Lower mid-range · 2024

Honor Play9A

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy M13 (India)

Best for

Strength All-day battery (5200mAh)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, 4G only

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

6.56″ TFT LCD · 60Hz

G36 4 / 64 GB

5200 mAh 10W charging

13 MP 5 MP selfie

4G LTE

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Full specifications

Display

6.56″ · TFT LCD · 720 × 1612 · 60 Hz

Basic

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

Screen size

6.56"

Panel type

TFT LCD

Resolution

720 × 1612 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Not listed

Performance

Mediatek Helio G36 (12 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · PowerVR GE8320

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Mediatek Helio G36 (12 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

AnTuTu

101,315

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

PowerVR GE8320

Process

12 nm

Storage type

eMMC 5.1 Storage

CPU layout

4x Cortex A53 2.3 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 14, MagicOS 8 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Updates ending soon

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 14, MagicOS 8

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~0 year

Camera

13 MP f/1.8 main · 5 MP selfie

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

Main camera

13 MP f/1.8

Front camera

5 MP f/2.2

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5200 mAh · 10 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5200 mAh

Wired charging

10 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/64GB · 4/128GB · 4/256GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 4

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 4

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

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

M MTN

4G works · no 5G No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

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 B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B6, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8

Build & Design

194 g · 8.7 mm

Height

163.9 mm

Width

75.8 mm

Thickness

8.7 mm

Weight

194 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity

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 16

Loses on most 5 losses

Lower-resolution screen

TFT LCD vs OLED panel · 720 × 1612 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.56″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

101k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 13 MP · f/1.8 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 194 g vs 170 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Loses on most 5 losses

Less smooth display

TFT LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 720 × 1612 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution

Lower benchmark score

101k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 194 g vs 167 g

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