Honor Magic9 Super vs Honor Play4

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

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Quick Verdict

Who wins each category, side by side.

Better price

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Faster chip

Even

Bigger battery

Honor Magic9 Super

Faster charging

Honor Magic9 Super

Higher-resolution camera

Honor Magic9 Super

Better display

Honor Magic9 Super

Lighter body

Honor Play4

Best value for money

Even

Full specs comparison

Display

Spec	Honor Magic9 Super	Honor Play4
Size (inches)	6.81	6.81
Panel Type	OLED	IPS LCD
Resolution Height	2788	2400
Resolution Width	1280	1080
Refresh Rate	120	—
Peak Brightness	10000	—
PPI	450	386
Screen-to-body	91.4	83.9
Other	HDR image support * Measured at an isolated spot during video playback only	—

Platform

Spec	Honor Magic9 Super	Honor Play4
CPU	Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)	Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Adreno 840	Mali-G57MP4
Chipset Name	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Dimensity 800
Process (nm)	3	7
OS Name	Android	Android
UI Skin	MagicOS 11	Magic UI 3.1
OS Version	17	10

Benchmarks

Spec	Honor Magic9 Super	Honor Play4
Geekbench (Single-Core)	3,639	—
Geekbench (Multi-Core)	11,047	—
AnTuTu	3,950,082	—

Memory

Spec	Honor Magic9 Super	Honor Play4
Card Slot	No	microSDXC
Variants	256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera

Spec	Honor Magic9 Super	Honor Play4
Video	4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, HDR	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Features	Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama	Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Count	3	4
Depth	—	2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Macro	—	2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Telephoto	50 MP, f/2.4, 68mm, (telephoto)	—
ultrawide	12 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)	8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
Wide	200 MP, f/1.9, (wide)	64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm, (wide)

Selfie Camera

Spec	Honor Magic9 Super	Honor Play4
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS	1080p@30fps
Features	HDR	—
Count	1	1
Lens	50 MP, f/2, 21mm, (wide)	16 MP

Battery

Spec	Honor Magic9 Super	Honor Play4
Capacity (mAh)	11000	4300
Chemistry	—	Li-Po
Wired Charging (W)	80	5
Wireless Charging (W)	50	—

Body

Spec	Honor Magic9 Super	Honor Play4
Build	Glass front, aluminum frame	—
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Height (mm)	161.8	170
Thickness (mm)	8.1	8.9
Other	IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Built-in cooling fan	—
Weight (g)	227	213
Width (mm)	76.7	78.5

Launch

Spec	Honor Magic9 Super	Honor Play4
Announced	2026, September 28	2020, June 03
Status	Available. Released 2026, October 08	Available. Released 2020, June 13

Network

Spec	Honor Magic9 Super	Honor Play4
2G Bands	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bands	HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100	HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G Bands	LTE	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Bands	SA/NSA	1, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology	GSM, HSPA, LTE, 5G	GSM, CDMA, HSPA, LTE, 5G

Connectivity

Spec	Honor Magic9 Super	Honor Play4
Bluetooth	6	5.1
infrared port	Yes	—
NFC	Yes	No
Positioning	GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L1+L5), GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio	No	FM radio
USB Type	Type-C	Type-C
USB Version	2.0	2.0
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	Wi-Fi 5

Sound

Spec	Honor Magic9 Super	Honor Play4
3.5mm Jack	No	Yes
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes

Features

Spec	Honor Magic9 Super	Honor Play4
Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass