Teased for several days, Honor's affordable smartphone with a large battery has officially launched. What does the Honor Play 11 offer?
Naturally, the standout feature of the Honor Play 11 is its 8,300 mAh battery, which supports 45W charging. Despite this, the device maintains a slim profile, measuring just 8.3 mm in thickness. Beyond the massive battery, the new Honor offers fairly basic, budget-friendly specifications. It features a 6.87-inch TFT display with HD+ resolution—though it boasts a 120 Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 1,020 nits—and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 processor. It runs Android 16 with the MagicOS 10.0 interface.
photo: Honor
The Honor Play 11 includes a dedicated AI button, stereo speakers, a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, and NFC. Its hardware lineup features a 50-megapixel main camera with an f/1.8 aperture, while the front-facing camera is a modest 5-megapixel unit with an f/2.2 aperture. The smartphone holds IP68, IP69, and IP69K ingress protection ratings, and the manufacturer claims it can withstand drops from a height of 2.5 meters. The device measures 168.3 x 78.54 x 8.3 mm and weighs 216.5 g. The following memory variants are available:
- 6+128 GB – 1,399 yuan, 195 USD
- 8+128 GB – 1,599 yuan, 225 USD
- 8+256 GB – 1,899 yuan, 265 USD
Honor Play 11 go to specification →
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6.87" IPS TFT
720 x 1592 px
Aspect ratio: 19.9:9 -
168.30 x 78.54 x 8.30 mm
216.50 g
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50 Mpx
Front: 5 Mpx
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Si-Car 8300 mAh
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6 GB, 8 GB
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128 GB, 256 GB
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 SM4375
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3Q 2026
(this month) -
1000.00 C2T
Battery capacity to thickness ratio
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86.50%
Screen-to-body ratio
