HONOR Play 3e budget phone with 12nm Helio P22 announced

In China, Huawei's sub-brand HONOR released the Play 3e, a smartphone that should appeal to the masses due to its budget price tag.

Aurora Blue Play 3e

HONOR Play 3e key specs and highlights

The design of the phone reminds us of the HONOR 8S with two-tone back design in Magic Night Black, Aurora Blue, and Platinum Gold colorways. In front, it has 5.71-inch 19:9 display with 1520 x 720 resolution, tiny dewdrop notch to house the 5MP selfie shooter, and TÜV certified eye comfort mode.

Platinum Gold Play 3e

Powering this handset is MediaTek's 12nm 2.0GHz 64-bit Helio P22 octa-core processor with PowerVR GE8320 GPU. It is considered a speedy chip in the entry-level smartphone world.

Night Black Play 3e

It is paired with up to 3GB RAM, up to 64GB storage, expandable storage via microSD up to 512GB, and 3,020mAh battery capacity.

At the back, there's a single 13MP camera. The phone obviously has WiFi, 4G, GPS, and dual SIM slots.

It runs with Android 9.0 Pie OS with EMUI 9.1 skin.

The phone is now available in China. The 2GB RAM/32GB model is priced at CNY 699 (around PHP 5.1K) and the 3GB RAM/64GB edition retails for CNY 899 (around PHP 6.6K).

There's no word about its global availability yet. But, let's hope that it will reach the international market as well. It is a promising phone on paper.

Source: Playfuldroid!