Older flagship · 2019

Honor V30 Pro

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36 Camera shares the Huawei P30 Pro's main sensor

Strength

Extras Cooling system, Optical zoom

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.57″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

990 5G 8 / 128 GB

4100 mAh 40W charging

40 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Honor V30 Pro looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.57″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2400 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.57"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

534 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Yes

Performance

Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) · 8-core 2.86 GHz · Mali-G76 MP16

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

649,500

v10

GeekBench

3,204

Graphics test

GFXBench 35 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.86 GHz

GPU

Mali-G76 MP16

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.86 GHz + 2x Cortex A76 2.36 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.95 GHz

Software & updates

Android 10, Magic UI 3, no Google Play Services · 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 10, Magic UI 3, no Google Play Services

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

40 MP f/1.6 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

40 MP f/1.6

OIS

Telephoto

8 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

12 MP f/2.2

Front camera

32 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX600 Exmor RS, 1/1.74", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Huawei P30 Pro , Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4100 mAh · 40 W wired · 27 W wireless

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

Capacity

4100 mAh

Wired charging

40 W

Wireless charging

27 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.0

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

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 works · 5G works No B20 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

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

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

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 B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B26

5G n1, n3, n41, n77, n78, n79

Build & Design

206 g · 8.8 mm

Height

162.7 mm

Width

75.8 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm

Weight

206 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

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.

Apple iPhone 11

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Sharper screen

1080 × 2400 vs 828 × 1792 resolution · 6.57″ vs 6.1″ screen

Higher-res main camera

Telephoto · OIS vs — · 40 MP · f/1.6 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main · 32 MP vs 12 MP selfie

32% larger battery capacity

40 W vs 18 W charging · 4,100 mAh vs 3,110 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Lower benchmark score

650k vs 816k AnTuTu

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Higher benchmark score

650k vs 390k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Lower mid-range tier

Higher-res main camera

Telephoto · OIS vs — · 40 MP · f/1.6 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main · 32 MP vs 10 MP selfie

32% larger battery capacity

40 W vs 15 W charging · 4,100 mAh vs 3,100 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Weaker display tech

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.57″ vs 5.8″ screen

Full comparison

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

DXOMARK test scores

How it stacks up against the rest.

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