Honor Play11 vs Honor Play11 Plus
Verdict
The Honor Play11 is not clearly ahead in any section, while the Honor Play11 Plus leads in display, performance, connectivity & features and design & durability; they are even on camera and battery.
The biggest difference is display: 51 vs 90 points.
The Honor Play11 is the newer model, announced 4 months after the Honor Play11 Plus.
- Play11 leads in 1 field
- Play11 Plus leads in 12 fields
- 24 ties
37 scored fields compared
Score by section
| Section scores | Play11 | Play11 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||
| Performance | 39 | 47 |
| Camera | 9 | 10 |
| Battery | 71 | 71 |
| Display | 51 | 90 |
| Design & durability | 75 | 78 |
| Connectivity & features | 53 | 58 |
Full specifications
Performance
- Chipset performance index
- Play11: 25/100
- Play11 Plus: 36/100(Better)
- Chipset
- Play11: Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
- Play11 Plus: Dimensity 6500 Elite
- RAM (max)
- Play11: 8 GB
- Play11 Plus: 8 GB
- Storage (max)
- Play11: 256 GB
- Play11 Plus: 256 GB
- Process node
- Play11: Unknown
- Play11 Plus: 6 nm
Camera
- Main camera resolution
- Play11: 50 MP
- Play11 Plus: 50 MP
- Optical stabilization (OIS)
- Play11: No
- Play11 Plus: No
- Ultra-wide camera
- Play11: No
- Play11 Plus: No
- Telephoto camera
- Play11: No
- Play11 Plus: No
- Periscope lens
- Play11: No
- Play11 Plus: No
- Optical zoom
- Play11: No
- Play11 Plus: No
- Video recording
- Play11: 1080p
- Play11 Plus: 1080p
- Front camera
- Play11: 5 MP
- Play11 Plus: 8 MP(Better)
- Front camera 4K video
- Play11: No
- Play11 Plus: No
Battery
- Battery capacity
- Play11: 8300 mAh
- Play11 Plus: 7000 mAh
- Wired charging
- Play11: 45 W
- Play11 Plus: 45 W
- Wireless charging
- Play11: No
- Play11 Plus: No
- Reverse charging
- Play11: Yes
- Play11 Plus: Yes
- Reverse charging type
- Play11: Wired
- Play11 Plus: Wired
Display
- Screen size
- Play11: 6.87″
- Play11 Plus: 6.6″
- Panel type
- Play11: LCD
- Play11 Plus: OLED(Better)
- Refresh rate
- Play11: 120 Hz
- Play11 Plus: 120 Hz
- Pixel density
- Play11: 254 ppi
- Play11 Plus: 434 ppi(Better)
- Peak brightness
- Play11: 1020 nits
- Play11 Plus: 6500 nits(Better)
- Resolution
- Play11: 720x1592
- Play11 Plus: 1200x2600
- Screen protection
- Play11: Unknown
- Play11 Plus: Aluminosilicate glass
Design & durability
- Weight
- Play11: 216.5 g
- Play11 Plus: 185 g(Better)
- Thickness
- Play11: 8.3 mm
- Play11 Plus: 7.3 mm(Better)
- Dust & water resistance
- Play11: IP68 + IP69(Better)
- Play11 Plus: IP65–IP67
- Back material
- Play11: Plastic
- Play11 Plus: Glass(Better)
- Frame material
- Play11: Plastic
- Play11 Plus: Aluminum(Better)
Connectivity & features
- 5G
- Play11: Yes
- Play11 Plus: Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Play11: Wi-Fi 5
- Play11 Plus: Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- Play11: 4.2
- Play11 Plus: 6.0(Better)
- USB speed
- Play11: USB 2.0
- Play11 Plus: USB 2.0
- USB port
- Play11: USB-C 2.0
- Play11 Plus: USB-C 2.0
- DisplayPort output
- Play11: No
- Play11 Plus: No
- NFC
- Play11: Yes
- Play11 Plus: Yes
- eSIM
- Play11: No
- Play11 Plus: No
- Ultra-wideband (UWB)
- Play11: No
- Play11 Plus: No
- Satellite connectivity
- Play11: No
- Play11 Plus: No
- Stereo speakers
- Play11: Yes
- Play11 Plus: Yes
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Play11: No
- Play11 Plus: No
- Fingerprint reader
- Play11: Side-mounted
- Play11 Plus: Under display (optical)(Better)
- 3D face unlock
- Play11: No
- Play11 Plus: No
- Infrared blaster
- Play11: No
- Play11 Plus: Yes(Better)
- FM radio
- Play11: No
- Play11 Plus: Unknown
- microSD slot
- Play11: No
- Play11 Plus: No
- Card slot
- Play11: No
- Play11 Plus: No
General
- Operating system
- Play11: Android 16
- Play11 Plus: Android 16
- Launch price
- Play11: About 190 EUR
- Play11 Plus: About 280 EUR
- Year
- Play11: 2026
- Play11 Plus: 2026
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| — | Play11 | Play11 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Network | ||
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | LTE | LTE |
| 5G bands | SA/NSA | SA/NSA |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | 2026, September 14 | 2026, May 05 |
| Status | Available. Released 2026, September 14 | Available. Released 2026, May 05 |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | 168.3 x 78.5 x 8.3 mm (6.63 x 3.09 x 0.33 in) | 157.4 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm (6.20 x 2.97 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | 216.5 g (7.65 oz) | 185 g (6.53 oz) |
| Build | Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back | Glass front, aluminum frame, glass back |
| SIM | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Drop resistant up to 2.5m | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM IP66 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets) Drop resistant up to 1.8m |
| Display | ||
| Type | TFT LCD, 120Hz, 1020 nits (HBM) | AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 3840Hz PWM, 800 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM), 6500 nits (peak) |
| Size | 6.87 inches, 114.3 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.6 inches, 106.9 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 720 x 1592 pixels (~254 ppi density) | 1200 x 2600 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~434 ppi density) |
| Protection | – | Aluminosilicate glass |
| Platform | ||
| OS | Android 16, MagicOS 10 | Android 16, MagicOS 10 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM4450-AF Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 | Mediatek Dimensity 6500 Elite (6 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) | Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | Adreno 613 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| Memory | ||
| Card slot | No | No |
| Internal | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 256GB 8GB RAM |
| Main Camera | ||
| Dual | 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF Auxiliary Lens | – |
| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, HDR, panorama |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Single | – | 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF |
| Selfie camera | ||
| Single | 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide) | 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide) |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm jack | No | No 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res Wireless audio |
| Comms | ||
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | 6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5.0 |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS (B1I + B1C) | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS (B1I+B1c) |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Radio | No | Unspecified |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| Infrared port | – | Yes |
| Features | ||
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass Virtual proximity sensing | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, compass, proximity (ultrasonic) |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Li-Po 8300 mAh | Li-Po 7000 mAh |
| Charging | 45W wired 7.5W reverse wired | 45W wired 6W reverse wired |
| Misc | ||
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Purple | Silver, Gold |
| Models | MRK-AN00 | LNA-AN00 |
| Price | About 190 EUR | About 280 EUR |