The new mid-range model from HONOR—the now-independent brand created by Huawei to overcome the obstacles and restrictions imposed by the U.S. government—is the HONOR Play11 Plus.
A device with an IP66-certified body and 5-star SGS accreditation, guaranteeing its resistance to drops from up to 1.8 meters, and weighing 185 grams—which is impressive considering it packs a 7,000 mAh battery. By the way, its thickness isn’t bad at all for a device with that battery capacity, coming in at just 7.4 mm.
This HONOR features the MediaTek Dimensity 6500 Elite processor, which appears to be an overclocked version of the MediaTek Dimensity 6400. The operating system is Android 16 with the MagicOS 10 overlay, and it incorporates AI-powered features and long-term updates from the brand.
HONOR Play11 Plus Specifications
This HONOR is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 6500 Elite processor, manufactured in 6 nm by TSMC. This processor is an octa-core with 2 ARM Cortex-A76 cores clocked at 2.6 GHz and 6 ARM Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 2.0 GHz. The iGPU is an ARM Mali-G57 MC2, which will handle most games on medium settings with ease.
It has 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256 GB of high-speed UFS storage.
Display and other features
The display is a 6.6-inch AMOLED with a resolution of 2600 x 1200 pixels, a 120 Hz refresh rate, and a maximum brightness of up to 6500 nits.
On the front, there is an 8 MP camera, and on the back, a 50 MP main camera and an 8 MP wide-angle camera. It also features Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, IR sensors, GPS, a 5G modem with eSIM, and, for audio, two hi-res-certified speakers. In terms of connectivity, it includes a USB-C 2.0 port, and the battery is a 7000 mAh unit with fast charging up to 45 W and 6 W reverse charging.
Price and availability
- The HONOR Play11 Plus is currently only available in China for about €275 at current exchange rates; we don’t know if a global version will be released, though it can certainly be purchased on AliExpress.
