Just after announcing an affordable dual camera smartphone Honor 9N, Huawei’s sub-brand Honor announces AI-powered Honor Play in India with Kirin 970 processor. It is also the world’s first chipset to have onboard AI capabilities. It sports a big 6.3-inch Full HD+ display with a resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels and has an aspect ratio of 19:5:9. Under the hood is AI-powered in-house Kirin 970 processor with a built-in NPU. The Honor Play is offered in two configurations – 4GB RAM and 6GB RAM with 64GB internal storage on both. You can even expand the device storage up to 256GB using a Hybrid SIM tray.
For imaging, this device includes a dual camera setup on the rear with a combination of 16MP and 2MP and supports PDAF, EIS, and AI Image Stabilization. The front camera has a 16MP sensor and supports improved beautification with various camera modes.
Honor Play Top Features
- GPU Turbo Technology – 60% increase in the performance and 30% decrease in power consumption
- Dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU)
- Smart power management for longer battery life
- AI 3D surround sound with Histen 3D audio technology – Four different modes – near, front, wide and grand
- AI Dual camera – Automatically adjusts the camera settings for the best output
- AI Camera – 22 different scene categories and 550 scenarios
- AI Portrait Selfie – Beautification with bokeh effect
- 3D Portrait lightning – Soft, Butterfly, Split, Stage, Classic
- Smart AI Gallery – Intelligently identifies the characters and scenes in your photos and creates a tag for each group
- 360-Degree Ultra-fast face unlock
- Hi-Touch Shopping – Point the camera towards an object and AI will automatically search it online
- Party mode – Pair up to seven devices to play the same song at the same time
- AI-based App prioritization – Makes applications open quickly
- AI Noise reduction to improve the call quality even in the noisy environment
- AI 4D Smart Shock – Real-time image and audio recognition with 10 different vibrations for ultimate game experience
The Honor Play is offered in two colors – Midnight Black & Navy Blue color options and exclusively available via Amazon.in starting 6th August 2018 at 4:00 PM. The 4GB/64GB is priced at ₹19,999 and the 6GB/64GB at ₹23,999. Also, as a limited time offer, Vodafone will provide an additional 120 GB of free data for a period of 12 months to Honor Play buyers. Prepaid customers will be required to recharge with ₹199 or above to be entitled to the offer. The Post-paid customers will also get 10GB free data extra for 12 months on any Vodafone RED plan starting ₹399. Additionally, Vodafone postpaid customers will get 1 year Amazon Prime at no additional cost, only on Vodafone RED Post-paid plans of ₹399 or higher.
Honor Play Specifications
- 6.3-inch Full HD+ LCD Display, 2340 x 1080 Pixels
- 19:5:9 Display, 2.5D Curved Glass Display, 409 PPI
- Fingerprint Sensor, Metal Body
- 2.4GHz Huawei Kirin 970 AI Processor, 10nm, Octa-Core
- Mali-G72 MP12 GPU, i7 Co-processor, NPU, GPU Turbo
- 4GB/ 6GB RAM, LPDDR4X
- 64GB Internal storage, UFS 2.1, MicroSD Up to 256GB
- Android 8.1 Oreo with EMUI 8.2
- 2G/3G/4G, Dual VoLTE
- 3750mAh Li-poly Battery, Fast Charging, 9V/2A
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
- Dual Rear Camera, (16MP f/2.2 PDAF + 2MP f/2.4), LED Flash
- 16MP Front Camera, f/2.0
- Video Recording (Rear) – 4K (3840 x 2160), EIS, AIS
- Bluetooth 4.2, WiFi a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz)
- GPS, GLONASS, BDS, NFC
- USB Type-C Port, 3.5mm audio jack
- Sensors – Proximity, Ambient Light, Digital Compass, Gravity, Gyroscope
- Dimensions: 157.91 × 74.27 × 7.84 mm
- Weight: 176 g
- Colors – Midnight Black, Navy Blue
- In the Box – Handset, Charger, USB Cable, Case, SIM Ejector, Manual
