Honor officially launched the Play5 smartphone back in May this year with specs like OLED display, quad cameras, and Dimensity 800U SoC. Initially, at the launch, the Honor Play5 was available in three color variants – Black, Purple, and Gradient. Now, Honor has launched the smartphone in the new Blue colorway.

The Honor Play5 in the Blue shade is priced at CNY 2,099(~$324) for the base 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant and CNY 2299(~$354) for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant. Interestingly, Honor is currently offering the device at an introductory price of CNY 1999(~$309).

Honor Play5 Specifications 

The Honor Play5 comes with a 6.53-inch punch-hole OLED display with a Full-HD+(1080 x 2400 pixels) resolution. It has a 16MP front camera placed in the notch and boasts a quad-camera system at the rear.

The rear camera island holds a 64MP primary lens, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle sensor, a 2MP macro lens, and a 2MP depth sensor. It has an LED flash sandwiched between the four sensors. It has an in-display fingerprint scanner offering added security.

Under the hood, it is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 800U SoC paired with 8GB of LPDDR4x RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 2.1 internal storage. It packs a 3,800mAh battery with support for 66W fast charging technology. Honor claims that it can go up to 60% with just 15 minutes of charge.

The dual-SIM phone comes with 5G support and has Wi-Fi 802.11ac, GPS, and Bluetooth v5.1. The device has a 3.5mm headphone jack for audio and a USB Type-C port for data transfer and charging. It also comes with NFC support. As far as software is concerned, it runs on MagicUI 4.0 based on Android 10 OS.

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The Honor Play5 smartphone has launched in China. In terms of design and specs, it resembles the Dimensity 800U chipset version of the Huawei Nova 8 SE, which was announced back in November last year. Here is all the information on the specs and features of the Honor Play5.

Honor Play5 specifications and features

The Honor Play5 features a 6.53-inch OLED display that delivers a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. The waterdrop notch on the screen houses a selfie camera of 16-megapixel.

The squarish camera module available on the backside of the Honor Play5 has a 64-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens, a 2-megapixel macro lens, a 2-megapixel depth sensor, and an LED flash. The smartphone runs on Magic UI 4.0 based Android 10 OS.

The Dimensity 800U chipset is present under the hood of the Honor Play5, it ships with LPDDR4x RAM and UFS 2.1 storage. It draws power from a 3,800mAh battery, which supports 66W rapid charging.

For security, the Play 5 has an in-display fingerprint sensor.  The usual connectivity features like dual SIM support, 5G, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, USB-C, and a 3.5mm audio jack are also available on the Play5.

Honor Play5 pricing and availability

The Honor Play5 has arrived in China in two options such as 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage. These variants are priced at 2,099 Yuan (~$326) and 2,299 Yuan (~$358), respectively. The first sales of the Play5 will be carried out on May 26, and it will be available in colors like gradient, purple, and black.

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On Friday, Honor announced the Honor MagicBook X 14 and MagicBook X 15 notebooks and Honor Tab X7 tablet in China. Today, the Chinese brand officially confirmed that it will be launching the Honor Play5 smartphone on May 18 in the home market.

The Honor Play5 will be breaking cover at 7:30 PM (local time) on May 18. The device can be seen in the official poster, featuring a tall aspect ratio display with a waterdrop notch. The phone’s left edge has a SIM card slot, whereas its right spine has a volume controller and a power key. The absence of a side-mounted fingerprint scanner suggests that it could be featuring an in-display fingerprint sensor.

The rear shell of the Play5 has a squarish camera island, which houses a quad-camera setup and an LED flash unit at the center. The design of the back panel is different from a leaked render that had appeared last month.

Honor Play5 specifications (Rumored)

It was revealed by Digital Chat Station last month that the Honor Play5 has a Full HD+ OLED screen of 6.53 inches. The handset has a thickness of only 7.46mm and weighs 179 grams.

The Play5 is powered by the Dimensity 800U chipset and a 3800mAh battery. It is expected to arrive with support for 66W fast charging. The phone is likely to offer an Android 11 OS out-of-the-box experience.

The Honor Play5’s rear camera module has a main camera of 64-megapixel, an ultrawide lens of 8-megapixel, and a pair of 2-megapixel cameras, probably for capturing macro and depth shots.

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Yesterday, GSMArena shared a leaked render of the upcoming Honor Play 5 smartphone. Today, popular tipster Digital Chat Station has shared the entire specifications of the device. He claimed that the Play 5 will be launching soon in China.

The tipster revealed that the Honor Play 5 engineering prototype is equipped with a 6.53-inch OLED panel that supports a Full HD+ resolution. The device measures 7.46mm in thickness and weighs 179 grams.

The Dimensity 800U chipset is present under the hood o the Honor Play 5. The device is backed by a 3,800mAh battery that supports 66W rapid charging. The rear camera setup of the device has a 64-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel secondary lens, and a pair of 2-megapixel sensors. The other details of the smartphone are under wraps.

The leaked render that emerged yesterday revealed that its display features a waterdrop notch. The back panel of the phone has a rectangle-shaped camera module. The edges of the phone appear flat, and it features a SIM card slot on the left edge and a microphone on the top edge.

The volume buttons could be present on the right side of the Play 5. It is unclear whether the phone has a side-facing fingerprint scanner or whether it is embedded under the screen. Also, the leakster did not utter anything on the pricing of the phone. It is expected to cost higher than the recently announced Honor Play 5T Youth, which was introduced with a pricing of 1,299 Yuan (~$200). The smartphone is likely to go official by early May in China.

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Last week, Honor announced the Honor Play 5T Life (aka Play 5T Youth) smartphone in China. Fresh information shared by GSMArena has revealed that the company will be soon launching a new handset called the Honor Play 5. The publication has also shared a render of the device.

The render shows that the Honor Play 5 features a teardrop notch on the front. The edges of the phone are flat with rounded corners. The squarish camera module has four cameras and an LED flash. It includes a 64-megapixel primary camera.

The top edge of the Play 5 has a microphone, and its left edge has a SIM tray. The publication further revealed that the device will carry support for 66W rapid charging. There is no word on the other specs of the device. However, it is expected to offer users better specs than the Play 5T Youth.

The Honor Play 5T Youth has a 6.6-inch IPS LCD HD+ display with a waterdrop notch. It has a front camera of 8-megapixel and its rear camera setup has a 13-megapixel main camera, a 5-megapixel ultrawide lens, a 2-megapixel macro camera, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor.

The Play 5T Youth is driven by the Helio P35 chipset has 6 GB of RAM. It comes with 128 GB of internal storage and a microSD card slot for additional storage. The device is backed by a 5,000mAh battery that supports 22.5W rapid charging. It is equipped with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. It carries a price tag of 1,299 Yuan (~$200).

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Looks like Huawei is poised to continue firing on all cylinders in order to meet its 2016 projected target. The Chinese tech giant just released another cool new device dubbed Huawei Honor 5 Play, the latest in its expansive Play series. This is coming on the heels of the release of the Huawei Honor Note 8 which was launched a few hours back with a 6.6-inch display.

The Huawei Honor 5 Play sports mid-range specifications and looks like an upgraded version of the Honor 4 Play released sometime in 2014. The mid-ranger comes with a 5-inch HD display with a narrow frame design and is powered by a 1.3GHz MediaTek MT6735P quad-core processor backed by 2GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage.

In the camera aspect, the device clearly wears a budget smartphone outlook with a decent 8MP rear camera with dual LED flash and a somewhat disappointing 2MP camera for selfies up front, a setup similar to the Honor 4 Play. The smartphone camera also features a self-timer and seems the screen lights up for selfies with the front cam, offering some illumination.

The Honor 5 Play comes with 4G VoLTE support, EasyKey one-touch access function, dual SIM support, dual standby and entire network support, even though there is a carrier specific version available. The beautiful device also crams a 2200mAh battery under its hood, as against 2000mAh on the Honor 4 Play.

The Huawei Honor 5 Play carries a price tag of just 599 Yuan ($91) which is relatively cheap, perhaps a way of clinching the low-end market.

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The device comes in three cool colors; gold, black and white and will go on sale from August 2 in China.

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