Honor Magic vs. Honor Play

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor Magic and Honor Play. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor Magic vs. Honor Play Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor Magic Honor Play
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.1 mm 157.91 mm Honor Play has greater height than Honor Magic.
Width 69.9 mm 74.27 mm Honor Play has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 7.8 mm 7.48 mm Honor Play is narrower than Honor Magic.
Weight 145 g -
Body Colour Porcelain white Black | Blue
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.8 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Honor Magic Honor Play
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology AMOLED LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.09" 6.3" Honor Play has larger screen size than Honor Magic.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor Magic has better screen resolution than Honor Play.
Display Format QHD Full HD+
Pixel Density 577 ppi -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features - Honor Full View Display
PROCESSOR Honor Magic Honor Play
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Hisilicon Kirin 970
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 -
MEMORY Honor Magic Honor Play
RAM 4 GB 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 64 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Honor Magic Honor Play
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor Play has better camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode -
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions 3968 x 2976 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Honor Magic has better second camera resolution than Honor Play.
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor Play has better front camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor Magic Honor Play
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2900 mAh 3750 mAh Honor Play has larger battery capacity than Honor Magic.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor Play has fast charging technology.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor Magic Honor Play
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.1 Oreo
User Interface Magic Live UI HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor Magic Honor Play
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor Magic Honor Play
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Honor Magic Honor Play
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power Face Unlock
OTHERS Honor Magic Honor Play
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case
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