Honor Play specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Honor Play
  • Released 2018, August 176g, 7.5mm thickness Android 8.1, up to Android 9.0, EMUI 9.1 64GB/128GB storage, microSDXC
  • Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) Mali-G72 MP12 Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 280 USD
  • 6.3" 1080x2340 pixels
  • 16MP 2160p
  • 4/6GB RAM Kirin 970
  • 3750mAh Li-Po

Honor Play overview

Honor Play is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2018, August. Honor Play has 6.3 inch, IPS LCD, a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels screen. It uses Kirin 970 (10 nm) chipset, Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) CPU, Mali-G72 MP12 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). Honor Play has 16MP Dual main camera, 16MP Single selfie camera. Honor Play uses Li-Po 3750 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Honor Play is about 280 USD.

Score the key features of Honor Play compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 55 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 80 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 85 / 100 points
  • Price: 33 / 100 points

Honor Play full specifications

VERSIONS:   

COR-L29|COR-AL10|COR-AL00
Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); COR-L29, COR-L09 (Global)

NETWORK

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41 - Global
1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - India
1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2018, July
Status Available

BODY

Dimensions 157.9 x 74.3 x 7.5 mm (6.22 x 2.93 x 0.30 in)
Weight 176 g (6.21 oz)
Build Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Type IPS LCD
Size 6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2 (~83.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)

PLATFORM

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1
Chipset Kirin 970 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G72 MP12

MEMORY

Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
  UFS 2.1

MAIN CAMERA

Dual 16 MP, f/2.2, PDAF 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD
GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependent)
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

BATTERY

Type Li-Po 3750 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Midnight Black, Navy Blue, Violet, Player Edition Red, Player Edition Black
Models COR-L29, COR-L09, COR-AL00, COR-AL10, COR-TL10
SAR 1.10 W/kg (head)
Price About 280 USD

TESTS

Performance AnTuTu: 204876 (v7), 238754 (v8) GeekBench: 6696 (v4.4), 1647 (v5.1) GFXBench: 21fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1135:1 (nominal), 3.349 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 75dB
Battery life Endurance rating 94h

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