Honor 8 Pro vs Honor Play 3e

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

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Honor 8 Pro

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Honor Play 3e

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Quick Verdict

Who wins each category, side by side.

Better price

Even

Faster chip

Even

Bigger battery

Honor 8 Pro

Faster charging

Even

Higher-resolution camera

Honor Play 3e

Better display

Honor 8 Pro

Lighter body

Honor Play 3e

Best value for money

Even

Full specs comparison

Display

Spec	Honor 8 Pro	Honor Play 3e
Size (inches)	5.7	5.71
Panel Type	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution Height	2560	1520
Resolution Width	1440	720
PPI	515	295
Glass Type	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	—
Screen-to-body	73.6	78.1

Platform

Spec	Honor 8 Pro	Honor Play 3e
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU	Mali-G71 MP8	PowerVR GE8320
Chipset Name	Kirin 960	Helio P22
Process (nm)	16	12
OS Name	Android	Android
UI Skin	EMUI 9.1	EMUI 9.1
OS Version	7.0	9.0

Benchmarks

Spec	Honor 8 Pro	Honor Play 3e
Geekbench (Single-Core)	—	233
Geekbench (Multi-Core)	—	723
AnTuTu	—	177,554

Memory

Spec	Honor 8 Pro	Honor Play 3e
Card Slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Variants	64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM	32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM

Main Camera

Spec	Honor 8 Pro	Honor Play 3e
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps	1080p@30fps
Features	Laser AF, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Count	2	1
Lens	12 MP, f/2.2	13 MP, f/1.8

Selfie Camera

Spec	Honor 8 Pro	Honor Play 3e
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Count	1	1
Lens	8 MP, f/2	5 MP, f/2.2

Battery

Spec	Honor 8 Pro	Honor Play 3e
Capacity (mAh)	4000	3020
Chemistry	Li-Po	Li-Po
stand by	Up to 504 h (3G)	—
talk time	Up to 30 h (3G)	—
Wired Charging (W)	18	—

Body

Spec	Honor 8 Pro	Honor Play 3e
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame	—
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Height (mm)	157	147.1
Thickness (mm)	7	8.5
Weight (g)	184	146
Width (mm)	77.5	70.8

Launch

Spec	Honor 8 Pro	Honor Play 3e
Announced	2017, April. Released 2017, April	2019, September. Released 2019, September
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Network

Spec	Honor 8 Pro	Honor Play 3e
2G Bands	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bands	HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100	HSDPA 850, 900, 2100
4G Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40	1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps	HSPA, LTE
Technology	GSM, HSPA, LTE	GSM, CDMA, HSPA, LTE

Connectivity

Spec	Honor 8 Pro	Honor Play 3e
Bluetooth	4.2	5
infrared port	Yes	—
NFC	Yes	No
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio	No	FM radio
USB Type	Type-C	—
USB Version	2.0	2.0
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 4