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Honor Play5 Vitality Edition launched in China; packs Dimensity 900 SoC and 8GB RAM

Jeet — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 02:06:17 +0000

As expected, Honor has now officially launched its new budget smartphone in its home market China — Honor Play5 Vitality Edition aka Honor Play5 Youth Edition. As the name indicates, it is a new variant of the Honor Play5 launched in May this year.

The smartphone features a 6.67-inch Full HD+ LCD display with 2376 × 1080 pixels screen resolution, 120Hz refresh rate and 94.4 percent screen-to-body ratio. Under the hood, the device is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 900 chipset.

As for the memory configuration, the phone packs 8GB of RAM with additional support for 2GB of virtual RAM. As for the internal storage, there are two options offered by the company — 128GB and 256GB.

In the camera department, there’s a triple-camera setup on the back panel that includes a 64-megapixel primary sensor with f/1.9 aperture, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide sensor with f/2.4 aperture, and a 2-megapxiel depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture.

On the front side, the device features a 16-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling. It also has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for added security. Connectivity options available on the smartphone include 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, and USB Type-C port.

The device runs Android 11 operating system out-of-the-box with Magic UI 4.2 custom user interface on top. It is powered by a 4,300mAh battery and comes with support for 66W SuperCharge fast charging technology.

The Honor Play5 Vitality Edition comes in two color options — Midnight Black and Aurora Blue. The 8GB RAM and 128GB storage model is priced at 1,799 yuan, which is about $281 while the other model with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage costs 1,999 yuan (~$313). It will be available for purchase in China from 1st November.

Honor Play5 Vitality Edition teaser confirms 66W fast charging support

Jeet — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 07:08:10 +0000

After launching Honor Play 5T Vitality Edition in April this year, the China-based company is now all set to launch a new Vitality Edition (aka Youth Edition) smartphone in its home country. The company will be launching the Honor Play5 Vitality Edition on 25th October.

Now, ahead of the launch, Honor has started sharing some key features of the smartphone through teaser posters. In the latest teaser, the company has confirmed that the upcoming Honor Play5 Vitality Edition will come with support for 66W fast charging technology.

As the name indicates, the phone launching on 25th October is a new variant of the Honor Play5 smartphone that was officially launched in China in May this year. It features a 6.53-inch OLED display that offers a Full HD+ screen resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.

There’s a waterdrop notch on top of the screen that houses a 16-megapixel selfie snapper. On the backside, the device features a quad-camera setup that includes a 64-megapixel primary camera sensor, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens, a 2-megapixel macro lens, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor, along with an LED flash.

Under the hood, it is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 800U processor, coupled with 8GB of RAM and 128/256GB of internal storage. The phone runs the Android 10 operating system with Magic UI 4.0 on top and is powered by a 3,800mAh battery which comes with support for 66W fast charging technology.

We expect to know more about the Honor Play5 Vitality Edition in the coming days through teaser posters but for the phone’s pricing and availability details, we will have to wait for the official launch event.

Honor Play5 Vitality Edition confirmed to launch in China on October 25

Jeet — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 02:18:26 +0000

Earlier this year, in the month of April, Honor had launched a smartphone dubbed as Honor Play 5T Vitality Edition for the price of 1,299 yuan. Now, the company is all set to launch a new smartphone under the Vitality Edition branding in China.

Today, Honor has confirmed by sharing a teaser poster that the Honor Play5 Vitality Edition will be officially launched in the company’s home market China on 25th October. We expect the company to share more details about the phone through teasers in the coming days, ahead of the official launch.

It appears that the company is making a lineup of devices for the upcoming Double 11 sale in China which will take place on 11th November. Along with this device, the company is also set to launch Honor X30 Max and Honor X30i.

The Honor Play5 smartphone was officially launched in China in May this year. It features a 6.53-inch OLED display that offers a Full HD+ screen resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. There’s a waterdrop notch on top of the screen that houses a 16-megapixel selfie snapper.

On the backside, the device features a quad-camera setup that includes a 64-megapixel primary camera sensor, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens, a 2-megapixel macro lens, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor, along with an LED flash.

Honor X30 Max, Play5 Vitality Edition among new Honor phones coming soon

Habeeb Onawole — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 21:24:48 +0000

It appears Honor has plans to expand its product offering with new mid-range phones very soon. A leaker has revealed the names of three new phones including the Honor X30 Max and another model in the Honor Play5 series.

According to the Chinese Weibo user @WHYLAB, there are three new Honor smartphones coming soon. In a post made earlier today, the leaker revealed the names of the phones as well as early listings from a retailer’s website. The phones are the Honor X30 Max, Honor X30i, and the Honor Play5 Vitality Edition a.k.a. Honor Play5 Lite.

The Honor X30 Max first appeared in the news last week. It has been reported that the phone will be a replacement for the canceled Honor X20 Max and will have a 7-inch display, support for 22.5W fast charging, a Dimensity 1100 processor, and a 6000mAh battery. Unfortunately, the retailer’s listing doesn’t reveal new details.

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The Honor X30i and Honor Play5 Vitality Edition will also be 5G phones. The former will be available with 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of storage while the latter will have 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.

We expect more details to surface as the launch dates for these devices draw closer.