Huawei Honor Play vs LG Spirit: specs comparison

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

Spirit: 51.6 g lighter

Honor Play:

176 g

Spirit:

124.4 g
Width

Spirit: 8.2 mm narrower

Honor Play:

74.3 mm

Spirit:

66.1 mm
Screen diagonal

Spirit: 1.6 in smaller diagonal

Honor Play:

6.3 in

Spirit:

4.7 in
Rear camera layout

Honor Play:

Dual

Spirit:

Single
Depth

Honor Play: 2.5 mm thinner

Honor Play:

7.5 mm

Spirit:

10 mm
Height

Spirit: 24.6 mm shorter

Honor Play:

157.9 mm

Spirit:

133.3 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. Honor Play

Height:

157.9 mm +24.6 mm versus Spirit
Width:

74.3 mm +8.2 mm versus Spirit
Depth:

7.5 mm
2. Spirit

Height:

133.3 mm
Width:

66.1 mm
Depth:

10 mm +2.5 mm versus Honor Play

Weight

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

1. Honor Play

176 g

+51.6 g versus Spirit
2. Spirit

124.4 g

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. Honor Play

Screen diagonal:

6.3 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

19.5:9

Approximate rectangular screen area:

97.4 cm²
2. Spirit

Screen diagonal:

4.7 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

16:9

Approximate rectangular screen area:

60.9 cm²

Honor Play has approximately 60% more rectangular screen area than Spirit.

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 Honor Play, Spirit, compared at the same storage capacity.
Storage	Honor Play	Spirit
8 GB	Unknown	1 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 Play

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

2. Spirit

NFC:: See details Yes (H445 only)
Headphone jack:: Yes
Memory card support:: See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated 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. Honor Play

3750 mAh

+1650 mAh versus Spirit
2. Spirit

2100 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play2. Spirit

Everyday essentials

Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play, Spirit.
Specification	Honor Play	Spirit
Dimensions (HxWxD)	157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm	133.3 Х 66.1 Х 10 mm
Weight	176 g	124.4 g
Technology	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen size	6.3" inch	4.7" inch
Screen resolution	1080 x 2340 px	720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.	64 GB 4/6 GB RAM	8 GB 1 GB RAM
Memory card support	microSD up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	microSD up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.	3750 mAh Non-removable Li-Po	2100 mAh Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2	Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop) upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset	Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) H440N H445 -Mediatek MT6582 - H420
NFC	No	Yes (H445 only)
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes

Display

Display — specifications for Honor Play, Spirit.
Specification	Honor Play	Spirit
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen area	97.4 cm2	60.9 cm2
Screen format	19.5:9 (height:width)	16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	83.0%	69.1%
PPI /points per inch/	409 PPI	312 PPI
Screen protection	Unknown	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Camera and Video

Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play, Spirit.
Specification	Honor Play	Spirit
Rear camera, main	16 MP Dual	8 MP Single
Camera specs	16 MP f/2.2 PDAF -2 MP f/2.4 depth sensor	8 MP AF - H440N H445 -5 MP AF - H420
Functions	LED flash HDR panorama	LED flash
Video	1080p@30fps	720p
Front camera, selfie	16 MP Single	1 MP Single
Specifications	16 MP f/2.0 1.0µm	1 MP

Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play, Spirit.
Specification	Honor Play	Spirit
Processor CPU	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 H440N H445 -Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 - H420
Graphics processor GPU	Mali-G72 MP12	Adreno 306 -Mali-400MP2
Antutu 7 score *	207232	21458
GeekBench 4 Single Core *	Unknown	477
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *	Unknown	1226
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *	Unknown	898
Antutu 8 score *	226029	Unknown
GeekBench 5 Single Core *	349	Unknown
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core *	1241	Unknown

General specs

General specs — specifications for Honor Play, Spirit.
Specification	Honor Play	Spirit
Release date	2018 July	2015 February
Colors	Midnight Black Navy Blue Violet Player Edition Red Player Edition Black	Titan Gold White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.	320 EUR	120 EUR
Battery life	Unknown	Stand by time- Up to 540 h (2G) / Up to 591 h (3G)

Communication and Connectivity

Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play, Spirit.
Specification	Honor Play	Spirit
SIM card	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM dual stand-by)
Network	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	Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - H440N HSDPA 900 / 2100 - H420 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - H445 -4G - LTE band 1(2100) 3(1800) 7(2600) 8(900) 20(800) - H440N LTE band 2(1900) 4(1700/2100) 5(850) 17(700) - H445
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Class 12
Edge	Yes	Class 12
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band Wi-Fi Direct hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi Direct hotspot
GPS	Yes with A-GPS GLONASS BDS	Yes with A-GPS GLONASS
USB	2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth	4.2 A2DP LE EDR aptX HD	4.1 A2DP LE
Harmful irradiation	Unknown	SAR - 1.06 W/kg (head) 0.92 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play, Spirit.
Specification	Honor Play	Spirit
Radio	No	FM radio RDS
Others	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	Unknown

Other features

Other features — specifications for Honor Play, Spirit.
Specification	Honor Play	Spirit
Dop	Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted) accelerometer gyro proximity compass - Fast battery charging 18W - Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global	Sensors Accelerometer proximity - Available as LG Spirit 4G LTE H440N (3G/LTE); LG Spirit H420 (3G only); LG Spirit Dual SIM with dual-SIM card slots; LG Escape 2 H445 (AT&T)

Huawei Honor Play vs LG Spirit