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BLU Magic vs Huawei Honor Play

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

BLU Magic

BLU Magic

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • WidthMagic: 16.3 mm narrowerMagic: 58 mm · Honor Play: 74.3 mm
  • Screen diagonalMagic: 3.1 in smaller diagonalMagic: 3.2 in · Honor Play: 6.3 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1 / Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)Magic: Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1 · Honor Play: Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
  • Rear camera layoutSingle / DualMagic: Single · Honor Play: Dual
  • DepthHonor Play: 6 mm thinnerHonor Play: 7.5 mm · Magic: 13.5 mm
  • HeightMagic: 46.9 mm shorterMagic: 111 mm · Honor Play: 157.9 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

Front
Magic: 111 × 58 mm 1 Honor Play: 157.9 × 74.3 mm 2
Side
Magic: 111 × 13.5 mm 1 Honor Play: 157.9 × 7.5 mm 2
  1. 1. Magic
    Height
    111 mm
    Width
    58 mm
    Depth
    13.5 mm
    Weight
    Unknown
  2. 2. Honor Play
    Height
    157.9 mm
    Width
    74.3 mm
    Depth
    7.5 mm
    Weight
    176 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationMagicHonor Play
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
  • 157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 176 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 6.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 1080 x 2340 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 64 GB
  • 4/6 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1450 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3750 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
  • Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • No
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationMagicHonor Play
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 30.5 cm2
  • 97.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.4%
  • 83.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 180 PPI
  • 409 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationMagicHonor Play
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.2
  • PDAF -2 MP
  • f/2.4
  • depth sensor
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 320p@18fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1.0µm
Performance
Performance
SpecificationMagicHonor Play
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Mali-G72 MP12
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 207232
Antutu 8 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 226029
GeekBench 5 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 349
GeekBench 5 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 1241
General specs
General specs
SpecificationMagicHonor Play
Release date
  • 2011
  • February
  • 2018
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Midnight Black
  • Navy Blue
  • Violet
  • Player Edition Red
  • Player Edition Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 110 EUR
  • 320 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationMagicHonor Play
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 8(900)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - China
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • EDR
  • aptX HD
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationMagicHonor Play
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationMagicHonor Play
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/AMR-NB/AMR-WB/MIDI/PCM/WMA -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging 18W - Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global

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