

Available. Released 2026, October 06

Dimensions

Note 8

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

Play20C

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

Weight

Note 8

219 g (7.72 oz)

Play20C

214 g (7.55 oz)

SIM

Note 8

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Play20C

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Note 8

Play20C

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

Type

Note 8

Super AMOLED

Play20C

TFT LCD, 90Hz, 600 nits

Size

Note 8

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

Play20C

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

Resolution

Note 8

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

Play20C

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

Protection

Note 8

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Play20C

Aluminosilicate glass

Other

Note 8

Play20C

2 inches rear display

Note 8

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

Play20C

Android 16 (Go edition)

Chipset

Note 8

Kirin 955 (16 nm)

Play20C

Unisoc T610 (12 nm)

CPU

Note 8

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

Play20C

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

GPU

Note 8

Mali-T880 MP4

Play20C

Mali-G52 MP2

Card slot

Note 8

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Play20C

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal

Note 8

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

Play20C

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

Single

Note 8

13 MP, f/2.0, AF, OIS

Play20C

13 MP

Features

Note 8

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

Play20C

LED flash

Video

Note 8

4K@30fps

Play20C

1080p@30fps

Single

Note 8

5 MP, f/2.0

Play20C

5 MP

Video

Note 8

1080p@30fps

Play20C

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Note 8

Yes

Play20C

Yes

3.5mm jack

Note 8

Yes

Play20C

Yes

WLAN

Note 8

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 8

4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE

Play20C

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Note 8

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

Play20C

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS

NFC

Note 8

Play20C

Radio

Note 8

FM radio

Play20C

Unspecified

USB

Note 8

USB Type-C, OTG

Play20C

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

Note 8

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

Play20C

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

Type

Note 8

Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable

Play20C

Li-Po 6000 mAh

Charging

Note 8

10W wired

Play20C

15W wired

Colors

Note 8

White, Gold, Gray

Play20C

Forest Green, Midnight Black, Sunrise Gold

Models

Note 8

EDI-AL10

Play20C

Price

Note 8

About 250 EUR

Play20C

About 100 EUR

Note 8 vs Play20C

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Note 8

Play20C

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