Today, Huawei’s sub-brand Honor held an unveil event in China to announce the Honor V30 (Vera 30) series of flagship phones. At the same event, it also announced the Honor MagicBook 15, Honor Magic Watch 2, Honor Flypods 2 and Honor Hunter Gaming Router. The Honor V30 and Honor V30 Pro are the first phones to arrive with support for 5G connectivity. The smartphone manages to impress with its topnotch features such as dual punch-hole display, Kirin 990 chipset, fast wireless charging support, dual front-facing cameras and 40-megapixel triple rear cameras.
Honor V30 5G and Honor V30 Pro 5G Specifications
The Honor V30 Pro 5G comes with a 6.57-inch IPS LCD display that offers full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixel along with a tall aspect ratio of 20:9. The display has an elliptical cutout at the top-left corner for its dual front-facing cameras. The fingerprint sensor of the phone can be found on the right edge embedded in the power button. The Honor V30 features the same dual punch-hole display and also comes with a side-facing fingerprint reader. Both phones offer 91.46 percent screen-to-body ratio.
The Honor V30 Pro is driven by the 7nm Kirin 990 5G which is integrated with a 5G modem. The SoC brings support for SA (Standalone) and NSA (Non-Standalone) dual-mode 5G. The company claimed that the AI capabilities of the Kirin 990 AI is ahead of Apple A13 chipset. The V30 Pro houses a 4,100mAh battery that supports 40W fast charging. It is the first Honor phone to arrive with wireless charging. The device supports 27W superfast wireless charging and 7.5W reverse wireless charging.
The Honor V30 has Kirin 990 chipset onboard along with Balong 5000 5G modem for 5G connectivity. It features a slightly larger 4,200mAh battery which also supports 40W rapid charging. It lacks support for wireless charging. The Honor V30 series is designed for high-end gaming. Users can connect single or dual-handed gamepad to the V30 / V30 Pro for immersive gaming experience.
The Honor V30 and V30 Pro feature Matrix Camera technology for systemic imaging technology framework through software and hardware collaboration. The Honor V30 Pro is equipped with a laser autofocus and LED flash enabled triple camera system on its back. It includes the customized Sony IMX600 RYYB 40-megapixel sensor with f/1.8 aperture as main lens, an 8-megapixel telephoto sensor with f/2.4 aperture and a 12-megapixel cine lens with f/2.2 aperture with 109-degree field-of-view. The latter can be used to capture 16:9 aspect ratio videos with vibrant colors through AI HDR+. The V30 Pro supports 5-axis OIS, EIS, 3x optical zoom, 5x hybrid zoom, 30x digital zoom, 4K video shooting at 30fps and 720p video shooting at 960fps.
The triple camera setup of the Honor V30 features a customized Sony IMX600 RYYB 40-megapixel primary lens, an 8-megapixel telephoto lens and an 8-megapixel superwide lens. It comes with support for laser autofocus, LED flash, 4-axis OIS, EIS 3x optical zoom, 5x hybrid zoom, 30x digital zoom, 4K video shooting at 30fps and 720p video shooting at 960fps.
The Honor V30 series feature 32-megapixel + 8-megapixel dual front-facing cameras for capturing 105-degree wider selfie shots. The V30 and V30 Pro supports AI portrait semantic segmentation for shooting optimized selfie shots. Super night scene mode ensures brighter selfies can be captured even in dim-light conditions. The front cameras can shooting full HD videos, but there is no support for image stabilization.
The Honor V30 and V30 Pro are equipped with dual-band GPS and NFC. The usual connectivity features such as Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0 and USB-C are also available on these devices. The new V30 phones can be paired with Honor Smart Screen Pro for video calls. It can be also linked with Honor smartwatches and fitness bands. Lastly, these phones are loaded with Magic UI 3.0 based Android 10 OS. The Honor V30 5G measures 162.7 × 75.8 x 8.9mm and weighs 213 grams. The Honor V30 Pro has 162.7 × 75.8 x 8.8mm and it weighs 206g.
Honor V30 5G and Honor V30 Pro 5G Pricing and Availability
Here is the pricing of the different variants of the Honor V30 and V30 Pro:
Honor V30 5G
6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – 3,299 Yuan (~$468)
8 GB RAM+ 128 GB storage – 3,699 Yuan (~$526)
Honor V30 Pro 5G
8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – 3,899 Yuan (~$554)
8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage – 4,199 Yuan (~$597)
The first sale of the Honor V30 will be held on Dec. 5 in China. The Honor V30 Pro 5G will be available for purchase for the first time on Dec. 12. Color variants of the Honor V30 series include options such as Charm Starfish Blue, Dawn Orange, Magic Night Star River and Icelandic Fantasy.
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