Honor Play Series 4 launched: Is the regular version really better than the Pro version?

Honor announced today that it is a sub-brand of Huawei About two new phones that fall into the middle class phones, namely Honor Play 4 and Play 4 Pro, which come with premium specifications and good prices. When launching any two phones, one of them is a standard version and the second is a Pro version, it is expected and accepted that the Pro version is a huge upgrade from the regular version and contains better features and specifications that attract users to buy it and stop buying the regular version. But with regard to the two phones that were launched today, the differences between the two versions are not large at all and do not require you to pay an additional $ 125 in order to purchase the Pro version, and certainly this amount can be increased according to the nature of the market in each country. In this article, we will compare the two phones and leave it to you to determine which of the two phones is the best and whether it is really necessary to pay an additional amount in order to buy the upgraded version or not.

Honor Play 4
Honor Play 4

Honor Play 4 specifications

  • 6.81 inch IPS LCD screen
  • Screen-to-body ratio 83.9%
  • The screen resolution is 1080 by 2400 pixels with a pixel density of 386 pixels per inch
  • Android 10 operating system and Magic UI 3.1 but without Google services for sure
  • MediaTek Dimensity 800 5G processor
  • The phone comes in only one version: 8 + 128 GB
  • Quad rear camera: 64 + 8 + 2 + 2 MP
  • Single 16 MP front camera
  • Fingerprint sensor (side-mounted)
  • 3.5 mm port
  • 4300 mAh battery supports 22.5W fast charging
  • Charge the battery from zero to 70% in just 30 minutes
  • The price of the phone is 280 dollars - 21,175 rupees

Honor Play 4 Pro specifications

  • 6.57 inch IPS LCD screen
  • Screen-to-body ratio of 84.5%
  • The screen resolution is 1080 by 2400 pixels with a pixel density of 401 pixels per inch
  • The same operating system as the standard version
  • Kirin 990 . processor
  • The phone comes in only one version also with the same internal configuration
  • Dual Rear Camera: 40 + 8 MP
  • Dual front camera: 32 + 8 MP
  • Fingerprint sensor (side-mounted)
  • No 3.5mm jack
  • 4200 mAh battery supports 40W fast charging
  • Charging the battery from zero to 70% in just half an hour
  • The price of the phone is 405 dollars - 30,470 rupees

Common features between the two phones

In fact, there are some common specifications between the two phones, which is somewhat surprising given that we are talking about a normal version and a Pro version that is supposed to witness many developments from the standard version and not as if we are talking about a 4G version and a 5G version, for example!

The two phones come with the same screen and the same IPS LCD resolution. The pixel density may seem more in the Pro version but it makes sense since it comes with a 6.57-inch screen while the regular version comes with a large 6.81-inch screen. The software is also the same and the internal configuration is the same in the two versions as well as the color options and the location of the fingerprint sensor that comes on the side of the screen which is to be expected given that the two screens are IPS LCD models.

The differences are not big

With regard to what distinguishes each phone from the other, the Pro version comes with Huawei’s flagship Kirin 900 processor, while the regular version comes with a MediaTek 800 5G processor. On paper, it may seem that the Kirin 990 processor is the best, but the other processor supports 5G, which means that the user has a ticket To enjoy the technologies of the future 5G networks.

The differences are not big in performance at all, the smaller phone processor is equal to the Snapdragon 765G processor, which is a powerful processor that certifies its efficiency and is capable of running the heaviest programs and all games that require high graphics with great accuracy, with regard to the Kirin 990, it is certainly powerful, but it is not a pioneer, especially in the current period because it comes Less than the Snapdragon 855, which is the flagship processor of last year, so both phones come with great internal power, but the standard version excels in that it comes with a processor that supports 5G.

With regard to the camera, the smaller phone comes with four 64-megapixel cameras, and the larger version comes with two cameras, the first with a resolution of 40 megapixels, and the second is an 8-megapixel telephoto lens that supports x3 optical zoom. The Pro version camera might look the best on paper thanks to the telephoto lens that has boosted its stock a lot but hey, we are in the age of marketing and persuasion, can you tell how many users actually understand the value of a telephoto lens or the importance of optical zoom? The answer is definitely no, not many people can differentiate and compare the features and the negatives but what people will do is realize that the standard version comes with four cameras and the more expensive Pro version comes with only two which seems to be not entirely in its favour.

The front camera in the regular version is 16 megapixels, but in the larger version it comes with a 32 + 8 megapixels double in two holes inside the screen in a view that is not really beautiful, both cameras will take high-resolution photos full of details and saturated with colors, but no one likes the view of the dual front camera that Comes with two holes in the screen, Honor could have sacrificed the second lens in exchange for the 40-megapixel front camera, for example, which would have been appreciated and praised by many and would certainly improve the view of the front end of the phone.

The battery will make you a little dizzy

In fact, we do not understand the company’s policy regarding the battery in the two phones. The regular version comes with a larger battery than the Pro version in a scene that we don’t see much, although the second one outperforms the 40 watt fast charging capacity compared to 22.5 watts for the first phone, but according to Honor, no The two batteries can be charged from zero to 70% in just half an hour although the larger phone comes with an overwhelming capacity.

Is it really worth it?

In everyone’s minds, the concept was associated with the concept that the Pro version is an upgraded version, whatever the specifications of the smaller phone, a larger screen with improved features, a stronger processor with a noticeable difference, more or better cameras in accuracy in features, a larger battery capacity for sure, a higher price so that the buyer realizes the size of the upgrades He will get it if he decides to buy that copy.

But in the Play 4 series, it seems unclear because the standards are different and the regular version came with a screen, a larger battery and a processor that supports 5G, while the other is not, and the number of rear cameras is more and a lower price of $ 125, which is not a small price, so after you know all this, do you still insist on Buy Honor Play 4 Pro?

Mohamed Hamed

Mohamed Hamed

A BA in English literature and a diploma in translation from AUC University, age 25 - I love the technical field, you will find me either reading an article or books about a new technology, I write on many technical websites.

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