Honor Play 5

Honor is making a comeback in the market after a brief hiatus in 2020. The company is no longer part of Huawei, which allows them to launch new products outside of China with Android that supports Google Mobile Services. The latest device from its lineup is the Honor Play 5.  This phone features a 6.53-inch OLED display that offers Full HD+ quality at 1080x2400 pixels resolution. The screen comes with waterdrop notch and its pixel density stands at 403 PPI. The new Honor Play device uses the octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 800U chipset, that gets coupled with 8GB RAM and it offers 128GB internal storage which is further expandable up to 256GB. Honor Play 5 gets a quad rear camera that comprises of 64MP primary sensor, 8MP ultra-wide-angle sensor, 2MP sensor and 2MP depth sensor. On the front, it has a 16MP selfie camera that also support video calls. The phone gets a 3800mAh battery that supports 66W fast charging via USB Type C port. Other features on the phone are side-mounted fingerprint sensor, face unlock and headphone jack for music streaming. Some of the popular Honor mobiles you might know are Honor 9S, Honor 9X Pro and the Honor 20 Lite.

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Processor : MediaTek Dimensity 800U MT6853V
RAM : 8 GB
Storage : 128 GB
Battery : 3800 mAh battery
Camera : Single (16 MP, f/2.0, Wide Angle Camera)
Display : 6.53 inches (16.59 cms)
SIM : Dual SIM (SIM1: Nano) (SIM2: Nano)
Operating System : Android v10 (Q)

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Honor Play 5 Details

OLED Display, Design, Security
Honor Play 5 flaunts a 6.53-inch OLED Full HD+ display that offers screen resolution at 1080x2400 pixels with a pixel density of 403 PPI. The display comes with waterdrop notch at the top-centre that houses the front camera. With this design, the 19:9 aspect ratio display offers larger viewing area and screen to body ratio upwards of 80 percent. The power button and the volume rocker are on the right side of the phone. The main security features include the side-mounted fingerprint sensor and face unlock through the selfie camera.
Performance, Storage, Quad Camera
Honor has powered the Play 5 device using the octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 800U chipset which brings 5G support to the device. This gets paired with 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage that is expandable up to 256GB using the dedicated card slot. The phone runs on custom version built over Android 11 operating system. For imaging purpose, Honor Play 5 has a quad rear camera that consists of 64MP primary sensor, 8MP ultra-wide-angle sensor, 2MP sensor and 2MP depth sensor. On the front, the phone gets a 16MP selfie camera that supports video recording as well as video calls.
Battery, Fast Charging, Connectivity
Honor Play 5 packs a 3800 battery that supports 66W fast charging via USB Type C port. For connectivity, the phone has features like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.1, 5G, 4G VoLTE, USB OTG, and GPS with GLONASS.

Honor Play 5 Specifications

Summary

Processor MediaTek Dimensity 800U MT6853V
Display 6.53 inches (16.59 cms)
Storage 128 GB
Front Camera Single (16 MP, f/2.0, Wide Angle Camera)
Rear Camera Quad (64 MP, f/1.9, Wide Angle Camera + 8 MP, f/2.4, Wide Angle, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera + 2 MP, f/2.4 Camera + 2 MP, f/2.4, depth Camera)
Battery 3800 mAh
RAM 8 GB

General

Launch Date August 18, 2021
Dimensions 6.36 x 2.94 x 0.31 inch (161.6 x 74.8 x 7.9 mm)
Weight 179 grams
Face unlock Yes
Colors Titanium Silver, Midnight Black, Icelandic Fantasy

Processor

Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 800U MT6853V
No of Cores 8 (Octa Core)
CPU 2.4GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 + 2GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Architecture 64-bit
Graphics Mali-G57 MC3

Software

Operating System Android v10 (Q)
Custom UI Magic UI

Storage

Internal Memory 128 GB
RAM 8 GB

Display

Size 6.53 inches (16.59 cms)
Display Type OLED
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9
Bezel-less display Yes, with Waterdrop notch
TouchScreen Yes, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Color Reproduction 16M Colors
Screen to body percentage 85.17 %
Pixel Density 403 pixels per inch (ppi)

Camera

Flash Rear (LED Flash)
Rear Quad (64 MP, f/1.9, Wide Angle Camera + 8 MP, f/2.4, Wide Angle, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera + 2 MP, f/2.4 Camera + 2 MP, f/2.4, depth Camera)
Front Single (16 MP, f/2.0, Wide Angle Camera)
Camera Features Auto Flash, Auto Focus, Face detection, Touch to focus
Shooting Modes Continuos Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Zoom Digital 10 x
Video Rear: 3840x2160 @ 30 fps, Front: 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Charging speed 60 % in 15 minutes (claimed by Brand)
Type Li-ion
Capacity 3800 mAh
Removable No
Fast Charging Yes, 66W

Connectivity

USB OTG Support Yes
Wi-Fi Yes with a/ac/b/g/n
SIM Configuration Dual SIM (SIM1: Nano) (SIM2: Nano)
Bluetooth Bluetooth v5.1
Network 5G: Supported by device (network not rolled-out in India), 4G: Available (supports Indian bands), 3G: Available, 2G: Available
Voice over LTE(VoLTE) Yes
Wi-fi features Mobile Hotspot
GPS Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
Infrared Yes
USB USB Type-C, Mass storage device, USB charging, USB On-The-Go
NFC Chipset Yes

Sensors

Fingerprint sensor Yes, On-screen
Other Sensor Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Sound

Speaker Yes
Audio Jack Yes, USB Type-C
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