A few months ago, Huawei’s sub-brand Honor had launched its gaming-centric smartphone Honor Play. Later, the phone was launched in a few countries in Asia. Today, at IFA 2018 in Berlin, the company launched the Honor Play for the global markets.

The Honor Play comes with a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display featuring a notch and 2340 x 1080 pixels screen resolution. The display has a 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 85 percent NTSC color gamut and offers 89 percent screen-to-body ratio.

Under the hood, it is powered by the company’s own Kirin 970 octa-core processor which comes with a dedicated NPU for artificial intelligence and Mali-G72 MP12 graphics processor.

The phone comes in two variants — one with 4GB RAM while the other packs 6GB  RAM. However, the company has only launched the 4GB RAM model globally, which packs 64GB internal storage. There’s also a microSD card slot, enabling users to further expand the storage capacity up to 256GB.

Coming to the optics, on the back panel, there’s a dual-camera setup for photography, consisting of a 16-megapixel f/2.2 primary sensor paired with a 2-megapixel f/2.4 secondary depth sensor with support for AI shooting and AR gestures. On the front side, the device comes equipped with a 16-megapixel f/2.0 sensor for taking selfies and video calling.

There’s a fingerprint sensor on the back panel. The Face Unlock feature on the phone uses 3D facial recognition with artificial intelligence that the company claims helps in adapting to different lightings and minute facial changes for accuracy.

Being a gaming-centric smartphone, it comes with the company’s GPU Turbo technology enhances GPU performance significantly by increasing graphics processing efficiency by up to 60 percent and decreases power consumption by 30 percent. The device comes with 4D gaming experience, powered by the same GPU Turbo technology. It can detect a number of gaming scenes including shots, explosions, and quakes.

It also comes with a game suite mode that locks the navigation keys. The phone also reportedly features a special film on its screen to reduce reflection and improve gaming experience under the light. It runs on Android Oreo operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own EMUI 8.2 custom interface on top.

Connectivity options on the device include 4G VoLTE, GPS, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 3.5 mm headphone jack, and USB Type-C. There’s also in-game network optimization which promises a seamless shift from Wi-Fi to mobile data for uninterrupted gameplay. The phone is fuelled by a 3,750mAh battery with fast charging support.

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The Honor Play comes in Midnight Black, Navy Blue, and Ultra Violet colors for 329 Euros (roughly $380). The company has also launched Player Edition Black and Player Edition Red, priced at 349 Euros. It will be available for purchase in Europe from 30th August but the company has not revealed its availability in the US.

Check out our review of Honor Play here.

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The Honor 10 launched in China last month, now it has gone global starting with the UK and India. The new Honor flagship arrives in these markets with an attractive price tag and may pose a challenge to other flagships in the market.

The Honor 10 can be referred to as a cheaper alternative to the Huawei P20 but without the Leica cameras. The phone comes with the same Kirin 970 found in the P20, P20 Pro, and Porsche Design Mate RS, so performance is practically the same.

The Honor 10 has a 5.84” IPS LCD FHD+ Full View display with a notch at the top. The UK version has 4GB of RAM and 128GB of built-in storage

There are dual cameras on the rear – 24MP + 16MP – both with a f/1.8 aperture. The Honor 10 has AI camera features which include scene recognition. So it can recognize if the subject is a pet, building, food, lake, sky, or hill and automatically adjusts the camera to the best settings. Honor says scene recognition for a cloudy day, ancient architecture, bicycles, and pandas will be added later via an update.

The front camera is a 24MP sensor with AI features that adjusts lighting condition automatically. It also has a 3D portrait lighting mode for professional portrait images. There is a fingerprint scanner below the display. Honor says it is an ultrasonic sensor that works even with wet hands. It also has face unlock which is said to be super fast.

The Honor 10 packs a 3400mAh battery with support for Honor Supercharge 5V/4.5A which lets you charge the phone to 50% in just 25 minutes.

The phone runs EMUI 8.1 based on Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box. It has dual SIM support, NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, a USB-C port, and a 3.5mm audio jack.

Honor 10 Price

The Honor 10 may as well be one of the cheapest flagships money can buy. It will set you back just £399.99 with a free pair of Honor AM61 Bluetooth earphones. You can also get a £30 voucher when you sign up on the HiHonor UK page. It is also available right away on Amazon UK and Carphone Warehouse. It will also be sold by Three UK on a monthly plan starting Thursday, May 17.

The phone comes in Phantom Blue (with the color changing back) and Phantom Gray. A TPU case and a screen protector (already applied) are included in the box.

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After launching Honor 10 in China last month, Huawei‘s sub-brand Honor has now launched its flagship smartphone in the Indian market. The launch for the Indian market was announced at an event held in London, where the phone was also launched globally.

In India, the Honor 10 has been priced at Rs. 32,999, which roughly converts to $485. The phone will be available for purchase through homegrown online marketplace Flipkart. It’ll also be available to buy via Hi Honor online store in India.

Design-wise, the phone comes with a new kind of design, which is a departure from what we have seen from the company in the past. The smartphone features an aluminum frame with glass back that shifts color depending on how you hold it and how the light hits the surface.

The Honor 10 features a 5.84-inch Full-HD+ FullView Display with 2280 x 1080 pixels screen resolution and 19:9 aspect ratio. There’s a notch on top of the display, which the company says it has been planning since past four years.

Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by the company’s own octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset, which consists of four Cortex-A73 cores clocked at 2.36GHz and four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.8GHz, and a dedicated neural processing unit.

The chipset is coupled with 6GB of RAM and the phone packs 128GB internal storage. There’s also another variant of the device which packs 6GB RAM and 64GB onboard storage, however, the company has decided not to launch that model in the Indian market.

As of the photography, the Honor 10 comes with a dual camera setup at the back, featuring a 16-megapixel sensor with f/1.8 aperture and phase detection autofocus. The secondary sensor is a 24-megapixel monochrome sensor, which can be proved helpful in low-light conditions. On the front side, there’s a 24-megapixel camera with AI features.

Connectivity options on the smartphone include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The phone sports a 7.1 multi-channel Hi-Fi audio chip with support for 7-channel sound effects. The smartphone is running Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out of the box and is powered by a 3,400mAh battery with Honor Supercharge — the company’s fast charging technology.

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Priced at Rs. 32,999, the smartphone will be available in two colors – Phantom Blue and Midnight Black. Buyers on Flipkart will get a 10 percent instant discount with Axis Bank and debit cards, as well as Rs. 1,200 cashback offer on Jio along with 100GB additional data, and Rs. 3,300 worth of partner vouchers.

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Huawei‘s sub-brand Honor, which is known for making value-for-money smartphones, is all set to launch Honor 10 in India. The smartphone has been confirmed to launch in India on 15th May. Notably, the company is also hosting an event in London on 15th to launch the Honor 10 in several international markets.

Now, the latest information reveals that the Honor 10 will go on sale in India from 16th May midnight and will be available exclusively from online retailer Flipkart. For those who are interested in buying the Honor‘s flagship smartphone, Flipkart has also activated the ‘Notify Me’ option.

While there is no official information available regarding the phone’s pricing, several reports indicate that it will be priced around Rs. 35,000 (approximately $518). If the device gets priced around Rs. 35,000, it will compete against other affordable premium flagships, such as the OnePlus 6, which is slated to launch in India on 17th May.

The Honro 10 features a 5.84-inch Full-HD+ display with a screen resolution of 1080 × 2280 pixels, bearing an aspect ratio of 19:9. The smartphone packs a powerful Huawei’s HiSilicon Kirin 970 64-bit processor along with 6GB of RAM. It is expected to be available in two storage options — 64GB and 128GB. There is no microSD card slot for expanding the storage capacity.

Coming to the camera department, the smartphone comes with a 16-megapixel + 24-megapixel dual-camera setup with dual LED flash and f/1.8 aperture on the back. On the front side, there’s a 24-megapixel front shooter for selfies and face-to-face video chat.

It runs EMUI 8.1 based Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out-of-the-box and is backed by a 3,400mAh battery which comes with quick charging support. According to the handset maker, the bundled charger will be capable of charging the Honor 10 up to 50 percent in just 25 minutes.

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The Honor 10 has already been launched in China and is available in four color options — Black, Grey, Mirage Blue, and Mirage Purple. The 6GB RAM and 64GB storage model has been priced at 2,599 Yuan (approximately $408) while the 6GB RAM and 128GB storage variant has been priced at 2,999 Yuan, which roughly converts to $470.

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On 19th April, i.e. tomorrow, Honor is holding a launch event where the company is expected to launch its new smartphone — Honor 10 along with Honor MagicBook. Now, ahead of the launch, pricing and availability information of the smartphone has been leaked online.

The Honor 10 is said to be available in three variants on the memory configuration — 4GB RAM + 64GB internal storage, 6GB RAM with 64GB internal storage and a top-end variant having 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. The report suggests that the smartphone will be available for purchase from 27th April.

Along with this, the phone’s pricing information has also been leaked. The 4GB RAM mode is said to cost 2,699 Yuan (~$429) while the 6GB RAM + 64GB ROM model and the 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM model are priced at 2,999 Yuan (~$477) and 3599 Yuan (~$573). This new pricing information is different than what we reported earlier.

Earlier, based on the speculation of Chinese media, we reported that the 4GB RAM model will cost 2,499 Yuan (~$398), while the 6GB RAM + 64GB ROM variant will be priced at 2,899 Yuan (~$461) and the 6GB RAM + 128GB model will cost 3,399 Yuan (~$541).

The smartphone is expected to be available in three colors — Black, Teal and a special Bluish-pink variant that shows off a different shade depending on the viewing angle. Leaked images of the Honor 10 confirmed that it will come with a notched screen and a fingerprint scanner enabled home button on the bottom bezel.

It features a 5.84-inch IPS LTPS LCD display that with 2280 x 1080 pixels screen resolution with a layer of 2.5D glass on top. Under the hood, the device is expected to be powered by the company’s own Kirin 970 chipset.

While some reports indicate that the device will come equipped with 20-megapixel + 24-megapixel dual camera setup, the TENAA listing had revealed that it features 16-megapixel + 24-megapixel dual rear cameras. On the front side, it comes with the same 24-megapixel front facing camera that can be found on the Huawei P20 series phones.

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The Honor 10 will be running Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own EMUI 8.0 on top. The smartphone is expected to pack 3,320mAh battery.

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