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Huawei Honor Play 4 Pro vs Huawei nova 8 SE

Comparison between Huawei Honor Play 4 Pro and Huawei nova 8 SE: camera, battery, fast charging, display, performance and colors, side by side. More phones from Huawei.

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The verdict

Your pick: Huawei Honor Play 4 Pro, ahead on Performance & hardware, Camera and Connectivity. Unless Design & display decides it for you.

Category
Category	Honor Play 4 Pro	nova 8 SE
Design & display	5.4	7.8
Performance & hardware	5.8	5.0
Camera	6.9	5.6
Connectivity	6.4	6.0
Battery & charging	4.5	4.8

Which one is for you?

Huawei Honor Play 4 Pro, if you care about…

Battery Capacity: 4,200 mAh; against 3,800 mAh
AnTuTu Score: 649,000; against 301,000

Huawei nova 8 SE, if you care about…

Display Technology: OLED; against IPS LCD
Weight: 178 g; against 213 g
Fast Charge Power: 66 W; against 40 W
Battery Features: Fast Charging, Reverse Charging, Non-Removable; against Fast Charging, Non-Removable

Specification comparison

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Performance

Specification	Honor Play 4 Pro	nova 8 SE
Processor Model	Huawei Kirin 990	MediaTek Dimensity 800U
Processor Process Size	7 nm	7 nm
Graphics GPU	ARM Mali-G76	Mali-G57 MC3
Storage Type	UFS 3.0	—
Maximum CPU Clock	2.86 GHz Best value	2.4 GHz
Maximum Storage Capacity	128 GB	128 GB
AnTuTu Score	649,000 Best value	301,000
CPU Description	2x Cortex-A76 at 2.86 GHz + 2x Cortex-A76 at 2.36 GHz + 4x Cortex-A55 at 1.95 GHz	Octa-core CPU with 2 Cortex-A76 cores and 6 Cortex-A55 cores; the premium configuration raises the A76 cores to 2.4 GHz.
Processor Type	Octa-Core	Octa-Core
64-Bit Processor	Yes	Yes
RAM Capacity	8 GB	8 GB
RAM Type	LPDDR4X	—
AnTuTu version	v10	v8

Design

Specification	Honor Play 4 Pro	nova 8 SE
Body Colors	Black, Blue, White	Black, Blue, White, Silver
Body Thickness	8.9 mm	7.5 mm Best value
Body Width	75.8 mm	74.8 mm
Body Height	162.7 mm	161.1 mm
Weight	213 g	178 g Best value
Usable Surface	84 %	85.4 % Best value
Body Materials	Plastic	Polycarbonate, Glass

Battery

Specification	Honor Play 4 Pro	nova 8 SE
Battery Capacity	4,200 mAh Best value	3,800 mAh
Battery Type	Li-Polymer	Li-Polymer
Fast Charge Power	40 W	66 W Best value
Battery Features	Fast Charging, Non-Removable	Fast Charging, Reverse Charging, Non-Removable Best value

Display

Specification	Honor Play 4 Pro	nova 8 SE
Display Aspect Ratio	20:9	20:9
Display Technology	IPS LCD	OLED Best value
Display Diagonal	6.57″ Best value	6.53″
Display Horizontal Resolution	1,080 px	1,080 px
Display Vertical Resolution	2,400 px	2,400 px
Display Pixel Density	401 ppi	403 ppi Best value
Display Features	Hole-Punch Notch, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, Scratch Resistant, Capacitive Touch, Multi-Touch, Frameless	Water Drop Notch, HDR10, DCI-P3, Scratch Resistant, Multi-Touch, Frameless

Sensors

Specification	Honor Play 4 Pro	nova 8 SE
Fingerprint Sensor Placement	Side	Under Display

Sensor

Specification	Honor Play 4 Pro	nova 8 SE
Sensor Features	Cooling System, Fingerprint Sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gravity Sensor, Gyroscope, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Thermometer Sensor	Fingerprint Sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity Sensor, Compass, Gravity Sensor, Light Sensor

Software

Specification	Honor Play 4 Pro	nova 8 SE
Operating System	Android 10	Android 10
OS Family	Android	Android
OS Version	10	10

Connectivity

Specification	Honor Play 4 Pro	nova 8 SE
SIM Configurations	Dual Nano-SIM, Dual SIM Dual Standby	Dual Nano-SIM, Dual SIM Dual Standby
Cellular Bands	2G CDMA BC0, 2G GSM B2, 2G GSM B3, 2G GSM B5, 2G GSM B8, 3G UMTS B1, 3G UMTS B2, 3G UMTS B4, 3G UMTS B5, 3G UMTS B6, 3G UMTS B8, 3G UMTS B19, 4G LTE B1, 4G LTE B2, 4G LTE B3, 4G LTE B4, 4G LTE B5, 4G LTE B7, 4G LTE B8, 4G LTE B12, 4G LTE B17, 4G LTE B18, 4G LTE B19, 4G LTE B26, 4G LTE B34, 4G LTE B38, 4G LTE B39, 4G LTE B40, 4G LTE B41, 5G NR n1, 5G NR n3, 5G NR n41, 5G NR n77, 5G NR n78, 5G NR n79	2G GSM 850, 2G GSM 900, 2G GSM 1800, 2G GSM 1900, 2G CDMA BC0, 3G UMTS 800, 3G UMTS B850, 3G UMTS B900, 3G UMTS 1700 AWS, 3G UMTS 1900, 3G UMTS 2100, 3G UMTS B1, 3G UMTS B2, 3G UMTS B4, 3G UMTS B5, 3G UMTS B8, 3G UMTS B18, 3G UMTS B19, 4G LTE B1, 4G LTE B2, 4G LTE B3, 4G LTE B4, 4G LTE B5, 4G LTE B8, 4G LTE B18, 4G LTE B19, 4G LTE B26, 4G LTE B34, 4G LTE B38, 4G LTE B39, 4G LTE B40, 4G LTE B41, 5G NR n1, 5G NR n28, 5G NR n28a, 5G NR n28b, 5G NR n41, 5G NR n77, 5G NR n78
Cellular Technologies	GSM, UMTS, CDMA, LTE, 5G	GSM, CDMA, HSPA, LTE, 5G
Wi-Fi Standards	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Wi-Fi Features	Dual Band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, MIMO	Dual Band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth Version	Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth Profiles	A2DP, LE, SBC	A2DP, LE
Navigation Systems	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS, Galileo	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS
Connectivity Features	Computer Sync, NFC, Tethering, VoLTE, USB Charging, USB Mass Storage, USB OTG, USB Type-C	USB Charging, USB Mass Storage, USB OTG, USB Type-C, 3.5 mm Audio Jack, Computer Sync, Tethering, VoLTE
USB Version	—	USB 2.0

Audio

Specification	Honor Play 4 Pro	nova 8 SE
Audio Features	A2DP, LE, SBC	A2DP, LE, Loudspeaker

Technical

Specification	Honor Play 4 Pro	nova 8 SE
Model numbers	—	JSC-AN00