Honor held a launch event today where it officially unveiled the Honor X30 premium mid-range smartphone. The X30 was introduced alongside the Honor Play 30 Plus 5G, which is another premium mid-ranger.
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| Honor X30 5G | Image Credit: Gizmochina (Jed John Ikoba) |
Honor X30 is the vanilla variant of X30 Max and X30i launched in October this year. The new model packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 chipset which is a 6nm SoC with support for 5G connectivity. The top variant pairs processors with 12GB RAM but there is a 6GB RAM variant. There are 128GB and 256GB storage options for storage.
The X30 sports a 6.8-inch IPS LCD screen with FHD+ resolution of 1080 x 2388-pixel. The display also comes with support for 120Hz refresh rate. The display uses a punch-hole design under which sits a 16MP selfie shooter.
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| Honor X30 5G | Image Credit: Gizmochina (Jed John Ikoba) |
At the back, the vanilla X30 sports Honor iconic Ring camera design with a wide girth just like the Magic 3. The module houses a triple camera setup that houses a 48MP main shooter. There is also a 2MP depth sensor and a 2MP macro camera.
Keeping the lights on is a decent 4,800mAh battery with support for 66W fast charging that is capable of delivering a charging progress of 0-80% in just 30 minutes. As for the interface, the X30 runs on Honor proprietary Magic UI 5.0 based on Android 11.
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| Honor X30 5G | Image Credit: Gizmochina (Jed John Ikoba) |
In terms of price and availability, the Honor X30 is priced at 1,499 Yuan (~$235) for the 6GB+128GB variant, while the 12GB+256GB variant costs 2,299 Yuan (~$361). The device will be available in four colors - Black, Silver, Gold and Blue. Its sale in China is to start from December 24. No word yet on a global release.
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