Huawei Honor Play vs ZTE Blade A601: 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

Blade A601: 24 g lighter

Honor Play:

176 g

Blade A601:

152 g
Width

Blade A601: 3.1 mm narrower

Honor Play:

74.3 mm

Blade A601:

71.2 mm
Screen diagonal

Blade A601: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

Honor Play:

6.3 in

Blade A601:

5 in
Rear camera layout

Honor Play:

Dual

Blade A601:

Single
Depth

Honor Play: 2 mm thinner

Honor Play:

7.5 mm

Blade A601:

9.5 mm
Height

Blade A601: 12.9 mm shorter

Honor Play:

157.9 mm

Blade A601:

145 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 +12.9 mm versus Blade A601
Width:

74.3 mm +3.1 mm versus Blade A601
Depth:

7.5 mm
2. Blade A601

Height:

145 mm
Width:

71.2 mm
Depth:

9.5 mm +2 mm versus Honor Play

Weight

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

1. Honor Play

176 g

+24 g versus Blade A601
2. Blade A601

152 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. Blade A601

Screen diagonal:

5 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

16:9

Approximate rectangular screen area:

68.9 cm²

Honor Play has approximately 41.4% more rectangular screen area than Blade A601.

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, Blade A601, compared at the same storage capacity.
Storage	Honor Play	Blade A601
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. Blade A601

NFC:: Unknown
Headphone jack:: Yes
Memory card support:: See details microSD · up to 32 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
2. Blade A601

4000 mAh

+250 mAh versus Honor Play

Specifications

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1. Honor Play2. Blade A601

Everyday essentials

Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play, Blade A601.
Specification	Honor Play	Blade A601
Dimensions (HxWxD)	157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm	145 Х 71.2 Х 9.5 mm
Weight	176 g	152 g
Technology	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen size	6.3" inch	5" inch
Screen resolution	1080 x 2340 px	720 x 1280 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 32 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.	3750 mAh Non-removable Li-Po	4000 mAh Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset	Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Unknown
NFC	No	Unknown
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes

Display

Display — specifications for Honor Play, Blade A601.
Specification	Honor Play	Blade A601
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen area	97.4 cm2	68.9 cm2
Screen format	19.5:9 (height:width)	16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	83.0%	66.8%
PPI /points per inch/	409 PPI	294 PPI

Camera and Video

Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play, Blade A601.
Specification	Honor Play	Blade A601
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 HDR panorama
Video	1080p@30fps	720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	16 MP Single	2 MP Single
Specifications	16 MP f/2.0 1.0µm	2 MP

Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play, Blade A601.
Specification	Honor Play	Blade A601
Processor CPU	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU	Mali-G72 MP12	Unknown
Antutu 7 score *	207232	23569
GeekBench 4 Single Core *	Unknown	426
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *	Unknown	1153
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, Blade A601.
Specification	Honor Play	Blade A601
Release date	2018 July	2016 June
Colors	Midnight Black Navy Blue Violet Player Edition Red Player Edition Black	Black Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.	320 EUR	80 EUR

Communication and Connectivity

Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play, Blade A601.
Specification	Honor Play	Blade A601
SIM card	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Micro-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 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA LTE Cat4 150/50 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 b/g/n Wi-Fi Direct 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, Blade A601.
Specification	Honor Play	Blade A601
Radio	No	FM radio
Others	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	Unknown

Other features

Other features — specifications for Honor Play, Blade A601.
Specification	Honor Play	Blade A601
Dop	Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted) accelerometer gyro proximity compass - Fast battery charging 18W - Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global	Sensors Accelerometer proximity

Huawei Honor Play vs ZTE Blade A601