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Honor Play 20 vs Honor Play5 5G

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

Honor Play 20
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Honor Play 20

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1category wins

Honor Play5 5G
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Honor Play5 5G

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4category wins

Quick Verdict

Who wins each category, side by side.

Better price

Even

Faster chip

Even

Bigger battery

Honor Play 20

Faster charging

Honor Play5 5G

Higher-resolution camera

Honor Play5 5G

Better display

Honor Play5 5G

Lighter body

Honor Play5 5G

Best value for money

Even

Full specs comparison

Display

SpecHonor Play 20Honor Play5 5G
Size (inches)6.526.53
Panel TypeIPS LCDOLED
Resolution Height16002400
Resolution Width7201080
PPI269403
Glass Type—Schott Xensation Up
Screen-to-body82.685.2

Platform

SpecHonor Play 20Honor Play5 5G
CPUOcta-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPUMali-G52 MP2Mali-G57 MC3
Chipset NameUnisoc T610Dimensity 800U
Process (nm)127
OS NameAndroidAndroid
UI SkinMagic UI 4.0Magic UI 4.0
OS Version1010

Memory

SpecHonor Play 20Honor Play5 5G
Card SlotmicroSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)Unspecified
Variants64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera

SpecHonor Play 20Honor Play5 5G
Video1080p@30fps4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
FeaturesLED flash, HDR, panoramaLED flash, HDR, panorama
Count24
Depth2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Macro—2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
ultrawide—8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide)
Wide13 MP, f/1.8, (wide)64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm, (wide)

Selfie Camera

SpecHonor Play 20Honor Play5 5G
Video—1080p@30fps
Count11
Lens5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)16 MP, f/2, (wide)

Battery

SpecHonor Play 20Honor Play5 5G
Capacity (mAh)50003800
ChemistryLi-PoLi-Po
Wired Charging (W)1066

Body

SpecHonor Play 20Honor Play5 5G
BuildGlass front, plastic back, plastic frame—
SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Height (mm)164161.6
Thickness (mm)8.97.5
Weight (g)198179
Width (mm)75.874.8

Launch

SpecHonor Play 20Honor Play5 5G
Announced2021, April 262021, May 18
StatusAvailable. Released 2021, May 01Available. Released 2021, May 26

Network

SpecHonor Play 20Honor Play5 5G
2G BandsGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G BandsLTE1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Bands—1, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
SpeedHSPA, LTEHSPA, LTE, 5G
TechnologyGSM, CDMA, HSPA, CDMA2000, LTEGSM, CDMA, HSPA, LTE, 5G

Connectivity

SpecHonor Play 20Honor Play5 5G
Bluetooth55.1
NFCNoYes
PositioningGPS, BDSGPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
RadioFM radioNo
USB TypeType-CType-C
USB Version2.02.0
Wi-FiWi-Fi 4Wi-Fi 5

Sound

SpecHonor Play 20Honor Play5 5G
3.5mm JackYesNo
LoudspeakerYesYes

Features

SpecHonor Play 20Honor Play5 5G
SensorsAccelerometer, proximity, compassFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Buying advice for Algeria

Both Honor Play 20 and Honor Play5 5G are sold in Algeria, but they fit different priorities.

Honor Play 20 packs a 5000 mAh battery, which translates to longer screen-on time when you are away from a charger.

Honor Play5 5G reaches a higher main-sensor resolution at 64 MP, which helps with crops and lower-light photos.

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