Huawei Honor 7A vs Huawei Honor Play

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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

    Honor 7A: 26 g lighter

    Honor 7A:
    150 g
    Honor Play:
    176 g
  • Width

    Honor 7A: 1.3 mm narrower

    Honor 7A:
    73 mm
    Honor Play:
    74.3 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Honor 7A: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

    Honor 7A:
    5.7 in
    Honor Play:
    6.3 in
  • Chipset

    Honor 7A:
    Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm)
    Honor Play:
    Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
  • Height

    Honor 7A: 5.5 mm shorter

    Honor 7A:
    152.4 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.

  1. 1. Honor 7A

    Height:
    152.4 mm
    Width:
    73 mm
    Depth:
    7.8 mm
  2. 2. Honor Play

    Height:
    157.9 mm +5.5 mm versus Honor 7A
    Width:
    74.3 mm +1.3 mm versus Honor 7A
    Depth:
    7.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Honor 7A

    150 g

  2. 2. Honor Play

    176 g

    +26 g versus Honor 7A

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. Honor 7A

    Screen diagonal:
    5.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    18:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    83.8 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 16.2% more rectangular screen area than Honor 7A.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Honor 7A: Original memory entry

32 GB · 2/3 GB RAM 16 GB · 2 GB RAM

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. Honor 7A

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 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. Honor 7A

    3000 mAh

  2. 2. Honor Play

    3750 mAh

    +750 mAh versus Honor 7A

Specifications

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1. Honor 7A2. Honor Play

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor 7A, Honor Play.
SpecificationHonor 7AHonor Play
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 152.4 Х 73 Х 7.8 mm
  • 157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 176 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5.7" inch
  • 6.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1440 px
  • 1080 x 2340 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 GB
  • 2/3 GB RAM 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 64 GB
  • 4/6 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 3750 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 8
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm)
  • Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • No
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Honor 7A, Honor Play.
SpecificationHonor 7AHonor Play
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 83.8 cm2
  • 97.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 18:9 (height:width)
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 75.4%
  • 83.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 282 PPI
  • 409 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor 7A, Honor Play.
SpecificationHonor 7AHonor Play
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Dual
  • 16 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.2
  • PDAF -2 MP
  • depth sensor
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.2
  • PDAF -2 MP
  • f/2.4
  • depth sensor
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 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 Honor 7A, Honor Play.
SpecificationHonor 7AHonor Play
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.1 GHz Cortex A53)
  • Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 505
  • Mali-G72 MP12
Antutu 7 score *
  • 41822
  • 207232
Antutu 8 score * Unknown
  • 226029
GeekBench 5 Single Core * Unknown
  • 349
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1241
General specs
General specs — specifications for Honor 7A, Honor Play.
SpecificationHonor 7AHonor Play
Release date
  • 2018
  • April
  • 2018
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Blue
  • Midnight Black
  • Navy Blue
  • Violet
  • Player Edition Red
  • Player Edition Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 EUR
  • 320 EUR
Body build
  • Front glass
  • aluminum body
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor 7A, Honor Play.
SpecificationHonor 7AHonor Play
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE
  • 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 Cat4 150/50 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 b/g/n
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • EDR
  • aptX HD
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor 7A, Honor Play.
SpecificationHonor 7AHonor Play
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Honor 7A, Honor Play.
SpecificationHonor 7AHonor Play
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - For China
  • India
  • Egypt
  • UAE
  • SA; other markets Available with a single or dual rear cameras (market dependent)
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging 18W - Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global