Honor Play 80 VS Honor Play 80 Plus

We are comparing the Honor Play 80 (Honor) with the Honor Play 80 Plus (Honor). Scroll down to the pros and cons of each phone, in-depth specs, and performance highlights.

KEY DIFFERENCES OF Honor Play 80 AND Honor Play 80 Plus

Here’s how Honor Play 80 and Honor Play 80 Plus stack up against each other in their most impactful areas.

Honor Play 80: 3 advantages Honor Play 80 Plus: 7 advantages

Reasons to consider the Honor Play 80

3
  • Includes headphone jack
  • 9% lighter at 186g
  • 2% larger display (6.75 inches vs 6.61 inches)

Reasons to consider the Honor Play 80 Plus

7
  • 33% smoother display (120 Hz vs 90 Hz)
  • 42% larger battery (7500 mAh vs 5300 mAh)
  • 5% higher AnTuTu v11 score (550000 vs 524785)
  • 93% higher single-core Geekbench score (943 vs 488)
  • 50% more RAM (12GB vs 8GB)
  • Higher resolution (720 x 1604 pixels)
  • 52% higher multi-core Geekbench score (2260 vs 1485)

SPECIFICATION TABLE COMPARISON OF Honor Play 80 AND Honor Play 80 Plus

Below is the detailed specification table comparing Honor Play 80 and Honor Play 80 Plus.

Note: Highlighted specs mean that Phone wins that spec row.

If neither side is highlighted, it is a tie or there is not enough data for both specs.

Specification Honor Play 80 Honor Play 80 Plus
General Information
Brand: Honor Honor
Release Date: April 1, 2026 May 5, 2026
Mobile Chipset: Dimensity 6300 Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
GPU: Arm Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 613
Operating System: Android 15 Android 16
Weight: 186 g 205 g
Display
Display Size: 6.75 inches 6.61 inches
Display Resolution: 720 x 1600 pixels 720 x 1604 pixels
Display Pixels Per Inch: 260 266
Display Technology: TFT LCD TFT LCD
Display Refresh Rate: 90 120
Display Brightness: 450 nits 1010 nits
Camera
Main Camera Setup: Single Camera Single Camera
Main Camera: 13 MP 13 MP
Main Camera Features: LED flash LED flash, HDR, panorama
Main Camera Video: 1080p at 30 fps 1080p at 30 fps
Selfie Camera: 5 MP 5 MP
Selfie Camera Video: 1080p at 30 fps 1080p at 30 fps
Standard Lens
Megapixels 13 MP 13 MP
Image Resolution 4130 x 3120 4160 x 3120
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.8
Sensor — CMOS
Autofocus — Phase Autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Selfie Lens
Megapixels 5 MP 5 MP
Image Resolution 2592 x 1944 2592 x 1944
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor — CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Battery & Charging
Battery Capacity: 5300 mAh 7500 mAh
Battery Life (in hours tested): 22 32
Battery Type: Li-Po Si/C Li-Po
Charging Speed: 15W 45W
Performance
RAM: 8 GB, 6 GB, 4 GB 12 GB, 8 GB, 6 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 128 GB 256 GB, 128 GB
GEEKBENCH V6
Single-Core (V6) 488 943
Multi-Core (V6) 1485 2260
ANTUTU SCORE
Overall (AnTuTu V11) 524785 550000
CPU 223727 206000
GPU 45912 67500
MEM 110984 115000
UX 144162 161500
Overall (AnTuTu V10) 415779 451744
CPU 128992 —
GPU 43719 —
MEM 98960 —
UX 144108 —
Connectivity
Network Technology: 5G 5G
SIM Type: Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM
Wi-Fi:
Bluetooth:
GPS:
USB: USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
Extras & Build
Fingerprint Sensor:
Fingerprint Sensor Type: — Side Mounted
Water Resistance:
Speaker: Mono Speaker Mono Speaker
Audio Jack: 3.5 mm jack No

Tip: ▲ indicates a higher-is-better spec advantage, while ▼ indicates a lower-is-better advantage.

PERFORMANCE CHART COMPARISON OF Honor Play 80 AND Honor Play 80 Plus

The charts below visualize how Honor Play 80 and Honor Play 80 Plus stack up in key performance metrics.

Radar Chart Comparison

Category scores overview (0 to 100)
Honor Play 80
Honor Play 80 Plus

Bullet Chart Comparison

Market Top is the best score found. Colored bars are % of market top (0 to 100).
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SCREEN SIZE COMPARISON OF Honor Play 80 AND Honor Play 80 Plus

Here’s a proportional visualization of the Honor Play 80’s 6.75 inches screen compared to the Honor Play 80 Plus’s 6.61 inches display.

Honor Play 80

6.75 inches″

Honor Play 80 Plus

6.61 inches″

6.75 inches″
6.61 inches″

Release Timeline of Honor Play 80 and Honor Play 80 Plus

Honor Play 80
34 days
Honor Play 80 Plus

Honor Play 80 was released 1 month, 4 days earlier than Honor Play 80 Plus.

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Domain Score Summary

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Honor Play 80 Honor Play 80 Plus
ALL
Overall
Difference: 1
Leads
Honor Play 80
80
Honor Play 80 Plus
81
Performance
Difference: 2
Leads
Honor Play 80
72
Honor Play 80 Plus
74
Camera
Difference: 1
Leads
Honor Play 80
76
Honor Play 80 Plus
77
Display
Difference: 1
Leads
Honor Play 80
80
Honor Play 80 Plus
81
Battery
Difference: 3
Leads
Honor Play 80
74
Honor Play 80 Plus
77

Our Verdict

In conclusion, the Honor Play 80 Plus has a narrow overall lead compared to the Honor Play 80. It comes out ahead across every comparable key area.

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