Honor Play 20a vs Honor X70

At a glance

Brand: Honor; Honor
Release date: May 2024, 1 year ago; July 2025, 9 months ago
AnTuTu: 220.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 56% of devices; 750.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 80% of devices
Launch price: —; CN¥ 1,399.00 ($ 204.92)

Size: 6.52"; 6.79"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 1200 x 2640 px QHD
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 269 ppi Medium Density; 427 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch; Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1800 cd/m², Peak brightness - 6000 cd/m², HDR, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, 2.5D glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G85 (MT6769V/CZ); Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen4
CPU: 2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz; 4x Cortex A78 a 2.3 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 a 1.8 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 2 GHz; 2.3 GHz
GPU: Arm Mali-G52 MC2 950MHz; Adreno GPU
RAM: 6 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4 RAM; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 13 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 120 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Flicker sensor, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 75.8 mm 163.9 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model; 76.1 mm 161.9 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 198 g; 193 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black Cyan Purple Ish; Black White Gold Brown Green
Usable surface: 82 %; 90 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP68, IP69

Operating system: Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12; Android 16 Android 16
Updates: OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years; —
Google services: Without Google Mobile services; Without Google Mobile services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC, Apt-x Adaptive
Wi-Fi: 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features: Wi-Fi Hotspot; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)