Honor Play Unboxing and First Impressions


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Honor Play Unboxing and First Impressions |
Of course, it won't be as good as the P20 Pro as a whole, but it will be just as fast.
Honor Play Specs
Unboxing/Accessories
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Unboxed! |
Build Quality/Design
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Metal frame |
Safe design and build!
The body is made out of a durable looking aluminum metal frame with good paint finish and nice curves. On the top, the notched display is protected by Corning's Gorilla Glass. The type of Gorilla Glass is unspecified though.
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Mic on top |
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3.5 mm headphone jack slot, USB Type-C port, another mic, and speaker below |
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Hybrid tray slot at left (dual SIM or single nano SIM + microSD card) |
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Power button and volume rocker at right |
The camera bump at the back is far from big as well.
It has a notch though. Fortunately, Honor included an option to turn off the notch in the display settings.
In terms of ports and button placements, most of them are found on familiar locations.
This handset is also handy enough despite its large display. It is a bit slippery to hold. It isn't that prone to fingerprint smudges.
Initial findings
1. The Honor Play arrived with a safe design and sturdy build. I personally like it that way.The 6.3-inch display looks good even if it has a notch. It is big, immersive, and sharp enough. Colors are as good as other phones with IPS display.
2. Inside, this phone is a MONSTER for the price. Its Kirin 970 processor is MUCH better than Snapdragon 710, Snapdragon 660, Snapdragon 636, MediaTek Helio P60, and Kirin 710.
Why? It is a flagship grade processor under the 10 nm process. It is AMAZING for gaming at this price point. It can run most of the heavy titles with ease. Even without GPU Turbo.
What more if you play games with GPU Turbo support such as Mobile Legends and PUBG.
In our recent game test, the performance is insane.
Honor also paired it with 4GB RAM, 64GB expandable storage, and large 3,750mAh w/ fast charging via USB Type-C.
3. It boots with the new EMUI 8.2 skin based on Android 8.1 Oreo OS. The UI design and features are similar to what the Nova 3i has.
4. At the back, it goes with a dual camera setup. There's a 16MP f/2.2 + 2MP f/2.4 cameras with PDAF, CAF, and dual-tone LED flash. On paper, it has similar specs with the Nova 3i. But initially, I like it better than the Nova 3i.
Most likely, Honor Play's higher-end SoC with flagship-grade ISP is responsible for that. Moreover, it has most of the other camera modes and features found on Huawei devices.
The pro, light painting, and night modes of this thing are lit!
5. As expected, it is complete with WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), 4G LTE Cat 18, fingerprint scanner, face unlock, 7.1 channel Histen audio, 4D gaming experience, gyroscope sensor, light sensor, LED notification, and OTG.
Related: Honor Play: First Camera Samples
As of the moment
We think that it is the very best for gaming at its price point right now. Its flagship-grade Kirin 970 10 nm SoC is far better than all the other phones we know in its class.Personally, I also like that it has new innovations like the GPU Turbo tech, 4D gaming experience, and 7.1 3D Histen audio.
Moreover, the rest of its features and specs are also decent. The screen is big and beautiful, RAM/storage size are enough, and the cameras are better than expected.
So far, it is simply that good right off the bat!
Stay tuned for our full review soon!
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