Honor Play 70 Plus vs nubia Air

At a glance

Brand: Honor; Nubia
Release date: August 2025, 9 months ago; September 2025, 8 months ago
Launch price: CN¥ 1,399.00 ($ 205.04); —
AnTuTu: 475.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 72% of devices; 479.500 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 72% of devices

Size: 6.77"; 6.78"
Resolution: 720 x 1610 px HD+; 1224 x 2720 px QHD
Type: TFT LCD (IPS); AMOLED
Density: 261 ppi Medium Density; 440 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, Refresh rate 120 Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1000 cd/m², Peak brightness - 4500 cd/m², 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen3; Unisoc T8300
CPU: Kryo 2x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex A78 +6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55; 2x2.2 GHz – Cortex A78 + 6x2 GHz – Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 2.3 GHz; 2.3 GHz
GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 619; Mali-G57 MP2
RAM: 12 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4 RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.6
Sensor: Sony IMX882; —
Pixel size: 1.00 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.95"; —
Flash: LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW; Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Capacity: 256 GB; 512 GB
Type: UFS Storage; eMMC 5.1 Storage
SD slot: Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card; Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Dimensions: 76.8 mm 166.9 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model; 76.6 mm 164.2 mm 5.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 207 g; 172 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black White Gold Green; Black Gold Silver Yellow
Water/dust resistance: IP65 , Splash resistant; IP68, IP69
Usable surface: 85 %; 88 %
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 46 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 15 Android 15
Google services: Without Google Mobile services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 5 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax); 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500); n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)