HonorsmartphoneLast featured Dec 2018
Honor Play
I'd buy itI'd buy this.
A sponsored look at a budget phone whose GPU Turbo keeps PUBG Mobile about as smooth as a Galaxy Note 9, with a surprisingly good display for the price.
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- Price when I covered it
- £100–400
- Featured in
- 3 videos · 2018–2018
- Category
- Phones · Mid-range
What I liked
- Fantastic screen
- High screen-to-body ratio
- Good enough Kirin 970 chip
- Cheap
- GPU Turbo stabilises frame rate
- 10 to 15% extra battery life when gaming
What I didn't
- Chip not the most powerful
- Single mono speaker
- Slight rattle from the camera module
- Noticeable antenna bands
- Simulated surround audio only comes from the bottom speaker
In my words
Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.
“is now already being tested on smartphones after a code change was found on the honor play”
“managed to become one of my go-to recommendations for anyone on a budget”
“it's more than good enough on this phone at barely a third of the price”
“It was within 10%. That's pretty good considering how far apart those phones are price-wise.”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
4:32Fuchsia OS - What we know so far!A code change on the Honor Play showed Fuchsia is already being tested on smartphones.
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0:53Top 15 BEST Smartphones 2018.One of his go-to budget recommendations, with a great screen and a chip that is plenty good enough at about a third of the flagship price.
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0:01Does GPU Turbo make this the Best Budget Gaming Phone?A sponsored look at a budget phone whose GPU Turbo keeps PUBG Mobile about as smooth as a Galaxy Note 9, with a surprisingly good display for the price.
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Why it's on these shelves
- Value king
“it's more than good enough on this phone at barely a third of the price”
▶ 1:22 - Value king
“a phone that isn't just three times more expensive, but on paper more powerful”
▶ 2:01 - Actually innovative
“it's quite a big deal”
▶ 0:14
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