Honor Play India launch today: How to watch the live stream, specs, features and price

The Honor Play India launch event is scheduled for today, August 6, bringing the gaming-focused smartphone to the country with the large 6.3-inch display and HiSilicon Kirin 970 SoC, the new Honor Play smartphone will have the company’s new GPU Turbo tech for better gaming and overall performance. It has already been confirmed to be an Amazon exclusive and will go on sale at 4 pm IST today, according to teasers by Honor India.

How to watch Honor Play India launch live stream

To watch Honor Play India launch online, just hit the play button below at 11:45 am IST today to watch the event.

Price in India, Specifications

The Honor Play price in India will be the major draw from the launch event, apart from the launch offers. As for the price of the handset in China, the model costs CNY 1,999 (about Rs. 21,000) for the 4GB RAM variant, and CNY 2,399 (about Rs. 25,100) for the 6GB RAM option.

As for the specifications, the dual-SIM (Nano) Honor Play runs EMUI 8.2 based on Android 8.1. The smartphone sports a 6.3-inch full-HD+ (1080×2340 pixels) with 85 percent NTSC color gamut. The handset comes in 4GB and 6GB RAM variants.

In terms of optics, the Honor Play sports a dual camera setup with AI features. It has a 16-megapixel primary lens with f/2.2 aperture and PDAF and a 2-megapixel secondary lens with f/2.4 aperture. At the front, the smartphone has a 16-megapixel camera with f/2.0 aperture.

Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, and USB Type-C. Sensors onboard the smartphone are an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, and proximity sensor.