Earlier this month, Huawei-backed Honor launched the Honor Play4 and Play4 Pro smartphones in its home country. Both the phones were up for pre-orders soon after the announcement and the Pro variant went on sale a few days ago.

Today, the company has started selling the Honor Play4 in China, which is also the company’s cheapest 5G smartphone so far. The 6GB RAM model is priced at 1,799 yuan (~$255) while the 8GB RAM model costs 1,999 yuan which is about $283.

Coming to the specifications, the smartphone features a 6.81-inch Full HD display with 2400 x 1080 pixels screen resolution. It has a punch-hole cutout in the top-left corner for housing the front-facing camera sensor.

Under the hood, the device is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 800 5G chipset, coupled with Mali-G57MP4. Both the models — 6GB and 8GB RAM, come with 128GB of internal storage along with a microSD card slot for expanding the storage capacity.

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It has a VC liquid cooling technology and a 12 layer heat dissipation structure, which is good to have in a mid-range device. As for the camera, on the front side, there’s a 16-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling.

On the back, it comes with a quad-camera setup that includes a 64-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide sensor, a 2-megapixel macro lens, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. The device is equipped with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.

The smartphone is running the latest Android 10 operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own Magic UI 3.1 custom user interface. Do note that it doesn’t come with any Google services on board. The Honor Play4 is powered by a 4,300mAh battery and comes with 22.5W fast charging support.

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Earlier today (3rd June 2020), Honor finally launched its Play4 series of smartphones in China. The lineup consists of the base Play4 and the Play4 Pro variant. Both smartphone are 5G enabled and feature an Infrared Temperature sensor.

Honor Play4

The Honor Play4 was unveiled today and features MediaTek’s Dimensity 800 5G chipset. It sports a 6.81-inch FHD display with a single punch hole selfie camera on the front. On the rear, a quad camera setup can be found, which consists of a 64-megapixel primary camera, 8-megapixel wide angle lens, 2 megapixel macro shooter, and a 2 megapixel depth of field sensor.

The Honor Play4 targets the mid range segment and also offers VC liquid cooling technology and a 12 layer heat dissipation structure. The device is powered by a large 4,300mAh battery pack that supports fast charging up to 22.5W. It is offered in three color variants, namely Iceland Phantom, Phantom Blue, and Phantom Night Black.

Honor Play4 Pro

The Honor Play4 Pro is the high-end model from the series and targets the upper mid-range segment in the market. It sports a smaller 6.57-inch display with a dual punch-hole selfie camera cut out on the front (32 megapixels + 8 megapixel). On the rear, the device houses a dual-camera setup, unlike the base variant. Its primary sensor is a 40 megapixel Sony IMX600 RYYB sensor alongside an 8-megapixel telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom.

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The smartphone features Huawei HiSilicon’s Kirin 990 5G SoC, which supports dual mode 5G. It supports up to 40W fast charging and runs Magic UI 3.0, which is also found on the base Play4 variant. The device is also available in three color variants, including Mecha Blue, Icelandic Illusion and Fantasy Night Black. A notable inclusion in the Pro variant is also the special IR temperature sensor that is housed in a separate Honor Play4 Pro version.

This Infrared sensor can measure temperatures from -20 degrees Celsius to 100 degrees Celsius. The smartphone itself does not emit infrared, but rather it absorbs infrared energy from a person or an object to calculate the exact temperature. During this time of crisis, avoiding the Coronavirus infection and keeping regular tabs on one’s health is a necessary step.

Price and Availability

The Honor Play4 series is currently available for pre-order in China. The base variant starts from 1,799 Yuan (roughly 253 US Dollars) for the 6GB RAM and 128GB storage variant and 1,999 Yuan (roughly 281 US Dollars) for the 8GB RAM and 128GB storage version. On the other hand, the Honor Play4 Pro retails for 2,899 Yuan (roughly 407 US Dollars) for the 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant, while the special version with the IR temperature sensor is sold for 2,999 Yuan (roughly 421 US Dollars).

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Huawei‘s brand is going to launch a new smartphone lineup which will include at least two models: Honor Play4 and Honor Play4 Pro. This series is very important and awaited because it will include at least one flagship killer (the Pro variant, naturally). Ahead of the official announcement, we got a lot of info about the new upcoming series made in Honor thanks to a lot of leaks and rumors surfaced in the last weeks. Here we gathered all the information we got about the specs, features, and launch of the Honor Play4 series. Note that not everything you will read here is officially confirmed, so take everything with a pinch of salt.

Honor Play4 and 4 Pro rumor roundup

Design

Thanks to official renders and images surfaced on TENAA listings, we already know how the design of the Honor Play4 series will be. As you can see from the images in this post, the Honor Play4 Pro will sport a full screen display with a punch hole housing a dual selfie camera. The Honor Play4 5G will have a single punch-hole with just one selfie camera. The rear side of the phone will be clean except for a big camera module laying on the top right side of the device (on both the variants).

The camera module will include all the visible camera elements of the phones. The devices are expected to debut in China in color variants like red-blue gradient, black, white, and blue. According to a Vmall listing, there will be a Magic Night Black version and a Mecha Blue version (with a futuristic appeal) of the Honor Play4 Pro. The Honor Play4 measures 170 x 78.5 x 8.9 mm and weighs 213 grams.

• You can learn more about the design by clicking here.

Display

TENAA revealed that the Honor play4 5G will have a large-sized IPS LCD punch-hole screen. The display is expected to have a 6.81-inch diagonal and a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, as well as a 20:9 aspect ratio, very narrow bezels and a single punch-hole. Honor Play4 Pro will be equipped with a 6.57-inch panel coming with a 20:9 aspect ratio, a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a dual punch hole housing a dual front camera. The display will be an IPS LCD panel just like the vanilla version. We still do not know whether or not these handsets will support a high refresh rate for a smoother viewing and gaming experience, but given that Honor Play4 Pro is a flagship killer, it is likely to come with a high refresh rate.

• You can learn more about the display by clicking here.

Specs & Software

Honor Play4 Pro 5G is expected to be powered by a 5G-ready octa-core processor running at a 2 GHz frequency. The SoC will be paired with 4 GB, 6 GB or 8 GB of RAM and 64, 128 or 256 GB of internal storage. Unfortunately, the name of the processor is still unknown as there is no official info in regards and TENAA only revealed the architecture and the clock frequency of the chipset. Through official teaser, Honor confirmed that the Play4 Pro will be fueled by Kirin 990 mobile platform: the same processor as the Huawei P40 and Huawei Mate 30 lineups, that is the best chipset released by Huawei. We expect the SoC to be supported by at least 8 GB of RAM and UFS storage. There will be an NM card slot to expand the internal storage. Honor Play4 and 4 Pro will also feature an IR sensor that can measure a person’s temperature. Their IR blaster can also be used to control home products like TVs, ACs, and more. As suggested by the name, these devices will be gaming-oriented.

• You can learn more about the specs by clicking here.

Camera

Besides having different chipsets, Honor Play4 and 4 Pro will differ for their camera departments. The former will sport a quad-camera setup including a 64 MP main sensor, an 8 MP ultrawide lens and two sensors with 2 MP resolutions likely for macro and portrait shots. Honor shared an official camera sample of the Play4 which looks impressive. On the front panel, inside a punch hole in the display, the handset will house a 16 MP selfie camera. The Honor Play4 Pro is expected to come with a dual camera paired with a LiDAR scanner like the one found on the new Apple iPad Pro 2020. The main sensor of the rear camera department will be a Sony IMX600Y RYYB sensor with a 40 MP resolution. It is a flagship-class sensor and it is the same as the one found on the newly-announced Honor X10.

• You can read more about the cameras by clicking here.

Battery

Both Honor Play4 and 4 Pro are expected to come with 4200 mAh batteries. It is a pretty decent capacity, despite it is actually the average battery capacity of flagship phones. An official teaser implicitly confirmed that the battery of the Honor Play4 Pro will support a 40W fast charging technology (very fast, note that the most powerful fast charging technology in commerce has a 65W power).

• You can learn more about the battery by clicking here.

Honor Play4 and 4 Pro – Launch date, price, and availability

Honor Play4 and 4 Pro will be officially announced in China on June 3. The prices are still not official, but the Pro variant is expected to hit the shelves with a starting price of around 3,000 Yuan, which roughly translates into $420. The vanilla Honor Play4 will obviously be more affordable, but we do not know how much it will cost. The Honor Play4 Pro was recently spotted on a Vmall listing, but there was no price. Instead, the listing showed renders of two color variants which you can actually see above.

• You can learn more about the price by clicking here.

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