Huawei Honor Play vs Plum Pilot Plus: 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

Pilot Plus: 33 g lighter

Honor Play:

176 g

Pilot Plus:

143 g
Width

Honor Play: 2.2 mm narrower

Honor Play:

74.3 mm

Pilot Plus:

76.5 mm
Screen diagonal

Pilot Plus: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

Honor Play:

6.3 in

Pilot Plus:

5.5 in
Chipset

Honor Play:

Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)

Pilot Plus:

Mediatek MT6582M (28 nm)
Rear camera layout

Honor Play:

Dual

Pilot Plus:

Single
Depth

Honor Play: 0.8 mm thinner

Honor Play:

7.5 mm

Pilot Plus:

8.3 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 +10.4 mm versus Pilot Plus
Width:

74.3 mm
Depth:

7.5 mm
2. Pilot Plus

Height:

147.5 mm
Width:

76.5 mm +2.2 mm versus Honor Play
Depth:

8.3 mm +0.8 mm versus Honor Play

Weight

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

1. Honor Play

176 g

+33 g versus Pilot Plus
2. Pilot Plus

143 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. Pilot Plus

Screen diagonal:

5.5 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

16:9

Approximate rectangular screen area:

83.4 cm²

Honor Play has approximately 16.8% more rectangular screen area than Pilot Plus.

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, Pilot Plus, compared at the same storage capacity.
Storage	Honor Play	Pilot Plus
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. Pilot Plus

NFC:: Unknown
Headphone jack:: Yes
Memory card support:: See details microSD · up to 64 GB

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

+1550 mAh versus Pilot Plus
2. Pilot Plus

2200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play2. Pilot Plus

Everyday essentials

Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play, Pilot Plus.
Specification	Honor Play	Pilot Plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)	157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm	147.5 Х 76.5 Х 8.3 mm
Weight	176 g	143 g
Technology	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen size	6.3" inch	5.5" inch
Screen resolution	1080 x 2340 px	540 x 960 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 64 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.	3750 mAh Non-removable Li-Po	2200 mAh Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset	Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Mediatek MT6582M (28 nm)
NFC	No	Unknown
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes

Display

Display — specifications for Honor Play, Pilot Plus.
Specification	Honor Play	Pilot Plus
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen area	97.4 cm2	83.4 cm2
Screen format	19.5:9 (height:width)	16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	83.0%	73.9%
PPI /points per inch/	409 PPI	200 PPI

Camera and Video

Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play, Pilot Plus.
Specification	Honor Play	Pilot Plus
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
Functions	LED flash HDR panorama	LED flash panorama HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	16 MP Single	2 MP Single
Specifications	16 MP f/2.0 1.0µm	2 MP AF

Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play, Pilot Plus.
Specification	Honor Play	Pilot Plus
Processor CPU	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU	Mali-G72 MP12	Mali-400MP2
Antutu 7 score *	207232	9000
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, Pilot Plus.
Specification	Honor Play	Pilot Plus
Release date	2018 July	2014 May
Colors	Midnight Black Navy Blue Violet Player Edition Red Player Edition Black	Black White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.	320 EUR	Unknown
Battery life	Unknown	Stand by time- Up to 900 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 20 h (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G)

Communication and Connectivity

Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play, Pilot Plus.
Specification	Honor Play	Pilot Plus
SIM card	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM dual stand-by)	Dual 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 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA 21.1/11.5 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 hotspot
GPS	Yes with A-GPS GLONASS BDS	Yes with A-GPS
USB	2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth	4.2 A2DP LE EDR aptX HD	4.0 A2DP

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Other features — specifications for Honor Play, Pilot Plus.
Specification	Honor Play	Pilot Plus
Dop	Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted) accelerometer gyro proximity compass - Fast battery charging 18W - Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global	Sensors Accelerometer gyro proximity - Also known as Plum Pilot Plus Z550

Huawei Honor Play vs Plum Pilot Plus