Honor unveiled its new Play 4T series in an Online event in China last April 9, 2020. Wei Xiaolong, Honor’s product manager, said that Play 4T may be the last 4G mobile phone that they will release. The Play 4T is their first phone to have a “T” on its name. He also added that the “T” stands for Terminator, which means terminating their 4G phone line-up. With the Honor 30 series launching on April 15, the Honor phones are expected to enter the 5G era.
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Both the Play 4T and Play 4T Pro is an affordable gaming-centric phone that offers a midrange chipset Kirin 710A and Kirin 810. The non-pro version is very different from the Pro version not just in numbers but in hardware features.
| Play 4T | Play 4T Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.39" IPS 720P 269 ppi | 6.3" OLED FHD+ 418 ppi |
| Performance | Kirin 710 6GB Ram | Kirin 810 6-8GB Ram UFS 2.1 |
| Camera | Dual Cam 48 MP 2 MP Depth 8MP Front Cam | Triple Cam 48 MP 8 MP Ultrawide 2 MP Depth 16MP Front Cam |
| Battery | 4000mAh 10W Normal Charging MicroUSB | 4000mAh 22.5W Fast Charging Type-C |
| Features | Fingerprint (rear mounted) microSD | Fingerprint (under the display) Nano Memory |
| Price | ¥1199 (~P8,600) 6GB+128GB | ¥1499 (~P10,800) 6GB+128GB ¥1699 (~P12,200) 8GB+128GB |
Honor Play 4T Pro will have an OLED panel and FHD+ Display with a Small waterdrop notch while the Play 4T non-pro will have a Punch hole Notch. The fingerprint scanner of the Play 4T can be seen in the background while the Pro version has optical under the display Fingerprint. Play 4T Pro has a triple camera with an Ultrawide angle lens while the non-pro version only has a dual camera with only a depth sensor and the main 48MP lens. Although they both have the same number of Megapixels on their rear main camera, the Pro version can record up to 4k resolution while the vanilla Play 4T only offers 1080p video recording.
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Honor Play 4T Specs
- 6.39″ IPS display, 19.5:9 ratio
- HD (720×1560) ~269 ppi
- HiSilicon Kirin 710A Octa-core
- Mali-G51 MP4 GPU
- Android 10; Magic UI 3.1
- 6GB RAM
- 128GB ( expandable microSD up to 512GB)
- Dual Camera (Rear)
- 48MP f/1.8 Main
- 2MP depth sensor
- Front camera
- 8MP f/2.0 , 1080P
- Fingerprint scanner (rear-mounted)
- USB 2.0, 3.5mm jack
- Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, Dual Sim, 4G, Wifi
- Black, Green
- 176g
- 4000mAh
- 10W Charging
- ¥1199 (~P8,600) 6GB+128GB
Honor Play 4T Pro Specs
- 6.3″ OLED display, 20:9 ratio
- FHD+ (1080 x 2310) ~418 ppi
- HiSilicon Kirin 810 Octa-core
- Mali-G52 MP6 GPU
- Android 9; Magic UI 2.1
- 6GB-8GB RAM
- 128GB ( expandable up to 256GB via NM card)
- Triple Camera (Rear)
- 48MP f/1.8 Main
- 8 MP 17mm Ultrawide
- 2MP depth sensor
- Front camera
- 16MP f/2.0, 1080P
- Fingerprint scanner (under the display)
- USB Type-C, 3.5mm jack
- Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, Dual Sim, 4G, Wifi
- 4000mAh
- 22.5W Charging
- ¥1499 (~P10,800) 6GB+128GB
- ¥1699 (~P12,200) 8GB+128GB
The Honor Play 4T price is CNY 1,499 (around ~P8,600) 6GB/128GB and Honor Play 4T Pro price starts at CNY 1,499 (~P10,800) for the 6GB/128GB and CNY 1699 (~P12,200) for 8GB/128GB. There is no global price yet.
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I have been using my honor 8x since the lockdown, no problems whatsoever. I just wished Honor would bring their new phones here, lazada and shopee Honor store still selling phones from 2018 and its 2020 now.