Huawei Honor Play vs ZTE Blade V7 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

Blade V7 Plus: 40 g lighter

Honor Play:

176 g

Blade V7 Plus:

136 g
Width

Blade V7 Plus: 1.8 mm narrower

Honor Play:

74.3 mm

Blade V7 Plus:

72.5 mm
Screen diagonal

Blade V7 Plus: 1.1 in smaller diagonal

Honor Play:

6.3 in

Blade V7 Plus:

5.2 in
Chipset

Honor Play:

Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)

Blade V7 Plus:

Mediatek MT6753 (28 nm)
Rear camera layout

Honor Play:

Dual

Blade V7 Plus:

Single
Depth

Honor Play: 0.5 mm thinner

Honor Play:

7.5 mm

Blade V7 Plus:

8 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 +11.9 mm versus Blade V7 Plus
Width:

74.3 mm +1.8 mm versus Blade V7 Plus
Depth:

7.5 mm
2. Blade V7 Plus

Height:

146 mm
Width:

72.5 mm
Depth:

8 mm +0.5 mm versus Honor Play

Weight

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

1. Honor Play

176 g

+40 g versus Blade V7 Plus
2. Blade V7 Plus

136 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 V7 Plus

Screen diagonal:

5.2 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

16:9

Approximate rectangular screen area:

74.5 cm²

Honor Play has approximately 30.7% more rectangular screen area than Blade V7 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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Honor Play: Original memory entry

64 GB · 4/6 GB RAM

Blade V7 Plus: Original memory entry

32 GB · 3 GB RAM (V0721) 16 GB · 2 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 V7 Plus

NFC:: Unknown
Headphone jack:: Yes
Memory card support:: See details microSD · up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

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

+1210 mAh versus Blade V7 Plus
2. Blade V7 Plus

2540 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor Play2. Blade V7 Plus

Everyday essentials

Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor Play, Blade V7 Plus.
Specification	Honor Play	Blade V7 Plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)	157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm	146 Х 72.5 Х 8 mm
Weight	176 g	136 g
Technology	IPS LCD	S-IPS LCD
Screen size	6.3" inch	5.2" inch
Screen resolution	1080 x 2340 px	1080 x 1920 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	32 GB 3 GB RAM (V0721) 16 GB 2 GB RAM
Memory card support	microSD up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	microSD up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.	3750 mAh Non-removable Li-Po	2540 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)	Mediatek MT6753 (28 nm)
NFC	No	Unknown
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes

Display

Display — specifications for Honor Play, Blade V7 Plus.
Specification	Honor Play	Blade V7 Plus
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen area	97.4 cm2	74.5 cm2
Screen format	19.5:9 (height:width)	16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	83.0%	70.4%
PPI /points per inch/	409 PPI	424 PPI

Camera and Video

Camera and Video — specifications for Honor Play, Blade V7 Plus.
Specification	Honor Play	Blade V7 Plus
Rear camera, main	16 MP Dual	13 MP Single
Camera specs	16 MP f/2.2 PDAF -2 MP f/2.4 depth sensor	13 MP PDAF
Functions	LED flash HDR panorama	Dual-LED dual-tone flash HDR panorama
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	16 MP Single	5 MP Single
Specifications	16 MP f/2.0 1.0µm	5 MP f/2.2

Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Honor Play, Blade V7 Plus.
Specification	Honor Play	Blade V7 Plus
Processor CPU	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU	Mali-G72 MP12	Mali-T720MP3
Antutu 7 score *	207232	21456
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 V7 Plus.
Specification	Honor Play	Blade V7 Plus
Release date	2018 July	2017 July
Colors	Midnight Black Navy Blue Violet Player Edition Red Player Edition Black	Platinum Grey Ion Gold Deep Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.	320 EUR	180 EUR

Communication and Connectivity

Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor Play, Blade V7 Plus.
Specification	Honor Play	Blade V7 Plus
SIM card	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM dual stand-by)	Hybrid 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 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Russia HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - Australia -4G - LTE band 1(2100) 3(1800) 7(2600) 8(900) 20(800) - Russia LTE band 1(2100) 5(850) 28(700) - Australia
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps 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 GLONASS
USB	2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	microUSB 2.0 USB Host
Bluetooth	4.2 A2DP LE EDR aptX HD	4.0 A2DP LE

Music and Audio

Music and Audio — specifications for Honor Play, Blade V7 Plus.
Specification	Honor Play	Blade V7 Plus
Radio	No	FM radio
Others	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Other features — specifications for Honor Play, Blade V7 Plus.
Specification	Honor Play	Blade V7 Plus
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 - Also known as ZTE Blade A2S V0721 for China

Huawei Honor Play vs ZTE Blade V7 Plus