HTC One VX vs Huawei Honor Play

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • Weight

    One VX: 51.3 g lighter

    One VX:
    124.7 g
    Honor Play:
    176 g
  • Width

    One VX: 6.7 mm narrower

    One VX:
    67.6 mm
    Honor Play:
    74.3 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    One VX: 1.8 in smaller diagonal

    One VX:
    4.5 in
    Honor Play:
    6.3 in
  • Chipset

    One VX:
    Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
    Honor Play:
    Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
  • Rear camera layout

    One VX:
    Single
    Honor Play:
    Dual
  • Depth

    Honor Play: 1.7 mm thinner

    One VX:
    9.2 mm
    Honor Play:
    7.5 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.

  1. 1. One VX

    Height:
    133.5 mm
    Width:
    67.6 mm
    Depth:
    9.2 mm +1.7 mm versus Honor Play
  2. 2. Honor Play

    Height:
    157.9 mm +24.4 mm versus One VX
    Width:
    74.3 mm +6.7 mm versus One VX
    Depth:
    7.5 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. One VX

    124.7 g

  2. 2. Honor Play

    176 g

    +51.3 g versus One VX

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. One VX

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    55.8 cm²
  2. 2. Honor Play

    Screen diagonal:
    6.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    19.5:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    97.4 cm²

Honor Play has approximately 74.5% more rectangular screen area than One VX.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM for One VX, Honor Play, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageOne VXHonor Play
8 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
Honor Play: Original memory entry

64 GB · 4/6 GB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. One VX

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Honor Play

NFC:
No
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. One VX

    1800 mAh

  2. 2. Honor Play

    3750 mAh

    +1950 mAh versus One VX

Specifications

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1. One VX2. Honor Play

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for One VX, Honor Play.
SpecificationOne VXHonor Play
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 133.5 Х 67.6 Х 9.2 mm
  • 157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm
Weight
  • 124.7 g
  • 176 g
Technology
  • Super LCD2
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 6.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 1080 x 2340 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 64 GB
  • 4/6 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1800 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 3750 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich); Sense UI 4
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
  • Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
  • No
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for One VX, Honor Play.
SpecificationOne VXHonor Play
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 97.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.9%
  • 83.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 409 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for One VX, Honor Play.
SpecificationOne VXHonor Play
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.2
  • PDAF -2 MP
  • f/2.4
  • depth sensor
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1.0µm
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for One VX, Honor Play.
SpecificationOne VXHonor Play
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
  • Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 305
  • Mali-G72 MP12
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 207232
Antutu 8 score * Unknown
  • 226029
GeekBench 5 Single Core * Unknown
  • 349
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1241
General specs
General specs — specifications for One VX, Honor Play.
SpecificationOne VXHonor Play
Release date
  • 2012
  • October
  • 2018
  • July
Colors
  • White
  • Black
  • Gray
  • Midnight Black
  • Navy Blue
  • Violet
  • Player Edition Red
  • Player Edition Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 290 EUR
  • 320 EUR
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for One VX, Honor Play.
SpecificationOne VXHonor Play
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 -4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100)
  • 17(700)
  • 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 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • DLNA
  • 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
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • EDR
  • aptX HD
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.16 W/kg (head) 1.23 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for One VX, Honor Play.
SpecificationOne VXHonor Play
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Beats Audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for One VX, Honor Play.
SpecificationOne VXHonor Play
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player -Document viewer - For AT&T
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging 18W - Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global