Honor Announces Budget ‘Play 9A’ With 6.3-inch 20:9 Display, Dual Rear Cameras, 5000mAh Battery

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- Updated: 31st Mar 2020, 14:16 IST
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    Honor Play 9A Specifications

Even after numerous postponements and cancellations in product launches announced by various smartphone makers, Huawei sub-brand Honor has officially launched its new smartphones Honor 30s & Honor Play 9A in China.

The Honor Play 9A is a budget smartphone and is offered in two variants, 4GB + 64GB and 4GB + 128GB. The former comes at a price tag of CNY 899 (roughly Rs. 9,500) while the 128GB version is priced at CNY 1,199 (roughly Rs. 12,700). The device is presently on pre-sale till April 6 and Shipping will start from April 7. Unfortunately, the company hasn’t made any official statement on Honor Play 9A’s availability in international markets, including India.

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Honor Play 9A Specifications

The device gets a decent spec-sheet which includes a 6.3-inch (1600×720) HD+ display along with a water-drop notch housing the selfie camera. The device gets powered by 2.3GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P35 SoC clubbed with 4GB RAM and 64GB/128GB internal storage. You also get a dedicated microSD card slot which can expand storage up to 512GB. The Play 9A runs on Android 10-based Magic UI 3.0.1.

Optics include a decent dual-camera setup at the back with a 13MP primary sensor and a 2MP depth sensor for portrait shots. At the front, there is an 8MP snapper for selfies and video chats. The device gets an old-school rear-mounted fingerprint sensor for security along with face-unlock as an alternative.

The device gets an impressive 5,000mAh battery and supports 10W charging via the micro-USB port. Along with Honor Play 9A, the company also introduced its mid-range Honor 30S smartphone which comes at a price starting CNY 2,399 (roughly Rs. 25,500). The Honor 30S is Honor’s first 5G enabled smartphone and gets powered by the latest Kirin 820 5G chipset that brings dual-mode 5G support to the table.

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Highlights of the Story

  • It is launched along with the mid-ranged Honor 30S.
  • The device comes in Night Black, Blue Water Emerald, and Jasper Green colours.
  • The device is made available only for China with no news on availability in India.