Honor is Huawei’s sub-brand which has been releasing great phones at a rate of knots, with the Honor Play the latest in its line of lower-cost top-spec phones.
Honor play is brought into market just few weeks ago. It is a decent looking smartphone with the specs you wont expect in this price range. To your surprise the specs honor play is offering is same as Huawei’s flagship smartphone P20 which is priced at more than twice the price of honor play.
Not to delay any further, lets start the unboxing of Honor Play in Pakistan. It comes with a fast charging support. You’ll find a 18W Huawei Quick Charger inside the box.
Honor Play Box Contents
- 1 x Honor Play smartphone
- 1 x soft TPU bumper case
- 1 x SIM tray extractor pin
- 1 x 18 watt Huawei Quick Charge USB adaptor
- 1 x USB Type C cable
- 1 x Headphones
- 1 x User manual
Honor Play Specs
- HiSilicon Kirin 970 octa-core processor
- 4GB RAM
- 6.3-inch Full HD+ display, 2160×1080 resolution
- 64GB of expandable storage (up to 128GB)
- 16-megapixel f/2.2 and 2-megapixel rear cameras with PDAF, Dual Tone LED flash, and AI Camera
- 16-megapixel f/2.0 front camera with 3D Portrait Lighting
- Dual SIM (Hybrid Tray)
- 4G, LTE, VoLTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
- Fingerprint sensor, GPU Turbo, Histen audio
- GPU Turbo
- USB Type-C
- 3750mAh battery
Honor Play Price
The introductory price of Honor Play in Pakistan is Rs. 42,000. In this price range this is the most powerful and the most decent looking phone in the market. For almost the same price you will find another Huawei’s latest phone Huawei Nova 3i. Nova 3i is generally more famous in market than Honor Play due to all the marketing Huawei is doing for their newly launched phone. Although both phones looks are almost identical except for the flashy coloured glass back in Nova 3i, the specs have a huge difference. Lets do a short comparison between Honor Play and Nova 3i.
Honor Play vs Nova 3i
Specs | HONOR PLAY | HUAWEI NOVA 3I |
---|---|---|
Operating System | Android 8.1 Oreo EMUI 8.2 | Android 8.1 Oreo EMUI 8.2 |
SIM | Dual SIM Dual Standby Hybrid | Dual SIM Dual Standby Hybrid |
Display | 6.3-inch FHD+ IPS 2340 x 1080 pixel resolution ~409ppi 19:9 aspect ratio | 6.3-inch FHD+ IPS 2340 x 1080 pixel resolution ~409ppi 19:9 aspect ratio |
Processor | 2.4GHz HiSilicon Kirin 970 octa-core | 2.2GHz HiSilicon Kirin 710 octa-core |
RAM | 4GB | 4GB |
GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU Turbo technology | Mali-G51 GPU Turbo Technology |
Storage | 64GB expandable via microSD up to 256GB | 128GB expandable via microSD up to 256GB |
Front camera | 16-megapixel 3D Portrait Lighting | 24-megapixel + 2-megapixel AR Lens/ 3D Qmoji |
Rear Camera | 16-megapixel + 2-megapixel PDAF f/2.2 AI scene detection LED flash | 16-megapixel + 2-megapixel PDAF f/2.2 AI scene detection LED flash |
Security | Fingerprint scanner Face Unlock | Fingerprint scanner Face Unlock |
Connectivity | HSPA+, 4G LTE WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Bluetooth 4.2 GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS FM Radio NFC USB Type-C | HSPA+, 4G LTE WiFi 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth 4.2 GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS FM Radio microUSB |
Dimensions | 157.9 x 74.3 x 7.5mm | 157.6 x 75.2 x 7.6mm |
Weight | 176g | 169g |
Colors | Midnight Black Navy Blue Violet | Iris Purple Pearl White Black |
Battery | 3,750mAh non-removable fast charging | 3,340mAh non-removable |
Price | Rs. 41,999 | Rs. 39,999 |