Huawei Honor Play vs Meizu 16s: 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.

Display technology

OLED versus LCD

Honor Play:

LCD

16s:

OLED
Weight

16s: 11 g lighter

Honor Play:

176 g

16s:

165 g
Chipset

Honor Play:

Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)

16s:

Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Height

16s: 6 mm shorter

Honor Play:

157.9 mm

16s:

151.9 mm
Release year

Honor Play:

2018

16s:

2019

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 +6 mm versus 16s
Width:

74.3 mm
Depth:

7.5 mm
2. 16s

Height:

151.9 mm
Width:

73.4 mm
Depth:

7.6 mm

Weight

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

1. Honor Play

176 g

+11 g versus 16s
2. 16s

165 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. 16s

Screen diagonal:

6.2 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

18.5:9

Approximate rectangular screen area:

97.6 cm²

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 Play: Original memory entry

64 GB · 4/6 GB RAM

16s: Original memory entry

128/256 GB · 8 GB RAM 128 GB · 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. 16s

NFC:: Yes
Headphone jack:: No
Memory card support:: No

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

+150 mAh versus 16s
2. 16s

3600 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play2. 16s

Everyday essentials

Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play, 16s.
Specification	Honor Play	16s
Dimensions (HxWxD)	157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm	151.9 Х 73.4 Х 7.6 mm
Weight	176 g	165 g
Technology	IPS LCD	AMOLED
Screen size	6.3" inch	6.2" inch
Screen resolution	1080 x 2340 px	1080 x 2232 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	128/256 GB 8 GB RAM 128 GB 6 GB RAM
Memory card support	microSD up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.	3750 mAh Non-removable Li-Po	3600 mAh Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2	Android 9.0 (Pie); Flyme 7.3
Chipset	Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
NFC	No	Yes
Headphone jack	Yes	No

Display

Display — specifications for Honor Play, 16s.
Specification	Honor Play	16s
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen area	97.4 cm2	97.2 cm2
Screen format	19.5:9 (height:width)	18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	83.0%	87.2%
PPI /points per inch/	409 PPI	400 PPI

Camera and Video

Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play, 16s.
Specification	Honor Play	16s
Rear camera, main	16 MP Dual	48 MP Dual
Camera specs	16 MP f/2.2 PDAF -2 MP f/2.4 depth sensor	48 MP f/1.7 PDAF OIS -20MP f/2.6 (telephoto)
Functions	LED flash HDR panorama	HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	16 MP Single	20 MP Single
Specifications	16 MP f/2.0 1.0µm	20MP f/2.2

Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play, 16s.
Specification	Honor Play	16s
Processor CPU	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor GPU	Mali-G72 MP12	Adreno 640
Antutu 7 score *	207232	Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *	Unknown	3536
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *	Unknown	10570
Antutu 8 score *	226029	433481
GeekBench 5 Single Core *	349	751
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core *	1241	2761

General specs

General specs — specifications for Honor Play, 16s.
Specification	Honor Play	16s
Release date	2018 July	2019 April
Colors	Midnight Black Navy Blue Violet Player Edition Red Player Edition Black	Carbon black Pearl White Phantom Blue
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.	320 EUR	420 EUR

Communication and Connectivity

Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play, 16s.
Specification	Honor Play	16s
SIM card	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Nano-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 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100) 2(1900) 3(1800) 4(1700/2100) 5(850) 7(2600) 8(900) 20(800) 40(2300)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA LTE-A
GPRS	Yes	Yes
Edge	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band Wi-Fi Direct hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 а/b/g/n/ac dual-band WiFi Direct hotspot
GPS	Yes with A-GPS GLONASS BDS	Yes with A-GPS BDS
USB	2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth	4.2 A2DP LE EDR aptX HD	5.0 A2DP LE

Music and Audio

Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play, 16s.
Specification	Honor Play	16s
Radio	No	No
Others	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Other features — specifications for Honor Play, 16s.
Specification	Honor Play	16s
Dop	Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted) accelerometer gyro proximity compass - Fast battery charging 18W - Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global	Sensors Fingerprint (under display) accelerometer gyro proximity compass - Fast battery charging 24W mCharge

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