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Lower mid-range · 2021

Honor Play5 Youth

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Our Take
CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A15
Strength 66W fast charging, 120Hz screen
Extras Curved display
Watch out No Google Play, No more updates
Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking
6.67″ IPS LCD · 120Hz
900 8 / 128 GB
4300 mAh 66W charging
64 MP 16 MP selfie
5G
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Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2376 · 120 Hz · HDR
Smooth scrolling

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

Screen size
6.67"
Panel type
IPS LCD
Resolution
1080 × 2376 px
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Smooth
HDR
Supported

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 900 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G68 MC4
Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 900 (6 nm)
Current CPU tier
Lower mid-range
AnTuTu
425,100
v10
CPU
8-core, 2.4 GHz
GPU
Mali-G68 MC4
Process
6 nm
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
Storage type
UFS Storage 2.1
CPU layout
2x Cortex A78 2.4 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, Magic UI 4.2 · 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 11, Magic UI 4.2
Software support
2 years of updates (brand estimate)
Updates remaining
None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.9 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video
4K video

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

Main camera
64 MP f/1.9
Front camera
16 MP f/2.0
Main sensor
0.8µm
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Video
4K @ 30 fps
4K video

Battery

4300 mAh · 66 W wired

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

Capacity
4300 mAh
Wired charging
66 W
Fast
Removable
No

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Configurations
8/128GB · 8/256GB
Expandable
No

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 5
5G
Yes
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
No
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth
5.1
GPS systems
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
USB
USB-C 2.0
USB OTG
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
IR blaster
No
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 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.
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
M
B20 indoor reach
M
B28 indoor reach
G
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, B5, B8
4G B1, B3, B5, B8
5G n1, n41, n78

Build & Design

192 g · 8.5 mm
Height
161.8 mm
Width
74.7 mm
Thickness
8.5 mm
Weight
192 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.

vs

Apple iPhone 13

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses
33% larger battery capacity
66 W vs 20 W charging · 4,300 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery
Lower benchmark score
425k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main
No NFC
No NFC vs NFC
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 192 g vs 174 g
Full comparison
vs

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses
Faster charging
66 W vs 25 W charging
Weaker display tech
IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.2″ screen
Lower benchmark score
425k vs 899k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video
No NFC
No NFC vs NFC
Full comparison

Where to buy

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