TECHNOLOGY, GAMING | August 15, 2018
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| Honor's new gaming-centric midranger, the Honor Play!! (Image Source: NoypiGeeks) |
Huawei Mobile sub-brand Honor recently launched its own gaming-centric
smartphone, the Honor Play, in the Philippines and it is only fitting for the smartphone
to showcase its chops in a special launch event held at the SM City Fairview Event
Center last August 11, 2018.
The gaming-centric event dubbed "Play For The Brave" was headlined
by an Arena Of Valor tournament where local celebrities and notable gaming
personalities were able to compete against each other in a 5-on-5 PvP affair.
Meanwhile, those who have attended the event were also able to try out the
Honor Play for themselves and I believe in my mind that those who have tried
were impressed by the Honor Play's prowess. It is because the Honor Play sports
a Turbo GPU which delivers fast-paced, strong and worry-free mobile gaming experience
and other features that complement to the said experience including 4D Surround
Sound and several AI capabilities.
Here are the official specifications of the Honor Play:
- Android Oreo 8.1 OS with Emotion UI 8.2
- HiSilicon Kirin 970 octa core processor
- 6.3-inch Full HD+ capacitive multitouch display
- 4 GB of RAM
- 64 GB of internal storage
- Expandable memory up to 128 GB via microSD card
- 12 megapixel + 2 megapixel rear cameras with f/2.2 aperture lens, phase
detection autofocus, dual tone LED flash and AI camera
- 16 megapixel front camera with f/2.0 front camera and 3D Portrait
Lighting
- WiFi/Bluetooth/NFC/USB Type-C
- GPS/A-GPS/GLONASS
- Fingerprint sensor, Turbo GPU, Histen audio
- Dual SIM, Dual Standby
- 4G LTE/3G HSPA+ connectivity
- 3750 mAh battery
With an official price of Php15,990, the Honor Play may be considered
as the most affordable smartphone running on a HiSilicon Kirin 970 octa core
processor and tech-savvy consumers will explore for themselves why it lives up
to the monicker of being a "Crazy Fast" midranger. Anyway, the Honor
Play is now available at Lazada, Shopee and authorized Honor Philippines stores
across Luzon and Visayas. Oh, and here are the stores where you can purchase your
own "Crazy Fast" midranger.
Metro
Manila
SM City North Edsa –
Mediabox
SM Megamall – PCX Mobile
SM Mall of Asia – PC Express
Ayala Malls Trinoma – Sienna
Mobile
Market! Market! – PC Express
Northern
Luzon
Robinsons Place Manila –
MegaOne
SM City Clark – Gentext
SM City Olongapo – Mobile
Extras
SM City Tarlac – Digital
Tunnel
Southern
Luzon
SM City Calamba –
Greentelcom
SM City Lipa – Greentelcom
SM City Lucena – Greentelcom
SM City Batangas – Presnet
Robinsons Place Lipa –
Skywaves
Waltermart Tanauan – Presnet
Visayas
SM City Cebu – Aerophone
SM City Iloilo – Aerophone
Robinsons Tacloban – Cellcom