Honor 30
#1582
Honor Play5 Youth
#2152Category Breakdown
Honor 30
Honor Play5 Youth
Performance
87.587.3
Camera
95.253.4
Display
78.380.3
Battery
28.129.8
Build
0.20.2
Connectivity
80.474.5
Audio
8.98.9
Overall
56.851.4
Summary
- The Honor 30 features a 6.53-inch OLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, while the Honor Play5 Youth has a slightly larger 6.67-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1080 x 2376 pixels and a higher refresh rate of 120Hz.
- In terms of performance, the Honor 30 is powered by the Kirin 985 5G chipset, offering robust processing capabilities, whereas the Honor Play5 Youth utilizes the Mediatek Dimensity 900, which also provides solid performance but with a different architecture.
- The camera setup on the Honor 30 includes a versatile 40 MP main sensor with OIS and multiple lenses, while the Honor Play5 Youth has a 64 MP main sensor but lacks OIS.
- Battery capacity is slightly higher in the Play5 Youth at 4300 mAh, supporting faster 66W charging compared to the 4000 mAh and 40W charging of the Honor 30.
- Both devices run different versions of Magic UI, with the Honor 30 on Android 10 and the Play5 Youth on Android 11, and the latter also includes a headphone jack, which the former does not.
Side-by-side Specification Comparison
Honor 30
Honor Play5 Youth
General
Release Date
2020, April 15
2021, October 25
Announced
2020, April 15
2021, October 25
Description
N/A
Also known as Honor Play5 Vitality
Display
Size
6.53"
6.67"
Type
OLED
IPS LCD, 120Hz
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
1080 x 2376 pixels (~391 ppi density)
PPI
1080
1080
Refresh Rate
60Hz
120Hz
HDR Support
✗
✗
Protection
N/A
N/A
Performance
Chipset
Kirin 985 5G (7 nm)
Mediatek Dimensity 900 (6 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55)
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G77
Mali-G68 MC4
Memory
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Expandable Storage
✗
✗
Card Slot
Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)
No
Camera
Main Camera
40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF8 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (Periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom8 MP, f/2.4, 17mm (ultrawide)2 MP, (depth)
64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Main Camera Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Front Camera
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Front Camera Features
HDR
N/A
Video Recording
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Video
4K, 1080p; gyro-EIS
1080p@30fps
Optical Stabilization
✓
✗
Night Mode
✗
✗
Raw Photo Support
✗
✗
Battery
Capacity
4000 mAh
4300 mAh
Battery Details
Li-Po 4000 mAh
Li-Po 4300 mAh
Charging Details
40W wired5W reverse wired
66W wired, 50% in 15 min, 100% in 40 min
Fast Charging
✗
✗
Wireless Charging
✗
✗
Build & Safety
Dimensions
160.3 x 74.2 x 8.1 mm (6.31 x 2.92 x 0.32 in)
161.8 x 74.7 x 8.5 mm (6.37 x 2.94 x 0.33 in)
Weight
185 g
192 g
Materials
N/A
N/A
Colors
Titanium silver, Emerald Green, Midnight Black, Icelandic Frost, Neon purple
Black, Blue
Foldable
✗
✗
SAR
N/A
N/A
Connectivity
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Network
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
Network Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G
✓
✓
4G
✓
✓
WiFi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE
5.1, A2DP, LE
NFC
✓
✗
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
IR Blaster
✗
✗
Headphone Jack
✗
✓
Radio
✗
✗
Positioning
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Audio
Stereo Speakers
✗
✗
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
Audio Jack
No
Yes
Software & Security
Operating System
Android 10, Magic UI 3, no Google Play Services
Android 11, Magic UI 4.2
Fingerprint
✓
✓
Face Unlock
✗
✗
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass