Honor announced the 'vanilla' Play11 on 14 September 2026, a 6.872-inch LCD phone powered by the Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 and an 8,300 mAh battery.

The display carries a 720x1592 resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, and a 1,020-nit peak brightness.

Rear imaging uses a single 50MP sensor with an f/1.8 aperture. The front-facing camera is 5MP.

Honor equips the Play11 with Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 paired with either 6GB or 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of storage.

The battery supports 45W fast wired charging and 7.5W reverse wired charging.

The handset ships with Android 16 running Honor's MagicOS 10.

Honor rates the Play11 IP68, IP69, and IP69K for dust and water resistance and says it was tested to survive drops from up to 2.5 meters.

Security includes a side-mounted fingerprint scanner integrated into the power button.

Available colors are Desert Gold, Midnight Black, Meteor Silver, and Mist Purple.

List prices start at CNY 1,499 (6GB/128GB), rise to CNY 1,699 (8GB/128GB), and reach CNY 1,999 (8GB/256GB). Honor currently lists a CNY 100 discount on all configurations.