Honor 30S
#1652
Huawei Mate 10
#2480Category Breakdown
Honor 30S
Huawei Mate 10
Performance
70.862.5
Camera
49.749.9
Display
70.570.5
Battery
52.551.0
Build
77.877.8
Overall
63.460.7
Summary
- The Honor 30S features a larger 6.5-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, while the Huawei Mate 10 has a 5.9-inch display with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels, resulting in a sharper pixel density.
- In terms of performance, the Honor 30S is powered by the Kirin 820 5G chipset, offering better processing capabilities compared to the Kirin 970 in the Mate 10.
- The camera system on the Honor 30S includes a 64 MP main sensor with multiple lenses, while the Mate 10 has a dual-camera setup with a 12 MP main sensor and a 20 MP monochrome sensor, featuring optical image stabilization.
- Both phones have a 4000 mAh battery, but the Honor 30S supports faster 40W charging compared to the Mate 10's 22.5W.
- Software-wise, the Honor 30S runs on Android 10 with Magic UI 3, while the Mate 10 originally launched with Android 8.0 but is upgradable to Android 10 with EMUI 10.2.
Side-by-side Specification Comparison
Honor 30S
Huawei Mate 10
General
Release Date
2020, March 30
2017
Announced
2020, March 30
2017
Description
N/A
Versions: ALP-L09 (Single SIM); ALP-L29 (Dual SIM); ALP-AL00 (China)
Display
Size
6.5"
5.9"
Type
IPS LCD, HDR10
IPS LCD, HDR10
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)
1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~499 ppi density)
PPI
1080
1440
Refresh Rate
60Hz
60Hz
Peak Brightness
N/A
N/A
HDR Support
✓
✓
Protection
Aluminosilicate glass
Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Performance
Chipset
Kirin 820 5G (7 nm)
Kirin 970 (10 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.22 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55)
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-G57 6
Mali-G72 MP12
Memory
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
64GB 4GB RAM
Expandable Storage
✗
✗
Card Slot
Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Camera
Main Camera
64 MP
12 MP
Main Camera Details
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), AF, 3x optical zoom8 MP, f/2.4, 17mm (ultrawide)2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
12 MP, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF, OIS20 MP B/W, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/2.7"
Front Camera
16 MP
8 MP
Front Camera Details
16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF
Video Recording
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Selfie Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
OIS
✗
✓
Night Mode
✗
✗
RAW Support
✗
✗
Battery
Capacity
4000 mAh
4000 mAh
Battery Details
Li-Po 4000 mAh
Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging Details
40W wired, 70% in 30 min
22.5W wired, 58% in 30 min
Fast Charging
✗
✗
Wireless Charging
✗
✗
Build & Design
Dimensions
162.3 x 75 x 8.6 mm (6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 in)
150.5 x 77.8 x 8.2 mm (5.93 x 3.06 x 0.32 in)
Weight
190 g
186 g
Materials
Glass front (Aluminosilicate glass), glass back, aluminum frame
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back, aluminum frame
Water Resistance
N/A
N/A
Colors
Black, Blue, Green, Gradient, Butterfly Feather Red
Mocha Brown, Black, Champagne Gold, Pink Gold
Foldable
✗
✗
Connectivity
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Network Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
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, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE
4.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
NFC
✗
✓
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
IR Blaster
✗
✗
Headphone Jack
✓
✓
Radio
✗
✗
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Software
Operating System
Android 10, Magic UI 3, no Google Play Services
Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, EMUI 10.2
OS Version
Android 10, Magic UI 3, no Google Play Services
Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, EMUI 10.2
Security
Fingerprint
✓
✓
Face Unlock
✗
✗
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Audio
Stereo Speakers
✗
✓
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
Yes
Yes