Honor 500 vs Honor Play5 5G

Side-by-side specs and price comparison for buyers in Algeria.

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Honor

Honor 500

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Honor Play5 5G

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Quick Verdict

Who wins each category, side by side.

Better price

Even

Faster chip

Even

Bigger battery

Honor 500

Faster charging

Honor 500

Higher-resolution camera

Honor 500

Better display

Honor 500

Lighter body

Honor Play5 5G

Best value for money

Even

Full specs comparison

Display

Spec	Honor 500	Honor Play5 5G
Size (inches)	6.55	6.53
Panel Type	AMOLED	OLED
Resolution Height	2736	2400
Resolution Width	1264	1080
Refresh Rate	120	—
Peak Brightness	6000	—
PPI	460	403
Glass Type	Aluminosilicate glass	Schott Xensation Up
Screen-to-body	91.2	85.2

Platform

Spec	Honor 500	Honor Play5 5G
CPU	Octa-core (1x3.21 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720)	Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Adreno 825	Mali-G57 MC3
Chipset Name	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	Mediatek Dimensity 800U
Process (nm)	4	7
OS Name	Android	Android
UI Skin	MagicOS 10	Magic UI 4.0
OS Version	16	10

Memory

Spec	Honor 500	Honor Play5 5G
Card Slot	No	Unspecified
Variants	256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera

Spec	Honor 500	Honor Play5 5G
Video	4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, OIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Count	2	4
Depth	—	2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Macro	—	2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
ultrawide	12 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)	8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide)
Wide	200 MP, f/1.9, (wide)	64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm, (wide)

Selfie Camera

Spec	Honor 500	Honor Play5 5G
Video	4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS	1080p@30fps
Features	HDR	—
Count	1	1
Lens	50 MP, f/2, (wide)	16 MP, f/2, (wide)

Battery

Spec	Honor 500	Honor Play5 5G
Capacity (mAh)	8000	3800
Chemistry	Si/C Li-Ion	Li-Po
Wired Charging (W)	80	66

Body

Spec	Honor 500	Honor Play5 5G
Build	Glass front, aluminum frame	—
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Height (mm)	155.8	161.6
Thickness (mm)	7.8	7.5
Weight (g)	198	179
Width (mm)	74.2	74.8

Launch

Spec	Honor 500	Honor Play5 5G
Announced	2025, November 24	2021, May 18
Status	Available. Released 2025, November 27	Available. Released 2021, May 26

Network

Spec	Honor 500	Honor Play5 5G
2G Bands	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bands	HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100	HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G Bands	LTE	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Bands	SA/NSA	1, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology	GSM, HSPA, LTE, 5G	GSM, CDMA, HSPA, LTE, 5G

Connectivity

Spec	Honor 500	Honor Play5 5G
Bluetooth	6	5.1
infrared port	Yes	—
NFC	Yes	Yes
Positioning	GPS (L1 + L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I + B1c + B2a + B2b), GALILEO (E1 + E5a + E5b), QZSS (L1 + L5), NavIC (L5)	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio	No	No
USB Type	Type-C	Type-C
USB Version	2.0	2.0
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 5

Sound

Spec	Honor 500	Honor Play5 5G
3.5mm Jack	No	No
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes

Features

Spec	Honor 500	Honor Play5 5G
Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass (ultrasound)	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, compass