Screen size
Play 36.4"
Play20CWinner: 6.8"+5.8%
Quick verdict
Play 3 leads the measured specs 8-7.
Measured wins
Play 3
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
6
equal specs
Play20C
7
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Play 3
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Play20C
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Play 3
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
Play20C
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Play 3
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Play20C
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
Play 3
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
equal specsUSB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Play20C
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed
Play 3
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 400/50 Mbps
Play20C
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Play 3
2019, September. Released 2019, September
Play20C
2026, October 06
Status
Play 3
Discontinued
Play20C
Available. Released 2026, October 06
Dimensions
Play 3
159.8 x 76.1 x 8.1 mm (6.29 x 3.00 x 0.32 in)
Play20C
168.3 x 78.5 x 8.7 mm (6.63 x 3.09 x 0.34 in)
Weight
Play 3
176 g (6.21 oz)
Play20C
214 g (7.55 oz)
Build
Play 3
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Play20C
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM
Play 3
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Play20C
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
Play 3
IP5X (dust), IPX4 (water) resistance
Play20C
-
Type
Play 3
IPS LCD
Play20C
TFT LCD, 90Hz, 600 nits
Size
Play 3
6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~82.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Play20C
6.78 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Play 3
720 x 1560 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)
Play20C
720 x 1576 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)
Protection
Play 3
-
Play20C
Aluminosilicate glass
Other
Play 3
-
Play20C
2 inches rear display
OS
Play 3
Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1
Play20C
Android 16 (Go edition)
Chipset
Play 3
Kirin 710F (12 nm)
Play20C
Unisoc T610 (12 nm)
CPU
Play 3
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
Play20C
Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Play 3
Mali-G51 MP4
Play20C
Mali-G52 MP2
Card slot
Play 3
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Play20C
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Play 3
64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
Play20C
32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
Triple
Play 3
48 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm Auxiliary lens
Play20C
-
Features
Play 3
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Play20C
LED flash
Video
Play 3
1080p@30fps
Play20C
1080p@30fps
Single
Play 3
-
Play20C
13 MP
Single
Play 3
8 MP, f/2.0
Play20C
5 MP
Features
Play 3
HDR
Play20C
-
Video
Play 3
1080p@30fps
Play20C
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Play 3
Yes
Play20C
Yes
3.5mm jack
Play 3
Yes
Play20C
Yes
WLAN
Play 3
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Play20C
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
Play 3
5.0, A2DP, LE
Play20C
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Play 3
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Play20C
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Play 3
No
Play20C
No
Radio
Play 3
FM radio
Play20C
Unspecified
USB
Play 3
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Play20C
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Sensors
Play 3
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Play20C
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Type
Play 3
Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Play20C
Li-Po 6000 mAh
Charging
Play 3
10W wired
Play20C
15W wired
Colors
Play 3
Magic Night Black, Aurora Blue, Charm Red
Play20C
Forest Green, Midnight Black, Sunrise Gold
Models
Play 3
ASK-AL00x
Play20C
-
Price
Play 3
About 130 EUR
Play20C
About 100 EUR