Honor Magic vs. HTC U Play

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor Magic and HTC U 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. HTC U Play Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor Magic HTC U Play
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.1 mm 145.99 mm Honor Magic has greater height than HTC U Play.
Width 69.9 mm 72.9 mm HTC U Play has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 7.8 mm 7.99 mm Honor Magic is narrower than Honor Magic.
Weight 145 g 145 g Both phones are the same weight.
Body Colour Porcelain white Ice white
Body Material - Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 0.48 W/kg (body), 0.4 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
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Single-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Honor Magic HTC U Play
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology AMOLED Super LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.09" 5.2" HTC U Play has larger screen size than Honor Magic.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Honor Magic has better screen resolution than HTC U Play.
Display Format QHD Full HD
Pixel Density 577 ppi 428 ppi Honor Magic has better pixel density than HTC U Play.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features - 3D curved glass
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor Magic HTC U Play
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 MediaTek Helio P10
Clock Speed - 2 GHz
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 HTC U Play
RAM 4 GB 3 GB Honor Magic has more RAM than HTC U Play.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 32 GB Honor Magic has more internal memory than HTC U Play.
User Memory - 22.8 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Honor Magic HTC U Play
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 16 Megapixel HTC U Play has better camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/2.0 HTC U Play has better lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) HTC U Play has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 28 mm
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode Burst mode, Panorama, Pro mode, Continuous shot, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition HTC U Play has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 3968 x 2976 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - HTC Zoe, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Video Pic, Dual-tone Flash
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel HTC U Play has better front camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 HTC U Play has better front lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Min Focal Length (Front) - 26.5 mm
Special Effects (Front) - Live make-up
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Tap to focus, selfie panorama, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie)
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds, Touch to capture
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor Magic HTC U Play
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2900 mAh 2500 mAh Honor Magic has larger battery capacity than HTC U Play.
Standby Time - 427.54 hours
Talk Time - 912.6 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (3G): up to 912.6 min
Standby (3G): up to 427.54 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor Magic HTC U 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) Google Android
User Interface Magic Live UI HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant - HTC Sense Companion
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor Magic HTC U Play
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
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 HTC U Play
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition
FEATURES Honor Magic HTC U 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, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power DLNA Certified, AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Wi-Fi Miracast, Noise Cancellation Technology, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, Wi-Fi Calling, Pocket mode, Dual noise reduction microphones, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode, Hi-Res audio stereo recording, HTC Usonic, Quiet ring on pick up
OTHERS Honor Magic HTC U Play
Included Accessories Power adapter Protective cover, power adapter, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter
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