Since the launch of Huawei Nova 3 and Honor 9N, it was speculated that Honor Play could also debut in India, and finally, the device is going to launch on August 6 in India. As the device is already available in the Chinese market, it suggests the smartphone will feature a HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset from Huawei and iPhone X-like notch on the display.
Honor Play Specifications
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Honor Play Operating System:
Honor Play runs on EMUI 8.2 based on Android 8.1 Oreo. The OS will feature customized apps for AI-based applications.
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Honor Play Memory Arrangement:
Honor Play has a hybrid-SIM card slot, where a user can use either two SIM cards or one SIM card and a micro SD card.
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Honor Play Processor:
Honor Play is powered by Huawei’s own flagship processor named Kirin 970, and the chipset also sports Mali G72 GPU for graphic related tasks. The processor built on 10nm process uses 8 Cores based on Cortex A73 and A53 architectures. The SoC also gets a dedicated Neural Processing Unit for AI based functionalities. Huawei’s GPU Turbo technology will also enhance the gaming experience on the device and overall performance as well.
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Honor Play Camera:
Honor Play sports a dual camera setup at the back with AI functions. A 16MP primary sensor and a 2MP secondary sensor complete the dual optics setup. At the front, a single 16MP sensor with f/2.0 aperture is present.
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Honor Play Display and Design:
Honor Play comes with a 6.3 inch Full HD+ display with a resolution of 1080 X 2360 pixels. And the device has an iPhone X-like notch on top of the screen.
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Honor Play Battery:
The smartphone is powered by 3,750mAh battery with fast charging capabilities.
Honor Play Price and Availability in India
Honor Play is scheduled to launch on August 6 in India, and the device will be an Amazon exclusive product, which could be priced between Rs 20,000 – Rs 25,000 for 4GB RAM variant and the 6GB RAM option could be priced between Rs 26,000 – Rs 29,000.
