As expected, Honor has now officially launched its new budget smartphone in its home market China — Honor Play5 Vitality Edition aka Honor Play5 Youth Edition. As the name indicates, it is a new variant of the Honor Play5 launched in May this year.
The smartphone features a 6.67-inch Full HD+ LCD display with 2376 × 1080 pixels screen resolution, 120Hz refresh rate and 94.4 percent screen-to-body ratio. Under the hood, the device is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 900 chipset.
As for the memory configuration, the phone packs 8GB of RAM with additional support for 2GB of virtual RAM. As for the internal storage, there are two options offered by the company — 128GB and 256GB.
In the camera department, there’s a triple-camera setup on the back panel that includes a 64-megapixel primary sensor with f/1.9 aperture, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide sensor with f/2.4 aperture, and a 2-megapxiel depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture.
On the front side, the device features a 16-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling. It also has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for added security. Connectivity options available on the smartphone include 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, and USB Type-C port.
The device runs Android 11 operating system out-of-the-box with Magic UI 4.2 custom user interface on top. It is powered by a 4,300mAh battery and comes with support for 66W SuperCharge fast charging technology.
The Honor Play5 Vitality Edition comes in two color options — Midnight Black and Aurora Blue. The 8GB RAM and 128GB storage model is priced at 1,799 yuan, which is about $281 while the other model with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage costs 1,999 yuan (~$313). It will be available for purchase in China from 1st November.
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