Huawei Honor V9 Play vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Huawei Honor V9 Play

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Network
2G network

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

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - EMEA; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - SEA, LATAM
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
HSPA speed

HSPA

-
LTE speed

LTE

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
SIM

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

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

147.9 mm

135.4 mm
Width

73.2 mm

66.2 mm
Thickness

7.7 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

145 g

135 g
Waterproof

-

1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

Yes
Colors

Black, Blue, Gold, Red, Rose Gold

Black Sky, Blue Mist, Gold Sand, Peach Cloud

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.2 inches

4.7 inches
Resolution

720 x 1280 pixels

720 x 1280 pixels
Pixel density

282 ppi

312 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.2

13 MP, f/1.9
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C reversible connector
Bluetooth

v4.1

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

No

No
Sensors

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

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity