Xiaomi Pocophone F1 Vs Honor Play flagship killer battle is live! Xiaomi’s newest subrand Pocophone launched a new smartphone recently which is the Xiaomi Pocophone F1. It came with amazing flagship features for mid-range price. Today, i will be comparing it with another Subrand Smartphone from Huawei which is the Honor Play. These two smartphones are strong and amazing with low starting price. But do they actually worth the prices? Find out in our review.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 Vs Honor Play: Design
The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is built with Plastic and a thin aluminum frame and it has a big notch on the front and a thick bezel at the bottom, it has a round fingerprint sensor at the back as well. While the Honor Play is made of aluminium with matte finish and a sleek antenna lines with a rear fingerprint scanner as well. The finger print sensor is housed inside a nicely chamfered cutout at the back. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 weighs at 180g, while the Honor Play weighs less at 176g.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 Vs Honor Play: Display
The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 sports a tall 6.18-inch FHD+ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1080 x 2246 pixels, the screen has a pixel per inch density of 403. While, the Honor Play sports a 6.3-inch FHD+ IPS LCD screen with 1080 x 2340 pixels in resolution and 409ppi.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 Vs Honor Play: Software and Hardware
The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 houses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset with an octa-core processor clocking speed of up to 2.8GHz. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has 6GB/8GB RAM and 64GB/128GB/256GB storage space.
While the Honor Play houses the Hisilicon Kirin 970 chipset with octa-core processor clocking at 2.2GHz. In the RAM department the Honor Play has 4GB/6GB and 64GB storage space.
For the Software, Xiaomi Pocophone F1 runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo operating system. While the Honor Play runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo operating system as well.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 Vs Honor Play: Camera
The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a dual rear camera setup of 12MP + 5MP with a front/Selfie camera of 20MP. While the Honor Play Camera has a dual rear camera set up of 16MP + 2MP with a great front camera of 16MP with f/2.0 aperture.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 Vs Honor Play: Battery
Powering the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is a 4000mah Non-removable Li-Po battery with fast battery charging. While the Honor Play is powered by a 3750mAh Non-removable Li-Po battery with fast charging as well.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 Vs Honor Play: Verdict
They are both nice smartphones with attractive body and specs. But I think the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is way much better than the Honor Play. This is because it has some standard features compared to the Honor Play. But if you like an attractive body designs then the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is not for you as it doesn’t have a catchy look Unlike the Honor Play that has a beautiful look/design.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 Vs Honor Play Specs Comparison
General
Device Type | Smartphone | Smartphone |
Model | Xiaomi Pocophone F1 | Honor Play |
Announced | August, 2018 | June, 2018 |
Released | August, 2018 | June, 2018 |
Status | Available on Shopping stores | Available on Shopping stores |
Network
2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
3G Network | WCDMA: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | WCDMA: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
4G Network | LTE band 850, 900, 1800, 2100, 2600, LTE-TDD 1900 MHz (B39), LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40), LTE-TDD 2500 MHz (B41) ,LTE-TDD 2600 MHz (B38) | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
SIM Type |
Nano + Nano |
Nano + Nano |
SIM Count | Dual SIM | Dual SIM |
Design
Type | Plastic | Aluminum |
Dimensions | 155.5 x 75.3 x 8.8mm | 157.9 x 74.3 x 7.5mm |
Weight | 180g | 176g |
Water Resistant | No | No |
Protection | Yes | Yes |
Colours | Graphite Black, Steel Blue, Rosso Red, Armored Edition with Kevlar | Black, Blue, Violet |
Display
Display Type | FHD+ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen | FHD+ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen |
Size | 6.18-inch | 6.3-inch |
Resolution | 1080 ×2246 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
Colors | 16M colors | 16M colors |
Pixel Density | 403ppi | 409ppi |
Screen-To-Body Ratio | 82.2% | 83% |
Touch Screen Model | Capacitive | Capacitive |
Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
Multitouch | Yes | Yes |
Protection | Yes | Yes |
Features | Multi-touch, Scratch Resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass | Multi-touch, Scratch Resistant |
Secondary Display | No | No |
Camera
12MP+5MP | 16MP+2MP | |
Yes | Yes | |
2160p@30fps, 720p@480fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps | |
Yes | Yes | |
Autofocus Continuous shooting Digital zoom Exposure compensation Face detection Geotagging HDR ISO settings Panorama Scene mode Self-timer Touch focus White balance settings |
Autofocus Continuous shooting Digital zoom Exposure compensation Face detection Geotagging HDR ISO settings Panorama Scene mode Self-timer Touch focus White balance settings |
|
Yes, dual-LED | Yes, LED | |
f/1.9 + f/2.0 | f/2.2 + f/2.4 | |
1.4um | – | |
1/2.55 | – | |
20MP | 16MP | |
– | – | |
f/2.0 | f/2.0 | |
– | 2.0um | |
– | – |
Software
Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 8.1 Oreo | |
MIUI 9.6 | EMUI 8.2 | |
Yes | Yes | |
Skype | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | |
Yes | Yes | |
Youtube | Yes | Yes |
Hardware
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 | Hisilicon Kirin 970 | |
Process Technology | 10nm | 10nm |
CPU | Octa-core 2.8GHz | Octa-core 2.4GHz |
Cores | 8-Cores | 8-Cores |
Bit Architecture | 64-bit | 64-bit |
GPU (Graphics) | Qualcomm Adreno 630 | Mali-G72 |
6GB/8GB | 4GB/6GB | |
Memory Speed | 1866MHz | 1866MHz |
Internal Storage | 64GB/128GB/256GB | 64GB |
Yes, up to 256GB | Yes, up to 256GB | |
Card Type | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC |
Fingerprint (Rear) |
Fingerprint (Rear) |
|
Controls | Touchscreen, Lock Button, and Volume Key | Touchscreen, Lock Button, and Volume Key |
Connectivity
Yes | Yes | |
Infrared | – | – |
Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
Wi-fi Hotspot | Yes | Yes |
USB Type | Yes, Type-C | Yes, Type-C |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
NFC | – | – |
HDMI | – | – |
Facial Identification | Yes | Yes |
No | No |
Battery
Battery Type | Li-Po Battery | Li-Po Battery |
Capacity | 4000mAh | 3750mAh |
Placement | Non-removable | Non-removable |
Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
Standby | – | – |
Talk Time | – | – |
Music Play | – | – |
Media
Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC | Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC | |
Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player | Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player | |
– | – | |
– | – | |
Vibration, Ringtones | Vibration, Ringtones | |
MP3, WAV | MP3, WAV | |
Yes | Yes | |
Yes |
Yes |
Other Features
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player |
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player |
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 Vs Honor Play Price
Starting From | $299 – $399 | $349 – $449 |
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