Honor Play 8 With Helio A22 Launched With Super Aggressive Price

Honor has announced a new smartphone in China dubbed Honor Play 8. This handset appears to be the rebranded model of the Honor 8S in the budget segment. Powered by an Helio A22 SoC, the handset is equipped with a single rear camera and a basic tall display, but it is priced very aggressively at 599 RMB (around Rs. 5,959).

Honor Play 8: Price

The Huawei's sub-brand confirmed that the device will be priced at 599 RMB (around Rs. 5,959) for the single 2GB RAM / 128GB storage variant. It is avaialble in Black and Blue color variants.

The Honor Play 8 is announced in collaboration with a Chinese phone retailer called D.Phone, but it is still available for purchase via TMall, JD, Suning, Vmall, and more.

Honor Play 8: Specifications & Features

The phone comes with a 5.71-inch FHD+ LCD panel with relatively thick bezels. On top of the display, there is a water-drop notch for a selfie camera. Powering the handset is an Helio A22 processor, paired with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage which can be further expanded via microSD card slot up to 512GB. In terms of camera, it features a single 13MP camera with an f/1.8 lens at the back. There is also a 5MP camera with an f/2.2 lens on the front for taking selfies and video calling.

For security, it is not equipped with a fingerprint reader, but it only supports Face Unlock features for biometric authentication. Software-wise, it ships with Android 9 Pie with Huawei’s EMUI 9.0 on top. Fueling the phone is a 3,020 mAh battery that is recharged via a micro-USB port without fast charging solution support which is understandable for its price tag. As for connectivity options, the phone comes with three card slots, two of which are for two nano-SIM cards and the other is dedicated for a microSD card. That means the phone can support Dual 4G network at any time.