September 30, 2018

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Compare HONOR Mobile Phones: HONOR 7A vs HONOR 7C

HONOR 7C is very similar to HONOR 7A in many aspects, such as the material of body, the resolution of display, the pixels of camera, the capacity of battery, and etc. Both mobile phones belong to the low price range of HONOR phones. However, there are still some little differences which separate the two. And these differences are also the reason why the price is not the same.

The following table compares the detailed specifications between the two phone models.

Specs		HONOR 7C	HONOR 7A
NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE	LTE
	Speed	HSPA, LTE	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes
LAUNCH	Announced	2018, May	2018, April
LAUNCH	Status	Available. Released 2018, May	Available. Released 2018, April
BODY	Dimensions	158.3 x 76.7 x 7.8 mm (6.23 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)	152.4 x 73 x 7.8 mm (6.00 x 2.87 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	164 g (5.78 oz)	150 g (5.29 oz)
	Build	Front glass, aluminum body	Front glass, aluminum body
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.99 inches, 92.6 cm2 (~76.3% screen-to-body ratio)	5.7 inches, 83.8 cm2 (~75.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)	720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~282 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	- EMUI 8.0	- EMUI 8.0
PLATFORM	OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450	Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430
	CPU	Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.1 GHz Cortex A53)
	GPU	Adreno 506	Adreno 505
MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
MEMORY	Internal	32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM	32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
MAIN CAMERA	Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, PDAF	13 MP, f/2.2, PDAF
		2 MP, depth sensor	2 MP, depth sensor
	Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
SELFIE CAMERA	Modules	8 MP, f/2.0	8 MP, f/2.0
SELFIE CAMERA	Features	LED flash	LED flash
SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0
FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5
	Java	No	No
		- MP4/H.264 player	- MP4/H.264 player
		- MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player	- MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player
		- Document viewer	- Photo/video editor
		- Photo/video editor	- Document editor
BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
MISC	Colors	Black, Red, Gold, Blue	Black, Gold, Blue
MISC	Price	HONOR 7C price in your country	HONOR 7A price in your country

According to the table above, we can find that HONOR 7C, announced one month later than HONOR 7A, do have a few advanced features.

HONOR 7A

HONOR 7C

Compare HONOR 7A vs HONOR 7C: Performance

Firstly, HONOR 7C is equipped with a faster CPU. It is 1.8 GHz, around 20% faster CPU than that of HONOR 7A. As you know, faster CPU means smoother experience.

Secondly, HONOR 7C has more RAM, 4GB. And the RAM of HONOR 7A is 3GB. The more RAM the device has, the more applications can run at the same time and the faster the smartphone will become.

Thirdly, HONOR 7C owns more storage capacity. More memory means you can store more songs, videos, photos and install more applications. HONOR 7A only has 32 GB of memory, but HONOR 7C has 64 GB.

However, the price of HONOR 7A is a bit lower than HONOR 7C. After reading the comparison details. Which mobile phone do you prefer?