It is more than a mid-range killer

It’s here, and people are talking about it: Honor’s launch of the gaming-centric, mid-range Honor Play made a significant impact in the mid-range segment. This flagship-grade smartphone is packed with top-tier features for just Php 15,999—a rare sight for the said price segment.

Here are five reasons why the Honor Play is such a great gaming phone:

 

Flagship processor with GPU Turbo

One of the reasons why everyone is talking about the Honor Play is because it comes with a Kirin 970 processor—the same processor you see on higher-end Honor devices such as the Honor 10. There are few other phones in the market right now that has the same hardware, especially in the mid-range market.

If that wasn’t enough, the processor is further enhanced with GPU Turbo—groundbreaking tech that improves overall graphical performance.

 

Game Suite to optimize your gaming sessions

Being a gaming-centric phone, the Honor Play has built-in gaming software via Gaming Suite, organizing your games in one app. Gaming Suite accelerates your gameplay and makes sure your gaming session isn’t interrupted by pesky notifications. Select games like PUBG Mobile get additional features like 4D Smart Shock and 3D surround sound for an immersive gaming experience.

 

Generous Full HD+ Display for both games and videos

The Honor Play’s 6.3-inch, Full HD+ display is built for both work and play. The IPS panel has good color accuracy and decent viewing angles, perfect for playing and binge-watching episodes on. You can even tweak the colors to suit your taste.

 

Large Battery to last you a day

No one likes repeated trips to the power outlet or having a USB cord dangle from their phone to a power bank. The Honor Play avoids that by utilizing a large 3750mAh battery. Our own tests show that the phone can last around a day with moderate use. Even if you drain its battery, you can quickly get back into the fight thanks to its USB Type-C port that supports quick charging.

 

Proven gaming performance

If you still doubt the Honor Play’s gaming performance, let these stats from Gamebench do the talking:

Running popular games like Asphalt 9 Legends and PUBG Mobile is a piece of cake for the Honor Play with maxed out FPS rates of 30FPS and 38FPS (maximum of 41FPS) respectively. Stability is not an issue, as both games maintained their frame rates throughout the game, ensuring gamers that they will win using the Honor Play.

 

Honor has partnered with the makers of both games for customized in-game graphics performance and special tournaments and online campaigns.

The Honor Play is available in black and blue and retails for Php 15,990.