Update: Honor has released a poster to confirm the June 3 launch date for the upcoming Honor Play4 5G series of smartphones.
Original story follows…
The forthcoming Honor Play4 Pro is now up for pre-orders in China. Rumors have it that the smartphone may break in the second week of June. Honor Play series Product Manager Wei Xiaolong Raul has started teasing on the launch of a new Play series product. Probably, the company is now gearing up for the launch of the Honor Play4 Pro smartphone.
One of the teaser images released by Raul shows that the upcoming Honor Play product could be powered by Kirin 990. Another image suggests support for IR sensor on the device.
The Kirin 990 SoC is available in non-5G and 5G versions. Rumors surrounding the Honor Play4 Pro have revealed that it is equipped with Kirin 990. It remains to be seen whether the handset will be arriving with support for 5G connectivity. Reports have claimed that the Honor Play4 Pro will be the successor of the Kirin 970 powered gaming-focused Honor Play phone that debuted in 2018.
Rumors have it that the Honor Play4 Pro will be accompanied by a vanilla model called Honor Play4. The vanilla variant could be equipped with MediaTek Helio 820 SoC. The Vmall listing of the smartphone has revealed that it will be available in Magic Night Black and Mecha Blue color editions.
The images of the smartphone have revealed that it has a dual punch-hole LCD display with a side-mounted fingerprint reader. The back panel of the phone has a rectangular camera module that houses two cameras. It is said that the phone features a primary camera of 40-megapixel. It could be the Sony IMX600Y RYYB sensor for capturing amazing shots in low light conditions.
The handset is believed to have a model number of OXP-AN00. Its 3C certification in China revealed that it could be shipping with a 40W fast charger. The smartphone has also bagged Wi-Fi certification. The handset could be priced around 3,000 Yuan ($420).
