Honor Play 4 Pro with temperature sensor launched alongside Play 4

Honor Play 4 Pro and Honor Play 4 have launched in China. The two phones also support 5G connectivity. Here’s everything you need to know about Honor’s new phones.

Honor Play 4 Pro and Honor Play 4 launched in China (Honor/Weibo)

Honor, Huawei's sub-brand, on Wednesday announced the launch of Play 4 and Play 4 Pro. The two phones have launched in China for CNY 2,000 ( ₹21, 200 approximately) and CNY 2,900 ( ₹30,700 approximately) respectively. The two phones come with 5G connectivity.

Honor Play 4 Pro also comes with an infrared temperature sensor. In the demo video, Honor's Play 4 Pro is seen reading the temperature of a person when the phone is held against their forehead or wrists. The feature, quite rare for a smartphone, comes at a time when the world is grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic.

The feature can obviously be used to detect high temperature, one of the symptoms for the infection. The adoption, however, will depend on its accuracy and practicality. According to Honor, the sensor can smoothly function between -20 degrees Celsius and 100 degrees Celsius.

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Honor Play 4 Pro specifications

Honor Play 4 Pro comes with a 6.57-inch full HD+ display. It houses two selfie cameras in a dual-punch hole module. The phone has 32-megapixel and 8-megapixel sensors on the front.

The phone runs on Kirin 990 processor coupled with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of built-in storage. It is powered by a 4,200mAh battery with 40W fast charging.

The phone has just two rear cameras. The configuration, however, is a 40-megapixel Sony IMX600 1.17-inch sensor and has an RYYB filter. The secondary sensor can deliver up to 3x optical zoom. It has an 8-megapixel resolution. The rear camera is capable of shooting 4K videos at 60fps.

Honor Play 4 specifications

Honor Play 4 has a 6.81-inch display with full HD+ resolution. The phone has one 16-megapixel selfie camera. It runs on MediaTek Dimensity 800 processor coupled with 8GB of RAM and 128GB built-in storage. The phone is powered by a 4,300mAh battery with 22.5W fast charging support.

Honor Play 4 houses four rear cameras featuring a 64-megapixel primary sensor, 8-megapixel ultra-wide sensor, 2-megapixel macro sensor, and 2-megapixel depth sensor. The rear camera can also shoot 4K videos but at 30fps.

Both Honor Play 4 and Honor Play 4 come with dual-SIM functionality. Right now, there's no word on when the phone will release in markets outside China.