UAE Leads with Mobile Phone Gamers at 73% and KSA Comes Second at 60%

Honor worked hand in hand with the developers of “Transformers: Forged to Fight” to optimize the mobile gaming experience of Honor 9 users, and provide a voucher worth of $18 of in-game gifts redeemable with any Honor 9 IMEI code.

Furthermore honor has also collaborated with Gameloft to have two games preload, Asphalt Nitro and Spider-man: Ultimate Power,

A custom game profile was specifically designed for Honor 9, delivering more vivid details while pumping out high FPS, making deferred rendering, real-time reflections, particle effects and dynamic lighting possible.

honor 9 is the exemplary mobile phone to play engaging games on due to its extremely powerful battery and incredible performance with 6GB RAM and 128GB ROM, honor strives again to make honor 9 even more appealing to millennials by giving them a boost on their Play Store for their video games once they purchase an honor 9.

Studies have shown that about 40 percent of smartphone owners in the Middle East and Africa connect their mobile devices to the internet, and play games online, while the rest play games offline. Mobile phone usage continues to grow in the Middle East, and the region reports to be the second-largest mobile phone population in the world. According to Go-Gulf.com, the UAE has the highest population of users playing video games on their phone at 73%, while Saudi comes to a close second with 60%. Studies have shown that that 72% of middle easterners playing online games are less than 34 years old, which proves that honor 9 could not be a more appropriate device for millennials. More than 50% say that the mobile device is their favourite interface to play games on.

“This is not the first time we work with Gameloft; our partnership can be traced back 3 years ago when we released honor5X. Until today, we are working on yet another cooperation with Gameloft in the coming brand new product, which will offer a brilliant and immersive experience with the finest performance. Thanks to our unique e-business model, we are able listen to the evolving needs of the digital generation and design and develop products with their needs in mind instantly, as such the honor 9 has been built with an intimate understanding of what young people value, and gaming is obviously key for them. We are thrilled to have partnered with Gameloft and GooglePlay to bring our users an unrivalled mobile gaming experience.” Said Chris Sun Baigong, Vice President of honor.

Powered by the Kirin 960 chipset, which is pushing mobile graphics processing to the next level, paired with 128 GB of memory and 6GB of RAM makes the honor 9 one of the best gaming phones in the world, and reduces disruptions in gaming that can come from rendering and lagging. Because the 5.15-inch FHD display and a 3,200mAh battery, the honor 9 allows users to game continuously for hours without having to charge their phone.