This entry-level charmer from HONOR has some compelling specifications, looks like a bigger battery than 5,000mAh is becoming the brand’s main focus
The 6.56-inch LCD waterdrop display on the Honor Play 40C has a 90Hz refresh rate and an HD+ resolution of 1612 x 720 pixels.
Additionally, it has a 70% NTSC color gamut and a 90Hz touch sampling rate. The Play 40C’s front-facing camera is a 5-megapixel unit for taking excellent selfies. It has a 13-megapixel camera with an LED flash on the back.
Android 13 with the MagicOS 7.1 UI is preinstalled on the smartphone. The Snapdragon 480+ CPU and a sizable 5,200mAh battery with 10W charging power the Honor Play 40C. The device has 128 GB of internal storage and 6 GB of RAM.
Other features of the Play 40C include a USB-C connector, a side-facing fingerprint scanner, dual SIM, 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC, and a 3.5mm audio input. The phone has a slim and light design, measuring just 8.35mm thick and 188 grams in weight.
The Honor Play 40C and Play 40 5G are nearly identical. The Play 40C’s single 13 MP camera and the Play 40 5G’s dual 13 MP + 2 MP cameras are the only significant differences between the two phones.
Three lovely colors—Magic Night Black, Ink Jade Green, and Sky Blue—are available for the Honor Play 40C. It costs $126 or PHP6,582 and is only available in the 6GB+128GB model. In contrast, the Play 40 5G costs $193 or PHP10,496 for the same configuration.
