Honor Play 70 Plus is here with Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 and a 7,000 mAh battery

August 5, 2025

Honor recently unveiled the Honor Play 70 Plus in China. This midrange phone features a massive battery, a durable build quality, and a Snapdragon processor. So let’s see what we get from the Honor Play 70 Plus, on top of its expected price in Nepal when it arrives here.

Honor Play 70 Plus Overview

Design and Display

Honor Play 70 Plus is available in a total of four colors – Black, Pink, White, and Blue, which can be seen respectively in the image below. The company claims that this phone has an anti-drop design that can survive 2-meter drops.

It’s also IP65 dust/splash resistant, and you also get a dedicated AI button here. Kinda similar to the one we saw on the Honor 400 Lite (review).

This phone has a 6.77-inch TFT LCD display with an HD resolution, 850 nits of peak brightness, and a 120Hz refresh rate. And as we’ve come to expect from an Honor phone, it also has features like DC dimming to protect your eyes from screen flickering.

Performance and battery

When it comes to performance, the Honor Play 70 Plus is powered by Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 (6nm). It’s not the most powerful chip considering what other phones in a similar price range bring, but it should be good enough for light, everyday work. The Play 70 Plus is configurable with either 8/12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage.

And in terms of software, this phone runs on Android 15 with Honor’s Magic OS 9.0 on top.

As for battery, the Honor Play 70 Plus enjoys a massive 7,000 mAh battery. Which is a big step up from the 6,000 mAh unit on its predecessor. The Honor Play 60 Plus. It also fuels up faster now with 45W wired charging.

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Cameras

The Honor Play 70 Plus has a pretty basic camera setup, including a 50MP rear camera and a 5MP selfie unit. Although you do get a couple of AI-based image editing features, like object eraser and image expansion.

Honor Play 70 Plus Specifications:

Body: 166.89 x 76.8 x 8.24 mm, 207 gm
Durability: IP65 dust/splash resistant, SGS drop resistance certification
Display: 6.77″ TFT LCD, HD resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 700 nits
Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 (6 nm)
Memory: 8/12GB RAM, 256/512GB storage
OS: Android 15 with Magic OS 9.0 on top
Cameras: 50MP f/1.8 rear camera + 5MP f/2.2 selfie camera
Battery: 7,000mAh with 45W charging support
Connectivity: 5G support, Bluetooth 5.1

Honor Play 70 Plus Price in Nepal and Availability

In China, the price of Honor Play 70 Plus starts at CNY 1,199 (~ USD 167 / INR 14,665) for the 8/256GB model. As such, we expect the price of Honor Play 70 Plus in Nepal to start at NPR 26,999 if and when it launches here.

Honor Play 70 Plus	Price in China (Official)	Price in Nepal (Expected)
8/256GB	CNY 1,199	NPR 26,999
12/256GB	CNY 1,399	NPR 31,499
12/512GB	CNY 1,599	NPR 35,999