Honor Play 10C VS Oppo A5x

The Honor Play 10C has no water resistance, while the Oppo A5x is water resistant with an IP65 rating. In terms of weight, the Honor Play 10C weighs 197 g, which is slightly heavier than the Oppo A5x at 193 g. The thickness of the Honor Play 10C is 8.4 mm, which is slightly thicker than the Oppo A5x's 8 mm. When it comes to dimensions, the Honor Play 10C is 75.6 mm wide, 164 mm tall, and has a volume of 104.15 cm³. In comparison, the Oppo A5x is 76.2 mm wide, 165.7 mm tall, and has a smaller volume of 101.01 cm³.

Both phones have an Ingress Protection (IP) rating, but the Honor Play 10C has an IP64 rating, which offers some protection against dust and water splashes, while the Oppo A5x has a higher IP65 rating, meaning it is protected against water jets as well as dust. Neither phone has a rugged build or the ability to fold.

Overall, the Oppo A5x offers better water resistance with its IP65 rating and slightly slimmer design, while the Honor Play 10C is heavier and thicker but offers a slightly larger volume.

Both the Honor Play 10C and Oppo A5x feature LCD, IPS displays with similar resolutions of 720 x 1604 px. However, the screen sizes slightly differ, with the Honor Play 10C offering a 6.61″ display, while the Oppo A5x has a 6.67″ screen. In terms of pixel density, the Honor Play 10C has 266 ppi, which is marginally higher than the Oppo A5x's 264 ppi. The refresh rate also varies, with the Honor Play 10C supporting a 120Hz refresh rate, while the Oppo A5x is limited to 90Hz.

Neither device supports HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision. Additionally, both devices lack a secondary screen and an Always-On Display. The Oppo A5x, however, does have branded damage-resistant glass, while the Honor Play 10C does not include any such feature. Both phones do have touch screens.

Overall, the Honor Play 10C has a slightly smaller display but offers a higher refresh rate, while the Oppo A5x provides a slightly larger screen and includes damage-resistant glass, which the Honor Play 10C lacks.

The Honor Play 10C comes with 256GB of internal storage, while the Oppo A5x has half that amount at 128GB. Both devices are equipped with 8GB of RAM. The Honor Play 10C is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset, while the Oppo A5x uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1. The CPU configurations differ, with the Honor Play 10C featuring 2 cores at 2.4 GHz and 6 cores at 2 GHz, whereas the Oppo A5x has 4 cores at 2.2 GHz and 4 cores at 1.8 GHz. The Honor Play 10C's multi-core Geekbench 6 result is 2012, while the Oppo A5x scores higher at 2748. For single-core performance, the Honor Play 10C achieves 782, while the Oppo A5x scores 943.

The GPU configurations are also different, with the Honor Play 10C using the Arm Mali-G57 MC2 at 950 MHz and the Oppo A5x using the Adreno 710 at a lower clock speed of 800 MHz. In terms of memory, the Honor Play 10C has a RAM speed of 2133 MHz, while the Oppo A5x has a faster RAM speed of 2750 MHz. The Honor Play 10C has a semiconductor size of 6 nm, while the Oppo A5x uses a 4 nm semiconductor.

Both devices support 64-bit processing, have integrated LTE and graphics, use big.LITTLE technology, and support DirectX 12. They also share a maximum memory capacity of 12GB and have 2 MB of L3 cache. The Honor Play 10C has an L2 cache of 1 MB and an L1 cache of 512 KB, while the Oppo A5x has a larger L2 cache of 2 MB but a smaller L1 cache of 256 KB. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.07 GB/s for the Honor Play 10C, while the Oppo A5x offers a higher maximum bandwidth of 22 GB/s.

The Honor Play 10C has a 13 MP main camera, while the Oppo A5x features a significantly higher 32 MP main camera. Both devices have a 5 MP front camera with a wide aperture of 2.2f. Neither phone has optical image stabilization, and both record video at 1080 x 30 fps. Both cameras have phase-detection autofocus for photos, continuous autofocus for videos, and support slow-motion video recording.

Both devices also include a built-in HDR mode, manual exposure control, a flash with one LED, manual ISO, serial shot mode, and manual focus. Neither device supports HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording. Both phones allow users to create panoramas in-camera, and they have manual white balance, touch autofocus, and a timelapse function. The Honor Play 10C and Oppo A5x both lack a front-facing LED flash, a front-facing camera under the display, RGB flash, 3D photo/video recording, or dual-lens front cameras.

In terms of camera hardware, the Honor Play 10C offers a lower-resolution main camera compared to the Oppo A5x, but both phones share many similar features and camera capabilities.

Both the Honor Play 10C and Oppo A5x run Android 15 and share a wide range of similar features. They both include clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera/microphone privacy options, theme customization, and the ability to block app tracking. Neither device supports Mail Privacy Protection or Wi-Fi password sharing. Both also offer on-device machine learning, notification permissions, media picker, dark mode, battery health check, extra dim mode, dynamic theming, offloading apps, customizable notifications, Live Text, full-page screenshots, split screen support, PiP (Picture-in-Picture), sharing intents, a child lock, widgets, offline voice recognition, voice commands, device location tracking, and multi-user system support.

Neither device offers focus modes, Quick Start, or the ability to be used as a PC. Both phones also lack the ability to block cross-site tracking and do not get direct OS updates. They both support a wide array of accessibility and usability features like manual focus, customizable notifications, and support for multi-tasking features like split screen.

Overall, the Honor Play 10C and Oppo A5x offer identical software features across the board, with no notable differences in this group.

Both the Honor Play 10C and Oppo A5x are equipped with a 6000 mAh battery and feature rechargeable, non-removable batteries. Neither device supports wireless charging. However, there is a notable difference in charging speeds: the Honor Play 10C supports fast charging at 15W, while the Oppo A5x supports a much faster 45W charging speed. Both phones have a battery level indicator to show the current charge level.

In summary, while both devices offer the same battery capacity, the Oppo A5x outpaces the Honor Play 10C in charging speed by supporting 45W fast charging compared to the Honor Play 10C’s 15W.

The Honor Play 10C includes a 3.5 mm audio jack, while the Oppo A5x does not. The Honor Play 10C lacks stereo speakers, whereas the Oppo A5x is equipped with stereo speakers. Both phones support aptX audio codec, with the Honor Play 10C also supporting aptX HD. Neither device supports LDAC, aptX Adaptive, or aptX Lossless. Additionally, neither phone has a built-in radio.

In summary, the Honor Play 10C offers a 3.5 mm audio jack and aptX HD support, while the Oppo A5x provides stereo speakers but lacks the audio jack.

The Honor Play 10C supports 5G, while the Oppo A5x does not. Both devices offer dual SIM card support and are equipped with USB Type-C ports, with both supporting USB version 2. The Honor Play 10C features Bluetooth 5.3, while the Oppo A5x uses Bluetooth 5. The Honor Play 10C has NFC, which the Oppo A5x lacks. In terms of download speed, the Honor Play 10C supports up to 3300 MBits/s, while the Oppo A5x supports a slightly lower download speed of 2900 MBits/s.

Both phones feature a fingerprint scanner, GPS, a compass, an accelerometer, and a cellular module. Neither device has an infrared sensor, barometer, HDMI output, 3D facial recognition, or an iris scanner. Both phones support Galileo and have no built-in projector. The Oppo A5x offers an external memory slot, while the Honor Play 10C does not. Both devices lack emergency SOS via satellite, crash detection, DLNA certification, motion tracking, optical tracking, and a heart rate monitor.

In summary, the Honor Play 10C stands out with its 5G support, NFC, and Bluetooth 5.3, while the Oppo A5x offers an external memory slot but lacks the advanced connectivity features of the Honor Play 10C.

Both the Honor Play 10C and the Oppo A5x are equipped with a video light, which can be useful for low-light video recording. Neither device features sapphire glass displays, curved displays, or e-paper displays, making their display types standard without any of these advanced features.

In summary, the Honor Play 10C and Oppo A5x share identical specifications in this category, both having a video light and lacking specialized display technologies like sapphire glass, curved screens, or e-paper displays.