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Huawei Honor Play vs O2 XDA Exec

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

    Honor Play: 109 g lighter

    Honor Play:
    176 g
    XDA Exec:
    285 g
  • Width

    Honor Play: 6.7 mm narrower

    Honor Play:
    74.3 mm
    XDA Exec:
    81 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Exec: 2.7 in smaller diagonal

    Honor Play:
    6.3 in
    XDA Exec:
    3.6 in
  • Rear camera layout

    Honor Play:
    Dual
    XDA Exec:
    Single
  • Depth

    Honor Play: 17.5 mm thinner

    Honor Play:
    7.5 mm
    XDA Exec:
    25 mm
  • Height

    XDA Exec: 30.9 mm shorter

    Honor Play:
    157.9 mm
    XDA Exec:
    127 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 Play

    Height:
    157.9 mm +30.9 mm versus XDA Exec
    Width:
    74.3 mm
    Depth:
    7.5 mm
  2. 2. XDA Exec

    Height:
    127 mm
    Width:
    81 mm +6.7 mm versus Honor Play
    Depth:
    25 mm +17.5 mm versus Honor Play

Weight

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

  1. 1. Honor Play

    176 g

  2. 2. XDA Exec

    285 g

    +109 g versus Honor Play

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 Play

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

    Screen diagonal:
    3.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    40.1 cm²

Honor Play has approximately 142.8% more rectangular screen area than XDA Exec.

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

XDA Exec: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 128 MB ROM

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. XDA Exec

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SDIO/MMC

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 Play

    3750 mAh

    +2130 mAh versus XDA Exec

  2. 2. XDA Exec

    1620 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play2. XDA Exec

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play, XDA Exec.
SpecificationHonor PlayXDA Exec
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm
  • 127 Х 81 Х 25 mm
Weight
  • 176 g
  • 285 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 6.3" inch
  • 3.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 2340 px
  • 640 x 480 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
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
  • SDIO/MMC
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3750 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1620 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
Chipset
  • Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • No
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Honor Play, XDA Exec.
SpecificationHonor PlayXDA Exec
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 97.4 cm2
  • 40.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 83.0%
  • 39.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 409 PPI
  • 222 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play, XDA Exec.
SpecificationHonor PlayXDA Exec
Rear camera, main
  • 16 MP
  • Dual
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.2
  • PDAF -2 MP
  • f/2.4
  • depth sensor
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 16 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1.0µm
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play, XDA Exec.
SpecificationHonor PlayXDA Exec
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • Intel Bulverde 520 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-G72 MP12
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 207232
Unknown
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, XDA Exec.
SpecificationHonor PlayXDA Exec
Release date
  • 2018
  • July
  • 2005
  • August
Colors
  • Midnight Black
  • Navy Blue
  • Violet
  • Player Edition Red
  • Player Edition Black
  • Stylish black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 320 EUR
  • 300 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 250 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play, XDA Exec.
SpecificationHonor PlayXDA Exec
SIM card
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
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 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • No
USB
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • EDR
  • aptX HD
  • 1.2
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play, XDA Exec.
SpecificationHonor PlayXDA Exec
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Dual speakers
Other features
Other features — specifications for Honor Play, XDA Exec.
SpecificationHonor PlayXDA Exec
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging 18W - Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek 9000
  • i-mate JASJAR and T-Mobile MDA IV.