Huawei Honor Play vs O2 XDA phone

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

    XDA phone: 71 g lighter

    Honor Play:
    176 g
    XDA phone:
    105 g
  • Width

    XDA phone: 28.3 mm narrower

    Honor Play:
    74.3 mm
    XDA phone:
    46 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA phone: 4.1 in smaller diagonal

    Honor Play:
    6.3 in
    XDA phone:
    2.2 in
  • Chipset

    Honor Play:
    Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
    XDA phone:
    TI OMAP 850
  • Rear camera layout

    Honor Play:
    Dual
    XDA phone:
    Single
  • Depth

    Honor Play: 10 mm thinner

    Honor Play:
    7.5 mm
    XDA phone:
    17.5 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. Honor Play

    Height:
    157.9 mm +50.9 mm versus XDA phone
    Width:
    74.3 mm +28.3 mm versus XDA phone
    Depth:
    7.5 mm
  2. 2. XDA phone

    Height:
    107 mm
    Width:
    46 mm
    Depth:
    17.5 mm +10 mm versus Honor Play

Weight

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

  1. 1. Honor Play

    176 g

    +71 g versus XDA phone

  2. 2. XDA phone

    105 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. 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 phone

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

Honor Play has approximately 550% more rectangular screen area than XDA phone.

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 phone: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 64 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 phone

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

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

    +2600 mAh versus XDA phone

  2. 2. XDA phone

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play2. XDA phone

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play, XDA phone.
SpecificationHonor PlayXDA phone
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm
  • 107 Х 46 Х 17.5 mm
Weight
  • 176 g
  • 105 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 6.3" inch
  • 2.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 2340 px
  • 240 x 320 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
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3750 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
Chipset
  • Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
  • TI OMAP 850
NFC
  • No
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Honor Play, XDA phone.
SpecificationHonor PlayXDA phone
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 97.4 cm2
  • 15 cm2
Screen format
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 83.0%
  • 30.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 409 PPI
  • 182 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play, XDA phone.
SpecificationHonor PlayXDA phone
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 MP,
Specifications
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1.0µm
  • No
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play, XDA phone.
SpecificationHonor PlayXDA phone
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
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 phone.
SpecificationHonor PlayXDA phone
Release date
  • 2018
  • July
  • 2005
  • September
Colors
  • Midnight Black
  • Navy Blue
  • Violet
  • Player Edition Red
  • Player Edition Black
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 320 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 250 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play, XDA phone.
SpecificationHonor PlayXDA phone
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
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • No
USB
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • EDR
  • aptX HD
  • 1.2
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play, XDA phone.
SpecificationHonor PlayXDA phone
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Honor Play, XDA phone.
SpecificationHonor PlayXDA phone
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging 18W - Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global
  • Infrared port - Microsoft ActiveSync -MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to i-mate SP4m.