Honor 9N (9i) vs Honor Play 3e

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

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Honor

Honor 9N (9i)

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1category wins

Honor

Honor Play 3e

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2category wins

Quick Verdict

Who wins each category, side by side.

Better price

Even

Faster chip

Even

Bigger battery

Honor Play 3e

Faster charging

Even

Higher-resolution camera

Even

Better display

Honor 9N (9i)

Lighter body

Honor Play 3e

Best value for money

Even

Full specs comparison

Display

Spec	Honor 9N (9i)	Honor Play 3e
Size (inches)	5.84	5.71
Panel Type	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution Height	2280	1520
Resolution Width	1080	720
PPI	432	295
Screen-to-body	79.5	78.1

Platform

Spec	Honor 9N (9i)	Honor Play 3e
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU	Mali-T830 MP2	PowerVR GE8320
Chipset Name	Kirin 659	Helio P22
Process (nm)	16	12
OS Name	Android	Android
UI Skin	EMUI 8	EMUI 9.1
OS Version	8.0	9.0

Benchmarks

Spec	Honor 9N (9i)	Honor Play 3e
Geekbench (Single-Core)	—	233
Geekbench (Multi-Core)	—	723
AnTuTu	—	177,554

Memory

Spec	Honor 9N (9i)	Honor Play 3e
Card Slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Variants	32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM	32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM

Main Camera

Spec	Honor 9N (9i)	Honor Play 3e
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Count	2	1
Depth	2 MP, (depth)	—
Lens	13 MP	13 MP, f/1.8

Selfie Camera

Spec	Honor 9N (9i)	Honor Play 3e
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Count	1	1
Lens	16 MP, f/2, 26mm, (wide)	5 MP, f/2.2

Battery

Spec	Honor 9N (9i)	Honor Play 3e
Capacity (mAh)	3000	3020
Chemistry	Li-Po	Li-Po

Body

Spec	Honor 9N (9i)	Honor Play 3e
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Height (mm)	149.2	147.1
Thickness (mm)	7.7	8.5
Weight (g)	152	146
Width (mm)	71.8	70.8

Launch

Spec	Honor 9N (9i)	Honor Play 3e
Announced	2018, July. Released 2018, July	2019, September. Released 2019, September
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Network

Spec	Honor 9N (9i)	Honor Play 3e
2G Bands	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bands	HSDPA 850, 900, 2100 - China	HSDPA 850, 900, 2100
4G Bands	1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China	1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE
Technology	GSM, CDMA, HSPA, LTE	GSM, CDMA, HSPA, LTE