Honor 9X vs Huawei Honor Play 3

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE-A (2CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE-A (2CA), Cat6, 400 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Plastic
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

163.1 mm

158.9 mm
Width

77.2 mm

76.1 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

8.1 mm
Weight

206 g

176 g
Waterproof

-

IP5X
Dust proof

-

IP5X
Colors

Black, Blue

Black, Blue, Red

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.59 inches

6.39 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

720 x 1520 pixels
Pixel density

391 ppi

263 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen, LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon)

2.5D curved glass screen
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

48 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2" , 1.6 µm

48 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2" , 0.8 µm
2 MP, f/2.4

8 MP, f/2.4 , 13 mm, 1/4" , 1.12 µm
2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

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USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

Yes

-
NFC

Yes(market dependent)

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes