Honor Play

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Release Date: Aug 29, 2018 (Expected) Market status: Coming Soon Official Website

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Honor Play details

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Outstanding performance
Huge storage
Good cameras
Quick-charging

Beware of

Average battery backup

Verdict

The Honor Play is a nice smartphone which has a lot of strong features. The configuration, cameras and storage all are up to the mark. Though the smartphone contains an underpowered battery, the inclusion of the quick-charging makes the battery segments batter. Overall, if you are looking for a mid-range smartphone, you can try for the Honor Play.

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Display and Storage

The Honor Play flaunts a 6.3-inch IPS LCD display with a pixel density of 409 PPI. The smartphone comes with a screen resolution of 1,080 x 2,340 pixels. It carries a pixel density of 19.5:9. Just under the rear camera module, a fingerprint sensor is present that enhances the security as well as the convenience of the system.

As far as the storage is concerned, a 64GB is provided to fulfil the storage needs. Moreover, it is further increased up to 256GB by using a memory card.

Configuration and Connectivity

The Honor Play is equipped with two quad-core processors as 2.36GHz Cortex A73 and 1.8GHz Cortex A53. Those are aided by an I& co-processor and a 4GB RAM. Moreover, the graphical requirements of the system are taken care of by a Mali-G72 MP12 GPU. The entire combination is placed on a HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset.

As for the connectivity, the smartphone comes with a lot of options such as 4G with VoLTE, W-Fi, mobile hotspot, Bluetooth, GPS and USB type-C.

Camera and Battery

The Honor Play has blessed two lenses as 16MP and 2MP which are accompanied by a Back-illuminated sensor (BSI). The cameras can capture images of 4,616 x 3,464 pixels resolutions and also can record 4k videos at a speed of 30fps. Another 16MP lens is present at the front to take care of the selfie needs.

The smartphone is blessed with a 3,750mAh Li-Polymer battery which provides an average amount of backup. It is further equipped with quick-charging so that you can refill the battery at a lightning fast speed.

Honor Play price in india

Honor Play price in India is expected to be Rs. 20,990. Honor Play Expected to be launched on Aug 29, 2018.

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Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Performance
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Octa core (2.36 GHz, Quad Core + 1.8 GHz, Quad core) HiSilicon Kirin 4 GB RAM

Display
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65%
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64%
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6.3 inches (16 cm) 1080x2340 px, 409 PPI IPS LCD

Camera
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57%
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58%
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16 MP + 2 MP Dual Primary Cameras LED Flash 16 MP Front Camera

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81%
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3750 mAh Fast Charging USB Type-C port

Supports Indian bands
VoLTE
64 GB + 256 GB Expandable
Dual SIM: Nano + Nano (Hybr...
Fingerprint sensor

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Honor Play Specifications

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General

Launch Date		August 29, 2018 (Expected)
Brand		Honor
Model		Play
Operating System		Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Custom UI		EMUI
SIM Slot(s)		Dual SIM, GSM+GSM
SIM Size		SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
Network		4G: Available (supports Indian bands) 3G: Available, 2G: Available
Fingerprint Sensor
Quick Charging

Design

Height

157.9 mm

Width

74.2 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

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This Device	7.4 mm
Average in group	7.9 mm
Best in this group	4.7 mm

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Weight

176 grams

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This Device	176 grams
Average in group	161 grams
Best in this group	107 grams

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Build Material

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Colours

Magic Night Black, Aurora Blue, Nebula Violet

Display

Good ▾

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This Device	65%
Average in group	64%
Best in this group	88%

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Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Screen Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi

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This Device	409 ppi
Average in group	401 ppi
Best in this group	561 ppi

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Display Type

IPS LCD

Touch Screen

Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Screen to Body Ratio

82.98 %

Performance

Excellent ▾

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This Device	95%
Average in group	67%
Best in this group	99%

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Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 970

Processor

Octa core (2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Excellent ▾

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This Device	Quad core, 2.36 GHz, Cortex A73 + Quad core, 1.8 GHz Cortex A53, Chipset: HiSilicon KIRIN 970
Average in group	Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400, Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
Best in this group	Octa core, 2.8 GHz, Kryo 385, Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon

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Co-Processor

Architecture

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-G72 MP12

RAM

4 GB

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This Device	4 GB
Average in group	3 GB
Best in this group	6 GB

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Storage

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This Device	99%
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Internal Memory

64 GB

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Average in group	32 GB
Best in this group	128 GB

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Expandable Memory

Up to 256 GB

Camera

Good ▾

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This Device	57%
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Main Camera

Resolution

16 MP + 2 MP Dual Primary Cameras

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This Device	16 MP
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Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

Phase Detection autofocus

Physical Aperture

F2.2

Flash

LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuos Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Smile detection, Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

16 MP Front Camera

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Physical Aperture

F2.0

Battery

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This Device	81%
Average in group	72%
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Capacity		3750 mAh
Type		Li-Polymer
User Replaceable		No
Quick Charging		Fast

Network & Connectivity

SIM Size		SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
Network Support		4G (supports Indian bands), 3G, 2G
VoLTE
SIM 1		4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available
SIM 2		4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available
Wi-Fi		Wi-Fi 802.11, a/ac/b/g/n/n 5GHz
Wi-Fi Features		Mobile Hotspot
Bluetooth		v4.2
GPS		with A-GPS, Glonass
USB Connectivity		Mass storage device, USB charging
USB Type-C		(Doesn't support micro-USB)

Multimedia

Loudspeaker
Audio Jack		3.5 mm

Special Features

Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor Position		Rear
Other Sensors		Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

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