Honor has added two new smartphones in its popular Honor Play line.
The first Honor Play became really popular as a midrange device with flagship specs. That’s what they’ll try to replicate with the new Honor Play 4 Pro.
This thing is powered by a Kirin 990 processor, the same chipset found on the high-end Huawei P40 Pro. There’s a separate modem for 5G, has 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage.
We also have a decent 4,200mAh battery with Huawei’s signature 40W fastcharging.
Unlike the flagship Honor 30 series, the Play 4 Pro only has two cameras on the back. Albeit, they’re still pretty lavish with the main one sporting a 40-megapixel Sony IMX600 sensor with RYYB filter, while the secondary 8-megapixel sensor offers 3x of optical zoom and 30x of digital magnification.
It would be nicer to see an ultra-wide lens on the back. Thankfully, we have that on the front, which is great for group shots. This 8-megapixel sensor is sitting next to the 32-megapixel main selfie cam, inside a punch-hole on the 6.57-inch FHD LCD screen. No 90Hz refresh rate.
The Honor Play 4 Pro is now available for pre-order in China with a price of CNY2,899 (~Php20,300). It’s available in Magic Night Black, Iceland Illusion, and a gamer-y Mecha Blue color.
Honor Play 4 Pro Specs
- Android 10, Magic UI 3.1, Huawei Mobile Services
- Dual SIM, Dual standby
- 6.57-inch FHD+ IPS display, 2400 x 1080 pixel resolution, ~401ppi
- 2.86GHz Kirin 990 octa-core processor
- 8GB RAM
- Mali-G76 MP16 GPU
- 128GB internal storage, non-expandable
- 32-megapixel (f/2.0) + 8-megapixel (ultra-wide) front cameras
- 40-megapixel (f/1.8, PDAF) + 8-megapixel (3x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF) rear cameras, LED flash
- Side-mounted fingerprint scanner
- HSPA+, 4G LTE
- 5G
- WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
- Bluetooth 5.1
- GPS, A-GPS, BDS
- NFC
- USB Type-C
- Dimensions: 162.7 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
- Weight: 213g
- Colors: Magic Night Black, Iceland Illusion, Mecha Blue
- 4,200mAh non-removable battery, 40W fast charging
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We also have the vanilla Honor Play 4. This sports a MediaTek Dimensity 800 processor with an integrated 5G modem. It’s cooled down by a large vapor chamber for better thermals when gaming extensively.
The battery is slightly bigger at 4,300mAh, but the charging speeds is now down to 22.5W.
An enormous 6.81-inch FHD+ IPS screen populates the front, with a small punch-hole notch for the single 16-megapixel selfie camera.
The rear cameras are less impressive, but the camera count makes up for it. Instead of two, we have four sensors here. It’s led by a 64-megapixel main camera and 8-megapixel ultra-wide.
The Honor Play 4 is now available for pre-order for CNY1,999 (~Php14,000). Both the Honor Play 4 Pro and Play 4 pricing and release details outside China, especially here in the Philippines, are yet to be announced.
Honor Play 4 Specs
- Android 10, Magic UI 3.1, Huawei Mobile Services
- Dual SIM, Dual standby
- 6.81-inch FHD+ IPS display, 2400 x 1080 pixel resolution, ~386ppi
- 2.0GHz MediaTek Dimensity 800 5G octa-core processor
- 8GB RAM
- Mali-G57 MP4
- 128GB internal storage, expandable via microSD
- 16-megapixel front camera
- 64-megapixel (f/1.9, PDAF) + 8-megapixel (ultra-wide) + 2-megapixel (macro) + 2-megapixel (depth sensor) rear cameras, LED flash
- Side-mounted fingerprint scanner, Face unlock
- HSPA+, 4G LTE
- 5G
- WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
- Bluetooth 5.1
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
- FM Radio
- USB Type-C
- Dimensions: 170 x 78.5 x 8.9mm
- Weight: 213g
- Colors: Black, Blue, Light Blue
- 4,300mAh non-removable battery, 22.5W fast charging.