Honor Play 10A now has a 5G version. Of course, the chipset has been swapped here, and instead of Helio G81, there’s a Dimensity 6300. They intended to unlock 5G connectivity on the Play 10A, but inadvertently put a huge performance gap between the two. This is all we know about the newcomer.
The Dimensity 6300 Honor used on the Play 10A is actually a 2.4GHz octacore SoC, and it’s built on a 6nm process node. It can’t be compared with a Helio G81, which is a lousy chip to be used on 2026 devices. Sadly, though, the rest of the specs follow the original Play 10A.
This new 5G version has set foot in China first, but maybe it will arrive in other regions later on. The screen on the Play 10A 5G is a 6.75” IPS LCD. There’s a notch on Honor's new budget mobile, and the resolution peaks at HD+ 720p. We’ll put this display on the sub-entry-level.
At least this massive low-res screen has a 90Hz refresh rate, which means the visuals will feel smooth. Because Honor used a Dimensity 6300 chip here, the phone’s UI should also feel much more responsive and lag-free. By the way, Honor Play 10A sticks to the older Android 15 Magic OS 9, not the version 16.
Nothing changed on the camera side either. It’s just a 13MP Main rear shooter. And the notch up front hides a 5MP selfie. We do admire the battery on this thing, which is a 5300mAh pack. They say it will last 65 hours on standby with just 10% juice. That’s the benefit of having a 6nm chip.
Honor obviously wanted to keep this device as cheap as possible. That’s why the Play 10A 5G has the older Bluetooth version 5.1, no NFC, and only 15W charging input. There’s Dual Band WiFi here, and a single speaker at the bottom.
All these cost-cutting measures result in a 5G phone that costs only 799 Yuan (~PKR 31,000). But that price only gets you an Honor Play 10A 5G (4/128GB) version. The price ladder goes up to 899 Yuan (~PKR 35,000) for (6/128GB) memory.