Honor 30S launched with Kirin 820 5G, 64MP quad camera, Magic UI 3.1 and $335 starting price

Honor today announced its first-ever mid-range 5G smartphone – Honor 30S in China. This phone equips with the latest Kirin 820 5G chipset, and it’s also the first Huawei/Honor phone to equip with a 64MP main camera.

Talking about its display, which expands at 6.5-inch fullHD+ screen with hole-punch design. The side of the phone embeds power + fingerprint into one.

The power of this smartphone comes from 7nm processed Kirin 820 5G chipset consisting of 1 x Cortex-A76 core clocked at 2.36GHz, 3 x Cortex-A76 cores clocked at 2.22GHz, and 4 x Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 1.84GHz.

The GPU improves graphics performance by up to 38%  for the best gaming experience and new self-developed NPU kick in extra AI power of 70% compared to Kirin 810.

The camera of Honor 30S offers AI quad-camera comprising a 64MP main camera, 8MP telephoto camera, 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera, and a 2 MP macro camera. On the front side, it has a 16MP selfie camera support super night view for best selfies.

The phone runs the latest Magic UI 3.1 software system, supported by Huawei Share 4.0, Link Turbo network aggregation, and other AI-related software enhancements.

For battery life, Honor the 30S packaged with 4000mAh battery that can be recharged with a super-fast 40W charging.

The rear side of the Honor 30S uses a new double-layer holographic pattern design with a 3D effect body, which changes according to the reflection of light. The Honor 30S comes in Night Black, White, Green, and Red all in gradient finishes.

Honor 30S SPECIFICATIONS:

Display: 6.5-inch FHD+ LCD display (2400×1080)

Rear camera:

• 64MP f/1.8 AF aperture main camera
• 8MP f/2.4 telephoto camera with 3X optical zoom
• 8MP f/2.4 ultra-wide camera
• 2MP f/2.4 macro camera

Front camera:

• 16MP F/2.0 selfie camera

Software – Magic UI 3.1 (Android 10)

SoC – Kirin 820 5G

RAM/Storage – 8GB RAM and 128/256GB storage (expandable)

Dimensions: 162.31mm x 75.0mm x 8.58mm (190g)

Battery – 4000mAh (40W SuperCharge)

Network – GSM, HSPA, LTE, 5G, Bluetooth 5.1, WiFi

Honor 30S PRICE AND AVAILABILITY:

Honor 30S 5G 8GB RAM+128GB Storage priced at 2399 Yuan ($337)

Honor 30S 5G 8GB RAM+256GB Storage priced at 2699 Yuan ($379)

The pre-order of Honor 30S will start from March 30 and the first sale is scheduled for April 7 online and while the offline sales will start from April 10.

The article will be updated with more pricing and availability information.