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Entry-level · 2024

Honor Play9A

Our Take CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy M13

A basic entry-level phone with all-day battery — but slow 10W charging and an HD+ display show its age.

Best for Daily driver · WhatsApp · calls
Strength All-day battery (5200mAh)
Watch out 10W charging (slow), HD+ display, not Full HD
Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games
6.56″ TFT LCD · 60Hz
Helio 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 messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset
Mediatek Helio G36 (12 nm)
Current CPU tier
Entry-level
AnTuTu
101,315
v8
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

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
No

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable
Tight
RAM
4 GB
Tight for 2026
Storage
64 GB
Fills fast
Expandable
Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 4
Falls short for 2026
5G
No
4G only
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
No
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 4
Bluetooth
5.1
GPS systems
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
USB
USB-C
USB OTG
Supported
3.5mm jack
Yes
IR blaster
No
SIM
1× Nano-SIM

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

vs

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 vs 48 MP main
No 5G
No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 194 g vs 170 g
Full comparison
vs

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 · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video · 13 MP vs 50 MP main
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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