Lower mid-range · 2020

Honor Play4 Pro

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36 Camera shares the Huawei P30 Pro's main sensor

Strength

Extras Cooling system, Optical zoom

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.57″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

990 8 / 128 GB

4200 mAh 40W charging

40 MP 2 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.57″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2400 · 60 Hz

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.57"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Not listed

Performance

Kirin 990 (7 nm) · 8-core 2.86 GHz · Mali-G76 MP16

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Kirin 990 (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

649,000

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.86 GHz

GPU

Mali-G76 MP16

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.0

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.86 GHz + 2x Cortex A76 2.36 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.95 GHz

Software & updates

Android 10, Magic UI 3.1, no Google Play Services · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 10, Magic UI 3.1, no Google Play Services

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

40 MP f/1.8 main · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

40 MP f/1.8

Telephoto

8 MP f/2.4

Front camera

32 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX600 Exmor RS, 1/1.74", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Huawei P30 Pro , Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, Night mode, laser AF

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4200 mAh · 40 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4200 mAh

Wired charging

40 W

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B26

5G n1, n3, n41, n77, n78, n79

Build & Design

213 g · 8.9 mm

Height

162.7 mm

Width

75.8 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

Weight

213 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 12

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Higher-res main camera

Telephoto · OIS vs — · 40 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main · 32 MP vs 12 MP selfie

49% larger battery capacity

40 W vs 20 W charging · 4,200 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs OLED panel · 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.57″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

649k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 213 g vs 164 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Faster charging

40 W vs 25 W charging

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 1080 × 2400 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video · 40 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 213 g vs 163 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 12

Samsung Galaxy S20

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