Category Breakdown
Honor View30
Motorola Edge S30
Performance
70.870.8
Camera
53.050.9
Display
70.576.5
Battery
52.555.5
Build
75.875.8
Overall
64.065.2
Summary
- The Honor View30 features a 6.57-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a 60Hz refresh rate, while the Motorola Edge S30 has a larger 6.8-inch LCD display with a 144Hz refresh rate and HDR10 support, offering smoother visuals.
- In terms of performance, the View30 is powered by the Kirin 990 chipset, whereas the Edge S30 utilizes the Snapdragon 888+ for superior processing capabilities.
- The camera setup on the View30 includes a 40 MP main sensor with OIS, while the Edge S30 boasts a 108 MP main sensor without OIS, providing higher resolution images.
- The View30 has a 4200 mAh battery with 40W charging, compared to the Edge S30's larger 5000 mAh battery with 33W charging.
- Both devices run on different versions of Android, with the View30 on Android 10 and Magic UI 3, and the Edge S30 on Android 11 with MYUI 2.0, impacting the software experience.
Side-by-side Specification Comparison
Honor View30
Motorola Edge S30
General
Release Date
2020, February 24
2021, December 12
Announced
2020, February 24
2021, December 12
Description
N/A
N/A
Display
Size
6.57"
6.8"
Type
IPS LCD
LCD, 144Hz, HDR10
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
1080 x 2460 pixels (~395 ppi density)
PPI
1080
1080
Refresh Rate
60Hz
144Hz
Peak Brightness
N/A
N/A
HDR Support
✗
✓
Protection
Yes
N/A
Performance
Chipset
Kirin 990 (7 nm)
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G (5 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.09 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.86 GHz Cortex-A55)
Octa-core (1x2.99 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G76 MP16
Adreno 660
Memory
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
Expandable Storage
✗
✗
Card Slot
No
No
Camera
Main Camera
40 MP
108 MP
Main Camera Details
40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4.0", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom8 MP, f/2.4, 16mm (ultrawide)
108 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.52", 0.7µm, PDAF13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Front Camera
N/A
16 MP
Front Camera Details
N/A
16 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.0µm
Video Recording
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@960fps, (gyro-EIS)
4K@30fps, 1080p@30ps, 10-bit HDR10+, gyro-EIS
Selfie Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
OIS
✓
✗
Night Mode
✗
✗
RAW Support
✗
✗
Battery
Capacity
4200 mAh
5000 mAh
Battery Details
Li-Po 4200 mAh
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Charging Details
40W wired, 70% in 30 min
33W wired
Fast Charging
✗
✗
Wireless Charging
✗
✗
Build & Design
Dimensions
162.7 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm (6.41 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
168.1 x 75.5 x 8.9 mm (6.62 x 2.97 x 0.35 in)
Weight
213 g
202 g
Materials
Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
Water Resistance
N/A
N/A
Colors
Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Icelandic Frost, Sunrise Orange
Glacier Blue, Phantom Black
Foldable
✗
✗
Connectivity
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Network
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Network Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G (2+ Gbps DL)
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
NFC
✓
✗
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
USB Type-C 3.1
IR Blaster
✗
✗
Headphone Jack
✗
✗
Radio
✗
✗
Positioning
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Software
Operating System
Android 10, Magic UI 3, no Google Play Services
Android 11, MYUI 2.0
OS Version
Android 10, Magic UI 3, no Google Play Services
Android 11, MYUI 2.0
Security
Fingerprint
✓
✓
Face Unlock
✗
✗
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Audio
Stereo Speakers
✗
✗
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
Audio Jack
No
No

