Honor Play vs Xiaomi Mi A2 vs Vivo V9 vs Nokia 7 Plus: Price in India, Specifications Compared

HuwaH sub-brand Honor has introduced the Honor play into the Indian market, and made it available on Amazon India and thr HiHonor Store website. With a price tag starting at Rs. 19,999, the smartphone has been positioned in a competitive space, with the most notable challengers being the Xiaomi A2,vivo v9 and the Nokai 7 plus. The Honor Play's big USPs are its 19.5:9 display, AI-based face unlock, and its dual rear camera setup. The smartphone also boasts of GPU Turbo technology, claimed to increase performance by up to 60 percent while reducing battery consumption by up to 30 percent.

We pit the Honor Play against the Xiaomi Mi A2, Vivo V9, and Nokia 7 Plus to see which one fares better on paper, and if the Huawei device can stand up to the stiff competition in the Indian market.

Honor Play vs Xiaomi Mi A2 vs Vivo V9 vs Nokia 7 Plus: Price in India

The Honor Play has been made available in 4GB RAM and 6GB RAM options, and the price for the two is Rs. 19,999 and Rs. 23,999 respectively. As mentioned, it is available on sale on Amazon India and HiHonor Store in Midnight Black and Navy Blue colour options. Amazon India has listed launch offers from Vodafone that offers 10GB of additional data per month for a year, and Amazon Prime subscription as well.

While the Xiaomi Mi A2 has been announced, the price in India will be revealed at the launch event scheduled for Wednesday, August 8. the base 4GB RAM and 32GB storage variant will not be launched in the country, and the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage option will serve as the base model. At the time, it had not yet been decided whether the top-end 6GB RAM and 128GB storage option will be unveiled in India. The smartphone will be exclusively available on Amazon India. The Mi A2 price for the 64GB storage option is EUR 279 (around Rs. 22,500) in Spain, while the 128GB storage option costs EUR 349 (about Rs. 28,000).

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The Vivo V9, on the other hand, is priced in India at Rs. 22,990 for the 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage configuration. The smartphone is available across offline partners and is also available via online partners like Amazon India, Flipkart, Paytm, and Vivo's own e-store. The smartphone is available in three colour options - Champagne Gold, Pearl Black, and Sapphire Blue

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Lastly, the Nokia 7 Plus has been pricedat Rs. 25,999 in India, and is available in Black/ Copper and White/ Copper colour variants. It is available in Amazon India, the Nokia Mobile Shop, and other offline outlets.

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Honor Play vs Xiaomi Mi A2 vs Vivo V9 vs Nokia 7 Plus: Specifications

The Honor Play runs EMUI 8.2, based on Android 8.1 Oreo and sports a dual-SIM (Nano, hybrid) slot. It sports a 6.3-inch full-HD+ (1080x2340 pixels) display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and a display notch, and is powered by the top-end Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 970 SoC (four Cortex-A73 cores clocked at 2.36GHz and four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.8GHz), that's coupled with 4GB or 6GB of RAM. The Honor Play comes with 64GB of inbuilt storage, expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB).

It sports a dual rear camera setup, with the primary 16-megapixel sensor sporting an f/2.2 aperture, and the secondary 2-megapixel sensor sporting an f/2.4 aperture, complete with support for phase detection autofocus (PDAF) and accompanied by a single-LED flash. On the front, the Honor Play features a 16-megapixel sensor with an f/2.0 aperture.

Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (dual-band, 2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth v4.2, USB Type-C (v2.0), GPS/ A-GPS, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It bears a fingerprint sensor on the rear panel. The Honor Play weighs 176 grams, and measures in at 157.91x74.27x7.48mm. It is powered by a 3,750mAh battery. Sensors on board include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, and a proximity sensor.

The Xiaomi Mi A2, on the other hand, runs an optimised stock version of Android 8.1 Oreo, certified by Google's Android One programme, and sports a 5.99-inch full-HD+ (1080x2160 pixels) display with a 18:9 aspect ratio, 2.5D curved glass, and Gorilla Glass 5. The dual-SIM (Nano) device is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC, paired with an Adreno 512 GPU. There is a 3,010mAh battery under the hood.