HONOR Play 9A budget phone with Helio P35, 5,000mAh battery now official

Along with the HONOR 30S, Huawei's sub-brand also launched the HONOR Play 9A in China.

HONOR Play 9A

HONOR Play 9A highlights

HONOR Play 9A is a budget phone with a trendy rectangular-shaped camera hump design at the back with Black, Blue, and Jasper Green colorways.

Different colors of HONOR Play 9A

In the front, it highlights a 6.3-inch notch screen with cinematic 20:9 screen aspect ratio and HD+ 1600 x 720 resolution.

Its front and back design revealing the notch, screen, camera module, and the fingerprint reader

Inside, it is powered by the 12nm MediaTek Helio P35 octa-core processor with PowerVR GE8320 GPU, 4GB RAM, 64GB or 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 512GB via dedicated microSD, and 5,000mAh battery micro USB 10W charging.

For cameras, it sports a 13MP f/1.8 + 2MP f/2.4 depth dual-cam, 8MP f/2.0 selfie cam, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, GLONASS, and dual SIM slots.

HONOR Play 9A Specs

Display: 6.3-inch 2.5D curved LCD (LTPS) screen w/ HD+ 1600 x 720 resolution at 278 ppi

CPU: 2.3GHz 12nm MediaTek Helio P35 octa-core processor

GPU: PowerVR GE8320 GPU

RAM: 4GB

ROM: 64GB/128GB expandable via microSD card slot up to 512GB (dedicated)

Back Camera: 13MP f/1.8 + 2MP f/2.4 + LED flash

Selfie Camera: 8MP f/2.0

Battery: 5,000mAh w/ 10W charging

OS: Android 10 w/ Magic UI 3.1.1

Connectivity: WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, GLONASS, dual SIM

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, proximity, sound

Others: Fingerprint sensor, Colors: black, blue, jasper green

Dimensions: 159.07 x 74.06 x 9.04 mm

Weight: 185 g

Price: TBC

The HONOR Play 9A is now available for pre-orders in China.

China price with direct to PHP conversion (no taxes and duties yet):

4GB/64GB - CNY 899 (around PHP 6.4K)

4GB/128GB - CNY 1,199 (around PHP 8.6K)

Source: HONOR