HUAWEI’s HONOR brand today announced HONOR V30 and V30 Pro smartphones with 5G support in China, as it had promised. These pack a 6.57-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with dual punch-hole design for a 32-megapixel camera along with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide sensor. The V30 is powered Kirin 990 chip with Balong 5000 5G modem and Kirin 990 5G for V30 Pro, both with support for NSA & SA 5G dual-mode support.
These pack triple rear cameras with matrix arrangement and Sony IMX600 40MP sensor and an 8-megapixel telephoto lens for 3x optical zoom and four-axis OIS, but the V30 gets an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera, while the V30 Pro features a 12-megapixel dedicated video camera.
These feature glass back, side-mounted fingerprint scanner and pack 4200mAh and 4100mAh battery, respectively with support for HUAWEI’s super Fast charging and 27W wireless charging as well as 7.5W reverse charging.
HONOR V30 and V30 Pro specifications
- 6.57-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ LCD 2.5D curved glass display with 96% NTSC color gamut
- HUAWEI Kirin 990 (2 x Cortex-A76 Based 2.86 GHz + 2 x Cortex-A76 Based 2.09 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55 1.86 GHz) processor with ARM Mali-G76MP16 GPU, Big Core + Tiny Core NPUs(Neural-network Processing Unit) / Kirin 990 5G (2 x Cortex-A76 Based 2.86 GHz + 2 x Cortex-A76 Based 2.36 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55 1.95 GHz) processor with ARM Mali-G76MP16 GPU, Dual Big Core + Tiny Core NPUs(Neural-network Processing Unit)
- 6GB / 8GB RAM with 128GB storage (V30) / 8GB RAM with 128GB / 256GB storage (V30 Pro)
- Android 10 with Magic UI 3.0.1
- Dual SIM
- V30 — 40MP RYYB camera with f/1.8 aperture, 8MP f/2.4 aperture ultra wide-angle lens, 8MP telephoto camera with f/2.4 aperture AF OIS, 3x optical zoom, Laser AF, CAF, PDAF, LED flash
- V30 Pro — 40MP RYYB camera with f/1.6 OIS, 12MP f/2.2 aperture AF camera with 5-axis OIS for video, 8MP telephoto camera with f/2.4 aperture AF OIS, 3x optical zoom, Laser AF, CAF, PDAF, LED flash
- 32 front camera with f/2.0 aperture, 8MP secondary camera with f/2.2 aperture, ultra wide-angle lens
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
- USB Type-C Audio
- Dimensions: 162.7 x 75.8 x 8.8mm / 8.9 (V30 Pro); Weight: 206 (V30) / 213 (V30 Pro)
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS (L1+L5 dual frequency), NFC, USB Type-C
- V30 — 4200mAh (typical) 4100mAh (minimum) / V30 Pro — 4100mAh (typical) / 4000mAh (minimum) battery with 40W super Fast charging, 27W wireless charging, 7.5W reverse charging
The HONOR V30 and V30 Pro come in Blue, White, Orange and Light Blue colors. The HONOR V30 6GB + 128GB version costs 3299 yuan (US$ 468 / Rs. 33,530 approx.) and 8GB + 128GB costs 3699 yuan (US$ 525 / Rs. 37,600 approx.). It will go on sale in China from December 5. The HONOR V30 PRO comes in 8GB + 128GB version at 3899 yuan (US$ 553 / Rs. 39,630 approx.) and the 8GB + 256GB version costs 4199 yuan (US$ 596 / Rs. 42,700 approx.). It will go sale in China from December 12.