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Honor Play 4e

Honor Play 4e
$161
Brand: Huawei
Category: Phones
  • Display 6.39-inch (720 x 1520 pixels) HD+ display
  • Camera 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP Back / 8 MP front
  • Storage 128 GB
  • RAM 4 GB
  • CPU Octa-core 2.0 GHz, HiSilicon Kirin 710A
  • OS Android 10 (EMUI 10.1.1)

Our Rating

The review rating is based on accessment of the device by experts, and opinions of trusted YouTube reviewers.

9
  • Design, Built Quality 7 / 10
  • Display Quality 9 / 10
  • Camera Quality 9 / 10
  • Audio & Multimedia 7 / 10
  • OS and Usability 9 / 10
  • Battery Performance 9 / 10

Honor Play 4e Highlights and Overview

The Honor Play 4e is a mid-range smartphone from Huawei. The device comes as a smaller variant of the Play 4-series announced earlier this year. The display is a 6.39-inch screen, with 720 x 1560 pixels resolutions, while a selfie sensor is kept in the punch-hole atop the display.

Under the hood, the Honor Play 4e houses an octa-core Kirin 710A CPU clocked at 2.0GHz, along with Mali-G51 GPU. It comes with 4 GB RAM and 128 GB internal storage, expandable up to 512 GB via SD card.

On the camera department, there is a triple camera sensors at the back; the main snapper is a 48-megapixel sensor along with a secondary 2-megapixel depth sensor and a large 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle lens. As for selfie, there is a single 8-megapixel with f/2.0 aperture in the display cut-out.

Whats more? the Play 4e support a rear fingerprint sensor, along with AI faceID and other default Android locks. It also has support for a hybrid dual SIM, with 4G LTE on both SIMS. The device is available in black and blue colors and houses a 4000mAh battery with Android 10 out of the box. The full specs and features of the Honor Play 4e are detailed in the specification table below.

Honor Play 4e Full Specifications and Features

NETWORK

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G Network Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network Bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network Bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
5G Network Bands Does not have support for 5G Network
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 400/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Also Known As -
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BODY

Dimensions 159.8 x 76.1 x 8.1 mm
Weight 176 grams
Build Front glass, plastic back
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~82.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1560 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)

PLATFORM

Operating System Android 10 (EMUI 10.1.1)
Chipset Hisilicon Kirin 710A (12 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G51 MP4

MEMORY

RAM + ROM 4 GB
Card Slot Yes, up to 1TB via microSD card (uses dedicated slot)

MAIN CAMERA

Camera Type Triple Lenses
Camera Sensor(s) 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP main camera
Camera Features Autofocus
Continuous shooting
Digital zoom
Digital image stabilization
Geotagging
Panorama
HDR
Touch focus
Face detection
White balance settings
ISO settings
Exposure compensation
Self-timer
Scene mode
Sensor size - 1/2.8"
Pixel size - 1.12 μm
Phase detection
6-element lens
2-megapixel depth sensor (second camera)
8-megapixel ultra-wide lens
Video Resolution 1080p@30fps, 720p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Camera Type Single Lens
Camera Sensor(s) 8 MP punch hole selfie
Camera Features HDR+
scene recognition,
AI FaceID
f/2.0 aperture
Video Resolution 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
Speaker Location Chin, below display
Audio Jack Type Yes, 3.5mm audio jack

CONNECTIVITY

Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
FM Radio FM radio

BATTERY

Battery Capacity Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
Wireless Charging No
Talk Time Talk Time is the longest time that a single battery charge will last when you are constantly talking on the phone under perfect conditions, Ambient temperature and highly dependent on the cellular network environment such as the distance to the closest cell network tower. Up to 29 hours
Stand-by Up to 500 hours

OTHER FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Box Contents Charging Brick / USB cable

Honor Play 4e User Reviews and Opinions

Comments 2

  1. Rich Wansanje says:

    I like it and want it a good phone

  2. RONALDO MUTASA says:

    I NEED THIS PHONE PLEASE

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