editorial team
Honor Play, Honor’s first gaming smartphone powered by GPU Turbo technology, made its debut at the ‘Game with the Brave’ event in partnership with SM Cyberzone at SM City Fairview last Saturday, August 11, 2018. Top gaming personalities Ashley Gosiengfiao, Caster Riku, Bea Benedicto, and Suzzysaur showcased their gaming prowess in a live Arena of Valor (AOV) match together with Mr. Wang Yang, Honor Philippines Country Director, select fans and HiHonor community members, with Benedicto’s team emerging as the ultimate AOV masters.
The Honor Play brings immersive gaming experience to mobile gamers with its groundbreaking GPU Turbo upgrade and powerful Kirin 970 flagship chipset, making it a gamer’s dream companion. “Through the Honor Play we promise to provide our customers with an exceptional user experience at the best value as it delivers top-end quality and performance at a highly competitive price point,” shares Mr. Wang. 
The Honor Play debuts at Php15,990 and will be available on Lazada, Shopee and stores nationwide, starting August 13, 2018. It comes in black and blue, with a RAM of 4GB and up to 64GB expandable storage via microSD card slot up to 256GB.
The launch of the Honor Play brings together gamers in onsite matches of Injustice 2, PUBG, Arena of Valor (AOV), and Asphalt 9: Legends. Attendees also got to bring home exciting prizes including brand new Honor Play phones by winning trivia games and one-on-one battles.
With the Honor Play’s AI capability, players were immersed through its AI real-time image and audio recognition. Imagine feeling the vibration in 30 different scenarios – as if playing in real-life! Not only that, its AI 3D surround sound offers cinematic experience complete with 3D stereo effect. The Honor Play also boasts of a 6.3” FullView Display and sports an extended battery-life to ensure gamers don’t run out of battery while playing their favorite game.
Gamers hate it most when their playtime is interrupted. With Honor Play’s Game Suite, you can switch on the high-performance mode and block notifications while you’re playing, allowing you to up your game minus the disruptions. Recording your gameplay is also possible with useful shortcut tools like screen record, screen shot, and share function so you get to capture your important moments without halting the game.
Game-on device that’s perfect for millennials
While Honor Play’s GPU Turbo technology makes it the perfect gaming smartphone, its other features are also suitable for those looking for a perfect device that can address their daily needs. Sporting an AI-enabled dual rear 16MP+2MP camera with AI Motion Detection and Image Stabilization function, the Honor Play lets you capture images, adjust camera settings, and auto-identify scene types real time.
The Honor Smart Gallery is also perfect for organizing and identifying your photos and turning them into a music video with AR gestures, make-up, and even backgrounds using pre-installed applications.
| Honor Play Store List Nationwide |
| Metro Manila · SM City North Edsa – Mediabox · SM Megamall – PCX Mobile · SM Mall of Asia – PC Express · Ayala Malls Trinoma – Sienna Mobile · Market! Market! – PC Express · Robinsons Place Manila – MegaOne |
| North Luzon · SM City Clark – Gentext · SM City Olongapo – Mobile Extras · SM City Tarlac – Digital Tunnel |
| South Luzon · SM City Calamba – Greentelcom · SM City Lipa – Greentelcom · SM City Lucena – Greentelcom · SM City Batangas – Presnet · Robinsons Place Lipa – Skywaves · Waltermart Tanauan – Presnet |
| Visayas · SM City Cebu- Aerophone · SM City Iloilo – Aerophone · Robinsons Tacloban – Cellcom |
