• Honor Play vs Honor 10: What’s the difference?

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Our quick take

Honor Play - 5.0 / 5

Design & Display

  • Unibody metal design in four colours: Ultra Violet, Navy Blue, Midnight Black, Player Edition Red/Black 6.3-inch, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 1080 x 2340 resolution IPS LCD display, with notch Rear-facing fingerprint scanner 157.9 x 74.3 x 7.5mm; 176g

Hardware, Software & Battery Life

  • Huawei Kirin 970 octa-core processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage GPU Turbo for gaming to optimise graphics  3750mAh battery, USB-C quick recharging EMUI 8.2 software (over Android 8.1)

Cameras

  • Dual rear cameras: 16MP f/2.2 & 2MP f/2.4 (for depth measure and blurred-background Portrait) AI Camera for artificial intelligence auto scene selection 16MP front-facing camera for selfies

To recap

The company’s best phone to date and at a price that’s simply incredible. This is a serious handset, one strong enough to take the eyes off OnePlus and its impending competition for a cut of the price.