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HONOUR PLAY REVIEW

Introduction

The alluring but always elusive gaming smartphone - many have tried to build it, even Razer, but no one did it perfectly. Now, Honor is also joining the gaming race but with a new concept. Instead of greatness, the new Honor Play is pursuing affordability. And that's a very welcome turn of events.                                                                               The Honor Play looks like most of the smartphones today - a metal body, notched screen, and a dual-camera on the back. The Kirin 970 chip is what's in charge of the gaming session and the Play has Huawei's GPU Turbo out of the box.
Huawei Honor Play review
The Kirin 970 has been known as one of the most efficient pieces of hardware for mobile gaming - it doesn't cost as much but offers stable and sustainable performance. And with GPU Turbo things can only get better.
The 6.3" 1080p screen, notch or not, is enough for gaming purposes, there is a large battery, and you can have the Honor Play with either 4 or 6 gigs of RAM. And on that attractive price at launch - CNY 1,999, INR 19,999, £279, €329 - color us intrigued.

Honor Play specs:

  • Body: Aluminum body, 157.9 x 74.3 x 7.5 mm, 176g
  • Screen: 6.3" 2,340x1,080px (19.5:9) IPS LCD, 409ppi, notched
  • Chipset: HiSilicon Kirin 970, Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Mali-G72 MP12 GPU
  • Memory: 4/6GB RAM, 64GB of storage, (hybrid) microSD slot
  • Camera: Dual: 16MP RGB (f/2.2) + 2MP for depth sensing, phase detection autofocus; 2160p @ 30fps video
  • Selfie cam: 16MP (f/2.0), 1080p video
  • OS: Android 8.1 Oreo with Huawei EMUI 8.2 + AI features
  • Battery: 3,750 mAh non-removable, 18W fast charging
  • Connectivity: Dual Nano-SIM; USB-C (USB 2.0), NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, GLONASS
  • Misc: Rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, single bottom-firing loudspeaker, 3.5mm audio port
Many omissions can be forgiven when a phone is as affordable as the Honor Play. Like the notch. And the hybrid SIM slot. And the missing FM radio.
Huawei Honor Play review
Huawei will be launching the Kirin 980 chipset any moment now, which made possible to lower the Kirin 970 price even more and yet keep it valuable thanks to the recent GPU Turbo upgrades. We've already seen it's not just a PR talk and the Turbo can make a difference, so the Honor Play seems like a thoughtful addition to the otherwise crowded Honor series.
The phone is available in China and India already, while Europe is getting it just now. Will it game though? Let's find out!

Unboxing the Honor Play

The white retail box of the Honor Play contains the phone itself, a white USB-C cable, and a white 18W charger. There are no headphones included, but an analogue audio port is available so feel free to plug your favorite pair.
Huawei Honor Play review
There is a transparent soft case inside the paper compartment, which may not be as needed on a metal phone as it is on one with a glass back, but we still appreciate its presence.

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