Honor Play20C is the global version of the X5d s, with a rear screen and a small chipset change

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Honor has another budget phone with a rear screen. The Honor Play20C looks like the global version of the Honor X5ds that we covered a few days ago. The two phones share the same hardware, and only the name and a couple of details differ.

The main difference is the chipset. If you pick the Honor Play20C with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, you get a Unisoc T615. The other storage trims use the Unisoc T610, the same chip as the X5d s.

The second difference is color. The Honor Play20C comes in Forest Green and Midnight Black, and it also offers Sunrise Gold, which the X5d s doesn’t.

Specs you get

Everything else matches the X5d s. The front has a 6.78-inch IPS LCD with an HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. On the back, a 2-inch touchscreen sits next to the 50MP main camera. You can use that small screen to frame selfies with the rear camera, and it also shows basic information like notifications and media controls.

Power comes from a 6,000mAh battery with 15W charging. That charging speed is slow for a battery this size, so expect a long wait to fully charge.

This is also the second budget Honor phone to carry a rear display in recent weeks. Honor launched the Play 20A with a secondary screen in August, and the company seems to be spreading the idea across its cheaper lineup. Xiaomi introduced the feature on its premium phones, so Honor is taking the opposite route by putting it on entry-level models.

Price and availability

Honor has already listed the Honor Play20C on its global website. You can also find it in Nigeria, where the 4GB + 64GB trim starts at NGN 149,900, which is about $113. We haven’t seen pricing for the other trims yet, including the 4GB + 128GB version with the Unisoc T615.

Honor hasn’t said which other markets will get the phone. Since the Honor X5d s is already on sale in South Africa and the Honor Play20C is showing up in Nigeria, more African markets look like the likely next stops. We’ll update this story when Honor confirms a wider rollout.

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