Huawei Honor 3C Play Version for RM305

Huawei Honor 3C is still one of the hottest budget smartphones in Malaysia. If you dont agree – Huawei just launched the Honor 3C Play.

The Huawei Honor 3C Play is priced at just 599 CNY, or 305 RM. Thats a very impressive price level. The Huawei Honor 3C Play, Pr Honor 3C Play Edition is basically a speced down version of the Honor 3C.

The biggest difference in Specs of the Huawei HOnor 3C play is 1GB of Ram instead of 2GB Ram on the original 3C. Also it comes with only 4GB of internal memory instead of 8GB on the HOnor 3C. The Honor 3C PLay is nearly 200RM cheaper though and sells at only RM305.

Huawei Honor 3C Play Specs

• Official Price in China CNY599 (RM305)
• Display: 5″ display panel with HD resolution of 1280×720 (294 ppi)
• MediaTek MTK6582 Cortex A7 quad core 1.3GHz processor
• 1 GB RAM
• Primary camera: Sony 8MP BSI Sensor with f/2.0 aperture and 28mm wide-angle lens
• Secondary camera: 5MP sensor with a wide-angle 22mm lens
• 4 GB flash
• 2 x micro SIM (1 x 3G WCDMA, 1 x GSM)
• Android 4.2 with Huawei’s Emotion UI – Can be updated to Android Kit Kat
• 2,300 mAh battery
• Dimensions: 139 x 70 x 9 (6 from the edges) mm
• Weight: 138 g (with battery)

At just RM300 or 97 USD the Huawei Honor 3C Play is definitely a great option for a budget Android Smartphone or if you are just starting out with Android. For sure there are some other options at this price range, like the MOTO E for RM369. Not many alternative budget smartphones can compare to Honor 3C Play’s very good specs and the reliability and quality of Huawei.

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One very direct competitor is the Xiaomi Redmi 1S. The Xiaomi Redmi 1S is still very hard to get though in Malaysia, only via the Flash Sales. Some other competitors are like mentioned the Asus Zenfone 5 and Motorola E369 with similiar specs and pricing.

The HONOR 3C Play will be sold in CHina very soon for CNY599 ( RM305 or USD 97). There is already a international reseller listing it, but so far out of stock. We know for sure that the Honor 3C play will launch in popular Asian Markets soon, hopefully in Malaysia as well.

Which smartphone do you like the most between Asus Zenfone 5, Xiaomi Redmi 1S and Honor 3C Play ?