Honor has officially announced three new models in China today – the Honor 30, the Honor 30 Pro, and the Honor 30 Pro+. So it looks like the company is committed to the Pro+ moniker this year, making it the second such device after Huawei launched the Pro+ model in its P40 series last month. All three new Honor models feature a similar design which includes an OLED display, a punch-hole camera up front, and a rectangular camera setup at the back.
Just like the OnePlus 8 that was announced yesterday, Honor is marketing the Honor 30 as a compact 5G flagship. It weighs just 185 grams and measures 8.1mm in thickness. On the other hand, the Honor 30 Pro and Pro+ models have an 8.38mm body and weigh 186 grams and 190 grams respectively. So all the three models are pretty lightweight. The company has used a 3D curved back on all three models giving them better ergonomics.
The Honor 30 and 30 Pro comes in four colors – Neon Purple, Black, Green, and Silver. The Honor 30 Pro+ has just three colors, Black, Silver, and Green. Interestingly, the Honor logo takes up nearly half of the back on all the three models.
Honor 30, 30 Pro, 30 Pro+ Cameras
The camera setup is the biggest highlight of all the three Honor 30 models. In fact, the Honor 30 Pro+ scored 125 on DxOMark, which is just shy of the top score of 128 by the Huawei P40 Pro.
So what’s so special about their cameras? The Pro+ shares the same primary camera as the P40 Pro and features a 50x telephoto periscope lens too!
Honor 30 Pro+ camera specs – Triple Cameras
- 50MP RYYB IMX700 sensor – same as the P40 Pro – large 1/1.28-inch sensor and 2.44um pixels
- Periscope Telephoto Lens with 50x digital zoom, 10x hybrid zoom, and 5x optical zoom + Dual OIS
- 16MP Ultra wide-angle lens with 17mm focal length and support for 2.5cm macro shots
Honor 30 Pro camera specs -Triple Cameras
- 40MP RYYB IMX600 1/1.7″ sensor
- Periscope Telephoto Lens with 50x digital zoom, 10x hybrid zoom, and 5x optical zoom + Dual OIS
- 16MP Ultra wide-angle lens with 17mm focal length
Honor 30 camera specs – Quad Cameras
- 40MP RYYB IMX600 sensor
- 8MP Ultra Wide Angle Lens
- Persicope Telephoto lens with 50x optical zoom and 10x hybrid zoom
- 2MP Macro Lens
The Honor 30 comes with a single 32MP punch hole camera while the Pro models have a 32MP + 8MP (wide angle) dual front camera solution.
Honor 30, 30 Pro, 30 Pro+ Specs
The Honor 30 comes with a flat 6.53-inch OLED display with 1080p FHD+ resolution. The screen is a regular 60Hz refresh rate panel and features a single punch-hole camera on the top left corner. The Honor 30 Pro and Pro+ models feature a 6.57-inch curved OLED panel up front with dual punch-hole cameras. The resolution is 1080p FHD+ on both the models but the Pro+ comes with a higher 90Hz refresh rate panel and 180Hz touch sampling rate. All three models have in-display fingerprint sensors.
As for the hardware, the Honor 30 comes with the new octa-core Kirin 985 chipset with Mali-G76 GPU. The Kirin 985 is a slightly toned-down version of the Kirin 990 chip that powers the Honor 30 Pro and Pro+ models. Both the Pro variants have Mali-G77 GPU inside. The Honor 30 comes in 6GB RAM and 8GB RAM with 128GB and 256GB ROM options. The Honor 30 Pro has 8GB and 128GB /256GB ROM variants while the Pro+ comes in 8GB / 12GB RAM and 256GB ROM variants.
All three Honor 30 models support dual-mode 5G and NFC. The Honor 30 has Wi-Fi 6 while the 30 Pro and Pro+ have Wi-Fi 6+ support. The Pro models also come with VC cooling to ensure better heat dissipation even during long hours of gameplay. The Pro variants also have stereo speakers with Histen sound effects for an immersive entertainment experience.
All three models feature a 4000mAh battery with 40W fast wired charging. However, the Honor 30 Pro+ adds support for 27W fast wireless charging as well. They run on Android 10 based Magic UI 3.1.1.
Honor 30, Honor 30 Pro, Pro+ Pricing & Availability
The Honor 30 starts at 2999 yuan ($425) for the 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM model and goes up to 3199 yuan ($453) and 3499 yuan ($495) for the 8GB RAM + 128GB ROM and 8GB RAM + 256GB ROM models respectively.
The Honor 30 Pro starts at 3999 yuan ($566) for the 8GB RAM + 128GB ROM model and goes up to 4399 yuan ($623) for the 8GB RAM + 256GB ROM variant.
Finally, the Honor 30 Pro+ starts at 4999 yuan ($708) for the 8GB RAM + 256GB ROM model and goes up to 5499 yuan ($778) for the 12GB RAM + 256GB ROM variant.
All the three models are up for pre-orders in China and will go on sale for the first time on April 21 at 10:08 AM.
