Huawei‘s spin-off Honor has silently unveiled the Honor Play 40 5G smartphone in China. The smartphone is presently listed on the brand’s website but the price isn’t available right now.

Honor Play 40 5G

The Honor Play 40 5G features a 6.56-inch LCD screen with a water drop notch design. The display has an HD+ resolution of 1612 x 720 pixels. It also supports 90 Hz refresh rate and natural light-like eye protection technology. The device is pretty light weight, weighing in at 188g. It also has a dimension of 163.32x 75.07x 8.35mm.

Honor Play 40 5G

The Play 40 5G is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ mobile processing platform. The processor brings support for 5G connectivity. The processor pairs with 6GB RAM and 8GB RAM on some models. Users have the option of 128GB and 256GB expandable storage.

Honor Play 40 5G

In terms of imaging, the Honor Play 40 5G adopts a dual camera setup at the rear which includes a 13MP main shooter paired with a 2MP depth-of-field lens. The rear camera supports time-lapse photography, night scene mode, portrait mode, video recording, professional photography, panoramic photography, dual-view video, HDR photography, smile capture, micro-movie mode, large aperture photography, timed photography and more. At the front, there a single 5MP lens on the front.

Keeping the lights on is a generous 5200mAh battery which should offer an expended usage time. Honor says the battery supports up to 84 hours of music playback. The device also supports 5V/2A 10W fast charging. The smartphone will ship with a USB-C data cable and a 10W charger inside the box.

Honor Play 40 5G
Honor Play 40 5G color options

The premium mid-range smartphone equally features support for fingerprint unlocking, packs a headphone jack and supports screen mirroring.

Honor Play 40 5G offers a premium design, prowerful 5G processor

The Honor Play 40 5G is expected to go on sale on May 26. The device will be available in four colors – Sky blue, Star purple, Black jade green, and Magic night black.

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