HONOR has lifted the curtains off its newest mid-range smartphone – the new HONOR 5 Play is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 800U SoC.
HONOR 5 Play has a 6.53-inch FHD+ OLED screen. You get 8GB of RAM and either 128GB/256GB of storage. It runs Magic UI 4.0 and does not come with Google Play Services pre-installed. It packs a 3,800mAh battery which may seem not up to par for a 2021 device, but it does support 66W fast-charging, which means zero to full in 35 minutes.
For imaging, there’s a 64MP main camera, along with an 8MP ultra-wide unit, and a pair of 2MP sensors for macro and depth. Up at the front is a 16MP snapper housed in a notch.
HONOR 5 Play comes in three colors – gradient, purple, and black. The base 8GB+128GB model will retail for CNY2,099, and if you want twice the storage, it’ll be CNY2,299.
Emman has been writing technical and feature articles since 2010. Prior to this, he became one of the instructors at Asia Pacific College in 2008, and eventually landed a job as Business Analyst and Technical Writer at Integrated Open Source Solutions for almost 3 years.
