Honor has quietly introduced two new 5G phones in its Play lineup: the Honor Play10 standard model and the Honor Play11 Plus. The Play10 comes in three storage configurations and is priced from 1,399 yuan to 1,899 yuan in China, while the Play11 Plus is offered in a single 8GB + 256GB version priced at 2,199 yuan.
The Honor Play10 is built around Qualcomm’s third-generation Snapdragon 6s mobile platform. It uses a 6.8-inch LCD display with a 2412 × 1080 resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, typical brightness of 700 nits, and 85% NTSC color coverage. Honor also lists eye-comfort features including an eye-protection mode and a natural-light-like eye-care setting.
For cameras, the Play10 includes a 50MP rear main camera and a 5MP front camera. Battery life is one of the bigger selling points here: the phone packs a 7000mAh battery and supports 45W fast charging. It runs MagicOS 9.0 based on Android 15, weighs about 207 grams, measures roughly 8.24mm thick, and carries IP65 water resistance. Wireless support includes Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.1.
The Honor Play11 Plus steps things up with an integrated metal middle frame and a MediaTek Dimensity 6500 Elite chip. Its screen is a 6.6-inch AMOLED panel with a 2600 × 1200 resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. Honor lists 800 nits of brightness, up to 6,500 nits peak brightness, and up to 2,000 nits global maximum brightness. The display also supports Honor’s Oasis eye-care technology, 3840Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, natural-light-style eye protection, and hardware-level low blue light.
The Play11 Plus has a 50MP rear camera with an f/1.8 aperture and an 8MP front camera with an f/2.0 aperture. Like the Play10, it uses a 7000mAh battery, but charging is listed as up to 11V/4.1A SuperCharge. It also supports wired reverse charging, IP66 dust and water resistance, MagicOS 10 based on Android 16, infrared remote control, and Honor’s Hongyan communication feature.
Despite the similar battery capacity, the Play11 Plus is the slimmer and lighter of the two, weighing about 185 grams and measuring 7.34mm thick. For buyers comparing budget-friendly Android phones, Honor is clearly leaning on battery endurance, eye-comfort displays, and durable water-resistance ratings to separate these models from more basic entry-level devices.
