Huawei Honor Play vs OnePlus 5T: 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

5T:

OLED
Weight

5T: 14 g lighter

Honor Play:

176 g

5T:

162 g
Screen diagonal

5T: 0.29 in smaller diagonal

Honor Play:

6.3 in

5T:

6.01 in
Chipset

Honor Play:

Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)

5T:

Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
Release year

Honor Play:

2018

5T:

2017

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
Width:

74.3 mm
Depth:

7.5 mm
2. 5T

Height:

156.1 mm
Width:

75 mm
Depth:

7.3 mm

Weight

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

1. Honor Play

176 g

+14 g versus 5T
2. 5T

162 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. 5T

Screen diagonal:

6.01 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

18:9

Approximate rectangular screen area:

93.2 cm²

Honor Play has approximately 4.5% more rectangular screen area than 5T.

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

5T: Original memory entry

128 GB · 8 GB RAM 64 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. 5T

NFC:: Yes
Headphone jack:: Yes
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

+450 mAh versus 5T
2. 5T

3300 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play2. 5T

Everyday essentials

Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play, 5T.
Specification	Honor Play	5T
Dimensions (HxWxD)	157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm	156.1 Х 75 Х 7.3 mm
Weight	176 g	162 g
Technology	IPS LCD	Optic AMOLED
Screen size	6.3" inch	6.01" inch
Screen resolution	1080 x 2340 px	1080 x 2160 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 GB 8 GB RAM 64 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	3300 mAh Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2	Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); OxygenOS 5.1.4
Chipset	Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
NFC	No	Yes
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes

Display

Display — specifications for Honor Play, 5T.
Specification	Honor Play	5T
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen area	97.4 cm2	93.7 cm2
Screen format	19.5:9 (height:width)	18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	83.0%	80.0%
PPI /points per inch/	409 PPI	401 PPI
Screen protection	Unknown	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Camera and Video

Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play, 5T.
Specification	Honor Play	5T
Rear camera, main	16 MP Dual	16 MP Dual
Camera specs	16 MP f/2.2 PDAF -2 MP f/2.4 depth sensor	16 MP f/1.7 27mm (wide) 1/2.8'' 1.12µm PDAF -20 MP 1.0µm AF PDAF
Functions	LED flash HDR panorama	Auto-HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p (gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie	16 MP Single	16 MP Single
Specifications	16 MP f/2.0 1.0µm	16 MP f/2.0 20mm 1/3.1'' 1.0µm

Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play, 5T.
Specification	Honor Play	5T
Processor CPU	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU	Mali-G72 MP12	Adreno 540
Antutu 7 score *	207232	212387
GeekBench 4 Single Core *	Unknown	1941
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *	Unknown	6612
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *	Unknown	7859
Antutu 8 score *	226029	263919
GeekBench 4 Battery *	Unknown	3936
GeekBench 5 Single Core *	349	383
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core *	1241	1655

General specs

General specs — specifications for Honor Play, 5T.
Specification	Honor Play	5T
Release date	2018 July	2017 November
Colors	Midnight Black Navy Blue Violet Player Edition Red Player Edition Black	Midnight Black Lava Red Sandstone White (128/8GB only)
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.	320 EUR	500 EUR
Body build	Unknown	Front glass aluminum frame back

Communication and Connectivity

Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play, 5T.
Specification	Honor Play	5T
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) 12(700) 17(700) 18(800) 19(800) 20(800) 25(1900) 26(850) 28(700) 29(700) 30(2300) 34(2000) 38(2600) 39(1900) 40(2300) 41(2500) 66(1700/2100)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
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 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band WiFi Direct DLNA hotspot
GPS	Yes with A-GPS GLONASS BDS	Yes with A-GPS GLONASS BDS GALILEO
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 aptX HD

Music and Audio

Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play, 5T.
Specification	Honor Play	5T
Radio	No	No
Others	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	DCI-P3 Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dirac HD sound

Other features

Other features — specifications for Honor Play, 5T.
Specification	Honor Play	5T
Dop	Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted) accelerometer gyro proximity compass - Fast battery charging 18W - Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global	Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted) accelerometer gyro proximity compass - Fast battery charging 5V 4A 20W (Dash Charge)

Huawei Honor Play vs OnePlus 5T