While the midrange segment is the best-selling segment in the smartphones market, the most famous manufacturers are actually not giving the same weight to entry-level phones. Still, we think there is a sufficient amount of low-end device for every basic user with a low budget. If you want to get an entry-level phone right now, three of the best alternatives are Honor Play 8, Redmi 7A and Realme C2. In my opinion, two of them are definitely in the podium of the best value for money phones under €100. That is why this comparison, which will let you meet the best among these devices in our personal opinion, was all but easy to write.

Huawei Honor Play 8 vs Xiaomi Redmi 7A vs Oppo Realme C2

Design

The design is one of the weakest points when it comes to cheap phones. Under €100, you almost always get a cheap polycarbonate body. And that is exactly the case with this trio. Redmi 7A has definitely too thick bezels around the display, so it is not recommended if you want stunning aesthetics. But it has an awesome build quality and it is splash resistant. With their waterdrop displays and slimmer bezels, Realme C2 and Honor Play 8 are more beautiful with the latter being the most compact and lightweight one.

Display

Classic IPS displays with a pretty small size and an HD+ resolution, in each case. The quality of the display is not the key feature of these devices, despite they still offer a sufficient level of detail. So do not judge them basing on the display, just choose the display size which mostly fits your needs. Realme C2 has a wider panel, so if you love multimedia, navigation or productivity it may be better for you.

Specs & Software

The Mediatek Helio P22 chipset on board of the Realme C2 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 found on the Redmi 7A have pretty similar performances, while the Helio A22 of the Honor Play 8 is inferior under every point of view. I personally prefer the Snapdragon 439 due to its more interesting Adreno GPU, but differences are very marginal. In each case, you get Android 9 Pie out of the box and pretty nice software optimization, so you should not worry so much about performance if you are a basic user. All of these devices have a dual SIM slot and a micro SD dedicated slot (you can use both dual SIM and micro SD at the same time). Note that Honor Play 8 is the only with Bluetooth 5.0 (the latest Bluetooth standard).

Camera

If you are seeking the best camera quality, Honor Play 8 should be the best in low light scenarios due to its bright focal aperture which helps to capture more detail with less digital noise. On the other hand, Realme C2 is also nice because it has an additional depth sensor on the back and it makes a better bokeh effect. Forget to get a camera phone if you are going to buy one of these phones, but for emergency shots, they are not so disappointing.

Battery

The big disadvantage of the Honor Play 8 is the presence of an average 3000 mAh battery, while its opponents have much bigger 4000 and 4230 mAh battery, respectively. The Realme C2 has the longest battery life and it can last up to three days if you do not stress it so much. Right after, there is Redmi 7A which even supports fast charging in its version for the Chinese market (the power is 10W).

Price

The main reason why it makes sense to buy these devices is obviously their incredibly affordable price. Realme C2 starts from just €78, Xiaomi Redmi 7A costs €100/$112 in its base variant, and Honor Play 8 carries a €107/$120 price tag. At the end of the day, Realme C2 looks like the most complete device with its wider display, a huge battery, a dual camera, great performances, and a very nice design. I would not go for the Honor Play 8 due to its smaller battery, but note that it comes with a pretty interesting rear camera.

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Huawei Honor Play 8 vs Xiaomi Redmi 7A vs Oppo Realme C2: PROs and CONS

Huawei Honor Play 8

PROs

• Better connectivity
• Good camera
• Compact
• Micro SD dedicated slot

CONS

• Smaller battery

Xiaomi Redmi 7A

PROs

• Nice hardware
• Big battery
• Wide availability
• Splash resistant

CONS

• Outdated design

Oppo Realme C2

PROs

• Very affordable
• Great cameras
• Good hardware
• Big battery

CONS

• Limited availability

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Honor just unveiled an ultra-affordable smartphone dubbed the Honor Play 8 today in China. The smartphone is essentially a rebranded Honor 8S that had released in April in Russia. The company has launched it in the home market in association with D.Phone. The smartphone is available for purchase across all major retailers in China, such as Suning, Vmall and JD to name a few.

Honor Play 8 Specifications and Features

The Honor Play 8 smartphone gets a 5.71-inch HD+ LCD display with an aspect ratio of 19:9. There is a waterdrop notch on top of the screen and thick bezels on three sides. The device is powered by a Helio A22 SoC and is available with 3GB of RAM with 32GB of built-in storage. It storage can be further extended up to 512GB by means of a microSD card.

The single 13-megapixel camera on the rear has an aperture of f/1.8 and it carries supports HDR. While the front camera is a 5-megapixel unit with an aperture of f/2.2. The Honor Play 8 misses out on a fingerprint sensor, but uses the front camera for face unlock.

Editor’s Pick: Honor claims it shipped over 15 million units of the Honor 8X series

The phone is powered by a 3,020 mAh battery and runs on Android 9.0 Pie OS  that is customized with EMUI 9.0. It has two dedicated SIM slots with dual 4G. The device sadly misses out on fast charging. But that is understandable at its price point. There is anti-slip faux leather coating on the plastic rear of the Honor Play 8.

Honor Play 8 Price and Availability 

The Honor Play 8 is available for buying in China at a very competitive price tag of 599 Yuan (~$120). It is available in two color variants, namely black and blue. The same phone is selling as Honor 8S in Russia and as Huawei Y5 (2019) in Europe.

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Honor may soon announce a new entry-level/mid-range phone. The phone has appeared on TENAA’s database with model numbers JAT-AL00 and JAT-TL00.

The Honor JAT-AL00 has a 6.088-inch display with a 1560 x 720 resolution. The phone is powered by an unknown 2.3GHz octa-core processor with 3GB of RAM and 32GB or 64GB of storage. A MicroSD card slot will let you add up to an extra 512GB of storage.

It is unusual but the Honor JAT-AL00 has a single camera on its back and it is a 13MP sensor. The front camera is also a single 8MP camera. The phone doesn’t have a fingerprint scanner but it should have face unlock. It packs a 2,920mAh battery and runs Android 9 Pie.

TENAA says the phone will come in black, blue, gold, and red. Its dimensions are 156.28 x 73.5 x 8.0 millimeters and its weight is given as 150 grams. Unfortunately, no images of the phone were provided. Hopefully, TENAA will update the listing in a few days.

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We have no idea which Honor phone this is but if we had to take a guess, we would say this is the Honor Play 8 which may launch globally as the Honor 8s. The Honor Play 7/Honor 7s was released back in May but we won’t be surprised if Honor is releasing a successor just after 7 months.

(Sources: 1, 2)

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