Nowadays, you can get a more than sufficient smartphone even in the entry-level segment. Honor Play 8A is a perfect example of it as it offers a smooth user experience and a well-balanced specs sheet even though its price is inferior to $200. Two other great devices in its price range are the recently-unveiled Realme C1 and Vivo Y93. They are awesome devices when it comes to quality-price ratio, for both performance and battery life. Here is a specs comparison between three of the best value for money of the moment.

Huawei Honor Play 8A vs Oppo Realme C1 vs Vivo Y93

Design

Huawei Honor Play 8A is the device that you should consider if you want a sleek and compact design allowing your phone to fit better in a pocket, easy to use with one hand. But if we exclude the comfortable size, the best design is the one of the Vivo Y93. It is the only to sport a back cover available in gradient colors and it also has a very high screen-to-body ratio with a waterdrop notch and a narrow chin. Realme C1 is less attractive due to its bigger notch and its anonymous plastic body, while Honor Play 8A has a waterdrop notch as well, so it is definitely better.

Display

All the displays of these devices are below-average. They do not provide a very high level of detail due to their HD+ resolution, but this benefits the battery life as HD+ displays have a lower energy consumption. Oppo Realme C1 and Vivo Y93 come with a bigger size, so they are more comfortable for advanced users. Further, the Realme C1 is protected by Gorilla Glass 3, so it has a more resistant display. I would personally choose the Realme C1 for this reason, because each of these devices has a similar viewing quality to each other.

Specs & Software

Are you looking for the fastest and smoothest device which can handle heavy apps in a better way? Then you should go for the Honor Play 8A. After Xiaomi Mi Play, it is the first device equipped with the new octa-core Helio P35 SoC by MediaTek. It is a chipset that should be on par with the Snapdragon 632 and it should be the most powerful of the trio in almost every scenario. If for some reason you do not like it, Vivo Y93 is another phone with great performances due to its high quantity of RAM (4 GB). Despite its very interesting price tag, Realme U1 is the most disappointing as it only comes in a 2/16 GB configuration.

Camera

Honor Play 8A sports a surprising camera department for a device of its price range. It has a great 13 MP rear sensor with an f/1.8 aperture as well as a nice 8 MP selfie camera which does its job. It surprises especially for the level of detail in the photos, but only if light conditions are good. Vivo Y93 takes the second place with a sufficient dual camera including a depth sensor on its back, and an 8 MP selfie snapper. Realme U1 is more or less the same when it comes to rear cameras, but the selfie camera is inferior.

Battery

The weak point of the Honor Play 8A compared to its opponents is the battery life. It comes with just 3000 mAh of battery, while Realme U1 and Vivo Y93 have batteries with a capacity superior to 4000 mAh. Due to the high capacities and the very efficient components, Realme C1 and Vivo Y93 can last more than two days on a single charge, making them two of the most outstanding battery phone in the entry-level segment. Honor Play 8A remains more than sufficient but way inferior to its rivals.

Price

You can grab a unit of the Honor Play 8A or Oppo Realme C1 for just €100 at the actual change, while Vivo Y93 costs about €160. Excluding the battery, Honor Play 8A is the device I prefer because of its better performance and good camera performance.

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Huawei Honor Play 8A vs Oppo Realme C1 vs Vivo Y93: PROs and CONS

Oppo Realme C1

PROs

• Bigger battery
• Micro SD dedicated slot
• Good build quality
• Affordable

CONS

• Lower-end cameras

Vivo Y93

PROs

• Big battery
• Good design
• Affordable price
• High screen-to-body ratio

CONS

• Average hardware

Huawei Honor Play 8A

PROs

• Very affordable
• Good cameras
• Nice hardware
• Android Pie

CONS

• Smaller battery

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In China, Vivo had launched the Vivo Y93 smartphone and few weeks late it had introduced the Vivo Y93s model. The Vivo Y93 is now listed on the official website of Vivo India. The specifications page of the smartphone reveals that the Vivo Y93s handset has been introduced in India as Vivo Y93.

Vivo Y93 Specifications and Features

The Vivo Y93 measures 155.11 x 75.09 x 8.28mm and it weighs 163.5 grams. The handset features 6.22-inch IPS In-Cell display that supports HD+ resolution of 1520 x 720 pixels.

The MediaTek Helio P22 chipset drives the Vivo Y93 handset along with 4 GB of RAM. It has an internal storage of 32 GB. The handset is packed with a 4,030mAh battery. The big battery lacks support for fast charging. The FunTouch OS 4.5 that is based on Android 8.1 Oreo is available preinstalled on the Vivo Y93. The Vivo Y93 also features Jovi Smart Scene assistant. The Smart Split screen allow users to take advantage of the split-screen mode. The smartphone is equipped with a microSD card slot for additional storage.

The Vivo Y93 features 13-megapixel sensor with f/2.2 aperture and 2-megapixel sensor with f/2.4 aperture in its rear-mounted dual camera setup. The small notch at the frontside of the phone has f/1.8 aperture 8-megapixel selfie shooter. For connectivity, the Vivo Y93 offers features like 4G VoLTE, dual-SIM support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, microUSB, USB OTG and 3.5mm audio jack.

Vivo Y93 Price and Release Date

The pricing of the Vivo Y93 smartphone is still under the wraps. Now that the handset has been officially listed on Vivo India, its pricing will be confirmed soon. The handset can be purchased in colors like Starry Black and Nebula Purple.

In China, the Vivo Y93 was introduced with a price tag of 1,499 Yuan (~$217). The Y93s had debuted with a slightly higher price of 1,698 Yuan (~$245). The Vivo Y95 is selling in India with a price tag of Rs. 16,990. The Vivo Y93 is likely to be priced lesser than the Y95.

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Vivo Y93s is yet another entry-level smartphone from the company that has gone official in China. In fact, it is a different chipset variant of the Vivo Y93 smartphone that was announced in China in the previous month. It also comes with higher internal storage. The rest of the specifications of the new Vivo smartphone are same as Y93.

Vivo Y93s Specifications and Features

The Vivo Y93s measures 155.11 x 75.09 x 8.28mm and it weighs 163.5 rams. It is fitted with a 6.2-inch waterdrop notch screen. The IPS LCD panel produces HD+ resolution of 720 x 1520 pixels and an aspect ratio of 19:9.

The Snapdragon 439 chipset is present under the hood of the Vivo Y93 phone along with 4 GB of RAM. It has an inbuilt storage of 64 GB. The newly announced Vivo Y93s phone has MediaTek MT6762 (Helio P22). The SoC is coupled with 4 GB of RAM. It carries a larger internal storage of 128 GB. Users can add up to 256 GB of microSD card on the Vivo Y93s.

The Vivo Y93s promises long-lasting performance through its 4,030mAh battery. However, there is no support for fast charging on the device. The Android 8.1 Oreo OS customized with FunTouch OS 4.5 UI is preloaded on the smartphone. Vivo has also included its gaming mode feature on the device.

The rear side of the Vivo Y93s features a vertical camera module. It includes a primary sensor of 13-megapixel with f/2.2 aperture and a secondary sensor of 2-megapixel with f/2.4 aperture. For capturing selfies, the handset is equipped with a frontal shooter of 8-megapixel with f/1.8 aperture. The Vivo Y93s lacks a fingerprint reader. The front camera enabled with face recognition feature can be used for unlocking the device.

Vivo Y93s Pricing and Release Date

The Vivo Y93s has landed with a price tag of 1,698 Yuan (~$245) in China. The Vivo Y93 is a cheaper device that is now selling with a price tag of 1,499 (~$217).

Currently, Vivo is selling only the Aurora Red and Zixia Red gradient color variants through its online store. In the near future, it will be also selling its Starry Night Black and Aurora Blue gradient color models. There is no word on the international availability of the Vivo Y93s.

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We recently reported that Vivo could soon launch a new smartphone in its home market named Vivo Y93. In line with our report, the company has today silently launched the Vivo Y93 smartphone in China.

The phone is priced at 1,500 Yuan, which roughly converts to $215 and is already available for purchase through the Vivo Online Store in China. It comes in two color options — Starry Night and Red. While the phone is up for sale in China, there’s no confirmation about its availability in other markets.

The company says that it is using 3D micro-arc design at the back to make the smartphone more ergonomic. The Vivo V93 sports a 6.2-inch HD+ LCD display with 1520 x 720 pixels resolution and a smaller teardrop notch at the top.

Under the hood, the device runs on an octa-core 12nm Snapdragon 439 processor clocked at 1.95 GHz along with an Adreno 505 graphics processor. In the memory department, the phone comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. There’s also a microSD card slot which allows you to further expand the phone’s storage capacity up to 256GB.

Coming to the optics, there’s a dual camera setup on the back, consisting of a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor for depth sensing. The primary snapper features phase-detection autofocus for fast focus speeds and the phone also supports AI-powered portrait mode. On the front side, the device comes equipped with an 8-megapixel snapper with features like Face Wake, AI beautification, and AR stickers.

The front-facing camera also comes with Vivo’s AI beautification feature that analyses user’s skin texture, skin color, and scene light to add customized beautification effects. It also comes with Face Wake facial recognition feature, which the company claims can detect 1,024 unique features of the user’s face for higher security. Unfortunately, the device does not feature a fingerprint sensor.

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The Vivo Y93 runs Android 8.1 Oreo operating system with the company’s own FunTouch custom interface on top. It also comes pre-loaded with the company’s Jovi AI assistant. There’s also a Game Mode feature that aims to enhance your gaming experience. The phone is fuelled by a 4,030mAh battery but lacks fast charging support. However, it comes with intelligent battery-saving features that helps in extending battery stamina.

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A recent report has revealed that Vivo may soon release Vivo Y95 smartphone in November as a successor for the Vivo 83 phone. A China Telecom website listing for the Vivo Y93 suggests that China will be also receiving this new Y-series smartphone in the coming month. The listing suggests that it could be the first smartphone to feature the new Snapdragon 439 mobile platform that was announced in June this year.

A Vivo phone with variants V1818A and V1818T was spotted with full specifications on the website of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and TENAA, the Chinese telecom authority. However, these listings had not revealed the product name of the device. The China Telecom listing of the Vivo V1818A reveals that it will be arriving in China as Vivo Y93 smartphone.

Qualcomm had launched Snapdragon 429, Snapdragon 439 and Snapdragon 632 mobile platforms in June. The Honor 8C and Meizu Note 8 are the first phones to arrive with Snapdragon 632. Phones powered by other two SoCs have not released yet. The SD439 is a 14nm chipset that includes Adreno 505 graphics and 1.9 GHz quad cores of Cortex A53 and 1.45 GHz quad cores of Cortex A53.

Coming back to Vivo Y93, the SoC of the smartphone will be coupled with 4 GB of RAM. It will be equipped with an internal storage of 64 GB. The handset is expected to release in China on Nov. 15 with a price tag of 1,598 Yuan (~$230). It will be arriving Zixia Red and Starry Night Black colors.

• Read More: Vivo V9 Pro 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage edition likely to release in India on November 1

A waterdrop notch screen of 6.2 inches is available on the Vivo Y93 smartphone. The display carries support for HD+ resolution of 720 x 1520 pixels. The handset is packed with a 3,935mAh battery. There is no confirmation on whether the phone carries support for fast charging. Also, the handset does not seem to feature a fingerprint scanner. So, the users of Y95 could be only relying on face unlock feature for unlocking it.

The Vivo Y93 is loaded with Android 8.1 Oreo OS. Apart from internal storage, it offers additional space for storing contents through microSD card slot. There is a selfie camera of 8-megapixel on the device. The rear panel of the phone is equipped with 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual camera setup.

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