Huawei Honor 30S (2020) review

Huawei announced the launch of the Honor 30S smartphone in 2020. The manufacturer is offering the Huawei Honor 30S phone with 6.5 inch display, HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G chipset, 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage.

The Huawei Honor 30S series was launched with Android OS v10.0 pre-installed, but it is upgradable to newer versions of OS as they become available. The IPS panel of Honor 30S has good color accuracy and can display a wide color gamut, resulting in more lifelike and vivid visuals. The multi-camera setup on the Honor 30S offers versatility, allowing you to capture a wide range of subjects and scenes with different perspectives. With multiple cameras, you can capture the same scene from different angles or focal lengths simultaneously. The selfie camera of Honor 30S allows you to capture self-portraits or group photos without needing someone else to take the picture for you.

Huawei Honor 30S specifications

Body

The weight of Huawei Honor 30S is about 6.7 oz with battery, which is average compared to most of the smartphones with same size. The dimensions of this Huawei smartphone are average (6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inch). Smaller smartphones are more compact and easier to carry around, but they may have smaller displays that can be harder to read and interact with. A Nano SIM is a small (12.3 x 8.8 x 0.67 mm) chipcard that is used in smartphones as a subscriber identity module (SIM) for connecting to a cellular network.

System

The Huawei Honor 30S comes with Android OS v10.0 out of the box, but it is upgradable to the next OS. Android is closely integrated with various Google services, such as Google Maps, Gmail, and Google Drive, which makes it easy for users to access and manage their data across multiple devices. The Honor 30S utilizes HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G chipset. This octa-core CPU is managed by an advanced scheduler that allocates tasks to the CPU for speed and power efficiency in real time.

The Honor 30S utilizes Mali-G57 MP6 GPU. A GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a specialized chip that is primarily designed to handle and accelerate the processing of graphics and visual data. It is responsible for rendering images, videos, and animations on a smartphone screen. ARM Mali GPUs are widely used in mobile devices and have a good reputation for performance and power efficiency. They offer competitive performance and power efficiency, making them suitable for a range of applications, including gaming, multimedia, and user interface rendering.

Display

The 6.5 inch phone comes with IPS display. The IPS display provides enhanced features, such as optimal viewing angles, color accuracy, invariable color reproduction and better power consumption. The 6.5 inch display should be large enough to provide a comfortable viewing experience for your needs, whether it's reading text, browsing the web, or watching videos. The size of the screen is measured diagonally, from corner to corner. A larger screen typically requires more power to illuminate, which can impact battery life. The display of Huawei Honor 30S is multitouch capable. Multitouch technology enables the device's touchscreen to detect and interpret multiple touch points on the screen simultaneously.

Memory

The 8 GB of RAM on the Huawei Honor 30S should be more than enough to handle their daily needs without any major issues. Having more RAM alone does not necessarily guarantee better performance, and other factors such as the processor and storage speed can also impact overall performance. 128 GB of internal storage should be more than enough for their needs. The Honor 30S has 128 GB of internal storage. The memory and the internal storage of the Huawei Honor 30S (8 GB) cannot be expanded.

Camera

This smartphone features a multi-camera setup. Multiple cameras or depth sensors can enhance the smartphone's ability to create appealing portrait mode effects, including background blur or bokeh. This can be useful for creating multi-camera shots, 3D effects, or immersive content. The main camera of the Honor 30S is equipped with autofocus. An autofocus (or AF) optical system uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus on an automatically or manually selected point or area. Very few Android cameras come without autofocus. The Honor 30S does not have optical image stabilization (OIS). OIS technology is more commonly found in higher-end smartphones and is designed to reduce camera shake and blur, resulting in sharper and clearer images and videos.

Connectivity

The Huawei Honor 30S supports the latest 5G network technology. Compared to 4G, 5G networks offer several key advantages, including faster download and upload speeds, lower latency, and greater network capacity, which enable new applications such as virtual and augmented reality, autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and more. The Huawei Honor 30S like all modern smartphones, is capable of connecting to Wi-Fi networks. Wi-Fi networks use radio waves to transmit data between devices and a wireless access point, which is typically connected to a wired network and serves as a hub for wireless devices to connect to the internet or other networks.

With Bluetooth connectivity, you can connect your Honor 30S smartphone to a wide range of Bluetooth-enabled devices, such as headphones, speakers, smartwatches, fitness trackers, and more. The Honor 30S has a GPS receiver. GPS allows smartphones to determine their precise location and provide accurate navigation and mapping services. This includes turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic updates, points of interest, and alternative routes.

The Honor 30S isn't NFC (Near Field Communication) capable. NFC is not essential for basic phone functionality, but it can be useful for a variety of tasks and features. The Honor 30S phone doesn't have built-in FM radio receiver. The Honor 30S has an USB Type-C port. Type-C is a small, reversible connector that can be plugged in to a device in either orientation, making it more convenient to use than older USB connectors that only worked when plugged in a certain way. The Honor 30S smartphone has a 3.5 mm headphone jack. A 3.5 mm headphone jack is a small round port, that allows you to connect wired headphones or earphones to the device.

Battery

The Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable battery gives the smartphone a good battery backup. The lithium polymer (Li-Po) battery is a thin, light-weight, rechargeable battery. No periodic discharge is needed and charging can be done at random. The battery of Honor 30S isn't removable without voiding the warranty.

Features

Smartphones today come with a wealth of sensors to facilitate a better user experience. The accelerometer provides information about the smartphone's movement in three axes: X (horizontal), Y (vertical), and Z (depth). The Honor 30S phone has a fingerprint scanner. This sensor identifies and authenticates the fingerprints of an individual in order to grant or deny access to a smartphone. This Huawei phones come with proximity sensor. This proximity sensor detects how close the phone is to an outside object, such as your ear.

The Honor 30S phone comes with a compass sensor. A compass sensor is a device that provides accurate directions in relation to the earth's North and South magnetic poles. The ambient light sensor detects the level of ambient light in the surrounding environment. The main purpose of a light sensor in a smartphone is to automatically adjust the brightness of the device's display. The Dual SIM capability of Huawei Honor 30S phone is ideal for businesses wishing to provide staff with a mobile device that can offer separate numbers and bills for both personal and business use. This smartphone supports fast charging. Fast charging is an important feature for smartphones. It allows you to quickly and easily recharge your phone's battery when you are on the go.

The specifications above are based on the official data published by the manufacturer, but we also take user reviews into consideration. If you found an error or something lacking in the specifications above for the Huawei Honor 30S, then don’t hesitate and signal the problem to us.

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