Mid-range · 2022

Honor 70

From ₦220,000 to ₦300,000 · 4 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take
CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A35 Camera shares the Xiaomi 13's main sensor
Best for
Strength , 66W fast charging
Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system
Watch out No more updates
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In the Real World

See how the Honor 70 looks and feels in everyday use.

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Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · OLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR
OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size
6.67"
Panel type
OLED
OLED
Resolution
1080 × 2400 px
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Smooth
Colour depth
10-bit (1B colours)
10-bit
Brightness
790 nits
HDR
HDR10+
HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM7325-AE Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.5 GHz · Adreno 642L
Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset
Qualcomm SM7325-AE Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (6 nm)
Current CPU tier
Mid-range
AnTuTu
600,525
v10
CPU
8-core, 2.5 GHz
GPU
Adreno 642L
Process
6 nm
CPU layout
1×Cortex A78 2.5GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.4GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 12, Magic UI 6.1 · 2-year support (brand estimate)
Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system
Android 12, Magic UI 6.1
Software support
2 years of updates (brand estimate)
Updates remaining
None — past its update window

Camera

54 MP f/1.9 main · 32 MP selfie · 4K video
4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera
54 MP f/1.9
Ultrawide
50 MP f/2.2
Front camera
32 MP f/2.4
Main sensor
Sony IMX800, 1/1.49", 1µm
Premium sensor
Same sensor in
Slow motion
Yes, 960 fps
Camera extras
RAW, Night mode
Video
4K @ 30 fps
4K video

Battery

4800 mAh · 66 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity
4800 mAh
Lab endurance
100:00h
Wired charging
66 W
Fast
Reverse wireless charging
Supported
Reverse charging
Removable
No

Audio

Average (-29.4 LUFS) · Stereo · Hi-Res
Stereo speakers
Loudspeaker
Average (-29.4 LUFS)
Speakers
Stereo
Stereo
Hi-Res audio
Supported
Audio features
Hi-Res audio

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Configurations
8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB
Expandable
No

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6
Modern radios
5G
Yes
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
Yes
Contactless
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6
Modern Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
5.2
GPS systems
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
USB
USB-C 2.0
USB OTG
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
IR blaster
No
SIM
1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN
4G full · 5G works
Full
A Airtel
4G full · 5G works
Full
G Glo
4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.
Works
9 9mobile
4G full
Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band
M A G 9
B7 extra speed
M
B20 indoor reach
M
B28 indoor reach
G
n78 the 5G band
M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B3, B5, B8
3G B1, B5, B8, B19
4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32
5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

178 g · 7.9 mm
Height
161.4 mm
Width
73.3 mm
Thickness
7.9 mm
Weight
178 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

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Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

vs

Apple iPhone 14

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses
Smoother display
120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution
46% larger battery capacity
66 W vs 18 W charging · 4,800 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery
Lower benchmark score
601k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 54 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection
vs

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses
30% larger battery capacity
66 W vs 25 W charging · 4,800 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery
Weaker display tech
OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen
Lower benchmark score
601k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 178 g vs 167 g

Where to buy

4 sellers·Used from ₦220,000

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Jiji Used
₦220,000
Lowest of 4 Fair for used
CVER COMMS VENTURES
6.8 yrs · 256GB
Jiji Used
₦255,000
Fair for used
O’ben Gadgets Realm
3.0 yrs · 23 feedback · 256GB
Jiji Used
₦260,000
Rex Gadgets Store
2.8 yrs · 8 feedback · 256GB
Jiji Used
₦300,000
DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL
6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 256GB
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